
It comes as a surprise that Pogba didn’t break into the top five, but he does surpass sporting legends LeBron James and Khabib Nurmagomedov for his 2021 Instagram earnings.įame and stardom closely followed David Beckham throughout his career and it’s easy to see why he is one of the biggest earners on Instagram, being the face of several international brands while also owning Inter Miami CF.Īfter going to prison in 2020, the Brazilian certainly turned things around in 2021, opening a music studio, starting an organic gin brand and, oh yes, making £3m through partnerships on social media. It appears one of the biggest personalities in football is also one of social media’s greatest earners, with Ibrahimovic posting several paid partnerships on his Instagram feed, including an advertising campaign for electronics producer Samsung. Poland striker Lewandowski has much fewer followers compared to many other players on this list, but he has still managed to reach eighth place in the leaderboard, banking over £1.6m from social media. Marcelo is another of Real Madrid’s highest earners, and it seems the Los Blancos captain has also been making a nice side-earning on social media, breaking the top ten for the Instagram football rich list.įrom nutrition brands to blockchain companies, former Liverpool striker Suarez has been paid to endorse a variety of brands to his 42.7m Instagram followers over the past year. Griezmann was another player who controversially swapped clubs last year, returning to Atletico Madrid from Barcelona.Īnd while the French international took little time in re-opening his goal-scoring account for the Colchoneros, netting three times in his first 11 games for the club, he also raked in over £1.1m from social media posts.
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The Football Terrace: Full match reaction as Man United seal 1-0 FA Cup win over Aston Villaįormer Everton star Rodriguez left a bad taste for the Toffees when he left the club for Qatari side Al-Rayyan in 2021 but managed to cash in on over £1m from just 12 Instagram posts. He is also the first player on the list to have earned over £1m from Instagram in 2021. The French wonder-kid is likely to be moving to Real Madrid this summer and had one of the highest post-to-earning ratios on this list, earning over £107k from each of his eight posts in 2021.Īrgentinian wizard Dybala also has a large following on Instagram and as an Adidas ambassador, regularly posting images promoting gear embroidered with the famous three stripes.Īlves, who celebrated his 38th birthday last May, became the oldest player to play for Barcelona during their 1-1 draw against Granada on Saturday. It’s clear he’s making a fair bit of that back now through social media.Īccording to Marca, Benzema earns $180k per week playing for Spanish giants Real Madrid but sits at a rather lowly 16th in this list, considering he is currently one of the most prolific goal scorers in world football. World Cup winner Varane had 19 sponsored posts in 2021, including advertisements for cryptocurrency trading site and clothing brand BOSS.Īnother player who has endorsed cryptocurrency websites in the past is Croatian midfielder Rakitic, who, per Goal, took a £4m pay cut to join Sevilla from Barcelona in 2021. The former Real Madrid boss is the only football manager to be included on the list and while he likes to show off his padel tennis skills on his Instagram page, Zidane often links up with Adidas to promote new advertising campaigns for the sports brand. Take a look at the definitive list below…īoasting a whopping 9.4m followers on Instagram, United States women's national team star Morgan made over £450k in 2021 through partnerships with brands like iFit and STATSports. The list includes recognisable names from the modern era and from years gone by, including footballing legends David Beckham and Ronaldinho, whose global stardom has rocketed them up the ladder past several other big names. Digital growth agency Love UX have provided us with an insight into how much the world’s best footballers get paid through the social media platform.Ĭonducting a study into the figures, the agency has revealed a list of the 20 highest paid footballers from Instagram posts in 2021.
