Ace Indian hitter and former captain Virat Kohli is among the 15 highest paid celebrities on Instagram across the globe. The 33-year-old ranks 14th on the list, pocketing $10,88,000 per Instagram post.
According to data published by Hopperhq, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid celebrity on Instagram with $23,97,000 per post. He is followed by Kylie Jenner, Lionel Messi, Selena Gomez and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the top five.
Virat Kohli is the highest ranked Indian on the list and is ranked ahead of Katy Perry, Neymar Jr, Miley Cyrus, LeBron James and others.
The only other Indian to make the top 100 list is actress Priyanka Chopra in 27th position. According to the data, Chopra pockets $4,03,000 per post.
AB de Villiers, close friend of the cricketer and Virat Kohli and former RCB teammate, also finds a place in the list at 76th position, earning $97,000 with each post on the social media platform.
Virat Kohli is also among the top 4 sports stars on Instagram. He is ranked fourth in terms of followers on the platform, only behind footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr.