Ronaldo is paid much money on Instagram than in Juventus
His annual wage at Juventus for whom he signed for in 2018 from Real Madrid, is $34M according to Goal.com - $14.7M less than he receives for his post on Instagram.
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Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from Instagram than he does from playing for Juventus Football Club.
Ronaldo has taken home $47.8M from paid Instagram post alone over the past year, according to a Hopper HQ study published on Buzz Bingo, which list the 34-year-old as the platform`s highest earner.
His annual wage at Juventus for whom he signed for in 2018 from Real Madrid, is $34M according to Goal.com - $14.7M less than he receives for his post on Instagram.
Receiving a reported average of $975,000 per advertised post, Ronaldo`s Instagram earnings for eclipse the world`s biggest celebrities including Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez and Emily Ratajkowski.
The Portuguese captain, also beats his footballing rival Lionel Messi, who is said to have earned less than half Ronaldo`s total with $23.3M.
The Brand Ronaldo has represented on Instagram are Clear Haircare, Nike Football and Six Pad Europe.
Hopper HQ marketing Executive Nicola Cronin, speaking to Business Insider said; “Ronaldo is the most followed human on Instagram (with 186 million followers) so companies are paying almost $1 million for posts to access his insane reach,”
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“Due to his status as a celebrity and football star, his earnings from Instagram break away from typical influencer partnerships, as many of his promotional posts will be part of wider sponsorship deals, such as Nike.
“You only need to go on his Instagram to see how many paid partnerships he does outside of the sports market.” He ended.
The Juventus forward scored his 700th career goal on last Monday in Portugal`s 2-1 loss to Ukraine in the EUFA Euro 2020 qualifies.
He scored in the 72nd minute through a penalty to see him join some elite players like, Ferenc Puskas, Gerd Muller and Pele who has tally those numbers during their respective careers.
Ronaldo took to his Instagram to celebrate the achievement, sharing a two-and-half- minutes video of his greatest goals.
“Proud to score the 700th goal of my career,” he wrote alongside the video. “I would like to share with all those who helped me reach this mark. Today we didn’t get the result we wanted but together we will qualify for Euro 2020.”
