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Juventus forward Christiano Ronaldo has moved to the top of Instagram’s rich list of celebrities as he is thought to be able to charge more than anyone else for a sponsored post.
Ronaldo knocked wrestler-turned-actor, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock off the top spot with 308 million Instagram followers.
Former Real Madrid star is now topping the list for the first time since it started in 2017.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner can charge advertisers as much as $1.6m (£1.2m) per post on his account, according to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ.
Johnson, who stars in the box office juggernaut Fast and Furious film franchise, has 250 million followers and can charge just over $1.52m (£1m) per post, while pop star Ariana Grande ($1.51m) places third on the list.
Lionel Messi, who became a free agent after his Barcelona contract expired this week, is the only other sportsperson on the list’s top 10.
The Argentine, who has 224 million followers, can charge up to $1.1m (£798,011) per post, placing him seventh.