Insta Earnings Report - The World’s Most Influential Fitness and Sports Stars Ranked

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In today’s world, many of us spend our spare time scrolling through social media and following people we aspire to be like. But how much is a follow or a like really worth?Our influencer experts wanted to discover how much some of the biggest celebrity trainers and sports stars could earn from sponsored posts on Instagram.

We analysed the accounts of some of the world's biggest influencers to create the Insta Earnings Report and ranked them on their follower count and potential earnings per post, to reveal who stands to make the most from their account.

Top 30 Highest Earning Celebrity Trainers

Taking the top spot is Melissa Alcantara, Kim Kardashian's trainer, who commands an impressive 1.1 million followers on Instagram. Based on this, she could earn up to £4,800 per post for sharing sponsored content, proving that even those who work for the Kardashian clan have high earning potential.

Jeanette Jenkins, Alicia Keys' personal trainer, takes second place. Jeanette has racked up over 850,300 followers on Instagram, which equates to a healthy sum of £3,700 per post.

Rank	Influencer Name	Social Handle	Number of Insta Followers	Amount They Could Earn Per Post	Celebrity Clientele
1	Melissa Alcantara	@fitgurlmel	1,100,000	£4,800	Kim Kardashian
2	Jeanette Jenkins	@msjeanettejenkins	850,300	£3,700	Alicia Keys
3	Tracy Anderson	@tracyandersonmethod	649,800	£2,800	Gwyneth Paltrow
4	Mary Helen Bowers	@balletbeautiful	549,100	£2,400	Natalie Portman
5	Bradley Simmonds	@Bradleysimmonds	417,500	£1,800	John Terry
6	Gunnar Peterson	@gunnarfitness	374,800	£1,600	Khloe Kardashian
7	Luke Zocci	@zocobodypro	323,100	£1,400	Chris Hemsworth
8	Don Saladino	@donsaladino	302,600	£1,300	Blake Lively
9	Simone De La Rue	@simonedelarue.official	300,600	£1,300	Jennifer Garner
10	Tony Horton	@tonyshorton	255,100	£1,100	Usher
11	Anna Kaiser	@theannakaiser	244,400	£1,100	Shakira
12	Harley Pasternak	@harleypasternak	234,300	£1,000	Ariana Grande
13	Patrick Nilsson	@thepatricknilsson	218,300	£939	Justin Bieber
14	Lou Ferrigno	@theofficiallouferrigno	218,300	£939	Michael Jackson
15	Erin Oprea	@erinoprea	203,200	£873	Carrie Underwood
16	Jonny Roxx	@ovoroxx	165,400	£711	Drake
17	Dave Rienzi	@daverienzi	156,500	£673	Dwayne Johnson
18	Joe Holder	@ochosystem	133,700	£574	Bella Hadid
19	Don Brooks	@donamatrixtraining	118,600	£510	Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian
20	Leyon Azubuike	@leyon	95,700	£411	Jennifer Anniston
21	Nicole Winhoffer	@nicolewinhoffer	91,400	£393	Nicki Minaj
22	Amy Rosoff Davis	@amyrosoffdavis	80,900	£348	Selena Gomez
23	Peter Lee Thomas	@peterleethomas	80,500	£346	Helle Berry
24	David Kirsch	@davidkirsch	75,900	£326	Kate Upton
25	Danny Musico	@dannymusico	49,500	£212	Leonardo DiCaprio
26	Mark Jenkins	@themarkjenkins	42,000	£180	P Diddy
27	David Buer	@davidbuer	24,300	£104	Tyler Perry
28	Patrick Murphy	@murphyfitness	23,200	£99	Zac Efron
29	Brian Nguyen	@dragonmasterbri	14,700	£63	Mark Wahlberg
30	Simon Waterson	@simonwatersonperformance	6,600	£28	Daniel Craig

Cristiano Ronaldo could earn up to £14.4 million per year through Instagram!

Whether you are looking for inspiration for fitness or performance, it’s no surprise that some of the world’s biggest sports stars are some of the most followed on Instagram. From their physique and diet to their training routines and unique skills, we are obsessed with the lives of famous athletes. When analysing which professional sports stars had the most followers, and therefore the most earning potential per post, our top three stars were all football players. The one and only Cristiano Ronaldo took first place.

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The Portuguese football star is arguably one of the most influential football players and athletes in the world. And he has 286 million followers to back this up. According to our calculations, Ronaldo could earn up to £1.2 million per post - with the earning potential of over £14.4 million a year!Coming up second is Argentinian football professional Lionel Messi. Messi is another football player who is well-known all around the world, captaining both Barcelona and Argentina FC. Messi harnesses over 206 million Instagram followers, which equates to a potential earning of £889,800 per post.Making our top three most influential and highest-earning football stars on Instagram is Neymar Jr. The Brazilian star is widely considered as one of the best players in the world and has over 150 million followers. Because of this, Neymar could command up to £648,200 for a sponsored post.

Top 30 Highest Earning Sports Stars

Rank	Influencer Name	Social Handle	Number of Insta Followers	Amount They Could Earn Per Post	Sport Known For
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	@cristiano	286,600,000	£1,200,000	Football
2	Lionel Messi	@leomessi	206,800,000	£889,800	Football
3	Neymar	@neymarjr	150,700,000	£648,200	Football
4	Virat Kohli	@virat.kohli	117,900,000	£507,300	Cricket
5	LeBron James	@kingjames	84,800,000	£364,800	Basketball
6	David Beckham	@davidbeckham	66,400,000	£285,700	Football
7	Ronaldinho	@ronaldinho	55,000,000	£236,700	Football
8	Kylian Mbappé	@k.mbappe	50,900,000	£219,000	Football
9	Zlatan Ibrahimović	@iamzlatanibrahimovic	47,400,000	£203,700	Football
10	Marcelo Vieira Jr.	@marcelotwelve	47,000,000	£202,400	Football
11	James Rodriguez	@jamesrodriguez10	46,500,000	£200,000	Football
12	Sergio Ramos	@sergioramos	44,200,000	£190,000	Football
13	Paul Pogba	@paulpogba	44,100,000	£189,500	Football
14	Gareth Bale	@garethbale11	43,800,000	£188,300	Football
15	Mo Salah	@mosalah	42,200,000	£181,600	Football
16	Paulo Dybala	@paulodybala	41,600,000	£179,000	Football
17	Luis Suarez	@luissuarez9	40,300,000	£173,400	Football
18	Karim Benzema	@karimbenzema	38,500,000	£165,700	Football
19	Andres Iniesta	@andresiniesta8	36,300,000	£156,200	Football
20	Antoine Griezmann	@antogriezmann	32,700,000	£140,600	Football
21	Dani Alves	@danialves	32,200,000	£138,400	Football
22	Sachin Tendulkar	@sachintendulkar	29,200,000	£125,800	Cricket
23	Khabib Nurmagomedov	@khabib_nurmagomedov	28,400,000	£122,000	MMA
24	Zinedine Zidane	@zidane	28,200,000	£121,100	Football
25	Toni Kroos	@toni.kr8s	27,400,000	£117,800	Football
26	Eden Hazard	@hazardeden_10	27,000,000	£116,300	Football
27	Floyd Mayweather	@floydmayweather	25,800,000	£110,800	Boxing
28	Mesut Özil	@m10_official	24,000,000	£103,400	Football
29	Philippe Coutinho	@phil.coutinho	23,200,000	£99,900	Football
30	Isco Alarcon Suarez	@iscoalarcon	20,500,000	£88,400	Football

If these Instagram accounts packed full of fitness, sport and performance have inspired you to get moving, check out some of our favourite workout routines that you can practice in the comfort of your own home as well as in the gym!

Methodology

We compiled a list of 60 of the biggest celebrity personal trainers and sports stars in the world to find out how much they would be able to earn posting sponsored content on Instagram.We then used Inkifi's Earnings On Instagram to calculate the per post earnings. To show yearly earnings we used their fee per post and calculated that across one year by with on average one paid post per month.

Our articles should be used for informational and educational purposes only and are not intended to be taken as medical advice. If you're concerned, consult a health professional before taking dietary supplements or introducing any major changes to your diet.

References

https://influencermarketinghub.com/instagram-money-calculator/

Josh Hunt

Writer

Josh has been involved in sports since a young age. Josh has a passion for football, playing for his local team from the age of 6 years old. He has recently used this passion to help motivate himself to create his own football club, specifically for him and his co-workers. Throughout the years he has developed an interest in boxing and MMA, which he loves to watch regularly.