Cape Town – This week, Hopper HQ released their Instagram Rich List 2019, with self-made billionaires, popstars and soccer players topping the list.
"In a recent statistic from Facebook, 83% of Instagram users say they discover new products and services on Instagram," published the blog, "so it’s no wonder the influencer and sponsored post industry is still on the rise."
Kylie Jenner, who was also named the youngest-ever, self-made billionaire by Forbes magazine earlier this year, came in at number 1 with 140 million followers, charging $1 266 000 per post.
Ariana Grande and Cristiano Ronaldo came in second with 159 million and 173 million followers respectively, and just under a $ 1 million per post.
Most of the Kardashian Jenners also featured on the list, while South African beauty influencer, Mihlali Ndamase ranked 17th under the Beauty section.
SEE THE FULL INSTAGRAM RICH LIST 2019 HERE:
1 Kylie Jenner
139,226,677 followers, $1,266,000 per post
2 Ariana Grande
158,417,760 followers, $996,000 per post
3 Cristiano Ronaldo
172,803,418 followers, $975,000 per post
4 Kim Kardashian
142,671,156 followers, $910,000 per post
5 Selena Gomez
152,774,303 followers, $886,000 per post
6 Dwayne Johnson
147,838,634 followers, $882,000 per post
7 Beyoncé Knowles
128,885,800 followers, $785,000 per post
8 Taylor Swift
118,988,437 followers, $748,000 per post
9 Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
121,414,052 followers, $722,000 per post
10 Justin Bieber
114,473,125 followers, $722,000 per post
11 Nicki Minaj
103,409,270 followers, $651,000 per post
12 Lionel Messi
123,498,896 followers, $648,000 per post
13 Kendal Jenner
112,905,386 followers, $611,000 per post
14 Khloe Kardashian
95,541,120 followers, $598,000 per post
15 Kevin Hart
76,229,723 followers, $480,000 per post
16 Demi Lovato
72,858,509 followers, $458,000 per post
17 David Beckham
56,635,855 followers, $357,000 per post
18 LeBron James
50,197,750 followers, $272,000 per post
19 Priyanka Chopra
43,038,343 followers, $271,000 per post
20 Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
47,072,924 followers, $256,000 per post
21 Gareth Bale
40,180,254 followers, $218,000 per post
22 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
36,836,236 followers, $200,000 per post
23 Virat Kohli
36,159,776 followers, $196,000 per post
24 Luis Suarez
33,884,302 followers, $184,000 per post
25 Conor Mcgregor
31,076,924 followers, $169,000 per post
26 Mohamed Salah
30,408,149 followers, $165,000 per post
27 Eleonora Pons
35,305,990 followers, $144,000 per post
28 Stephen Curry
26,094,664 followers, $142,000 per post
29 Caio Castro
17,350,360 followers, $138,000 per post
30 Floyd Mayweather
22,744,804 followers, $124,000 per post
31 Huda Kattan
37,882,032 followers, $91,300 per post
32 Cameron Dallas
21,248,194 followers, $86,600 per post
33 Sommer Ray
21,247,635 followers, $86,600 per post
34 Bella Hadid
24,956,742 followers, $86,300 per post
35 Raditya Dika
13,293,760 followers, $83,600 per post
36 Zach King
20,324,767 followers, $82,900 per post
37 Emily Ratajkowski
23,337,329 followers, $80,700 per post
38 Davido Adeleke
11,766,317 followers, $74,000 per post
39 Felix Kjellberg
17,361,935 followers, $70,800 per post
40 Ronda Rousey
12,481,881 followers, $67,700 per post
41 Logan Paul
16,023,342 followers, $65,400 per post
42 Serena Williams
11,153,966 followers, $60,500 per post
43 Chiara Ferragni
16,846,934 followers, $58,300 per post
44 Davika Hoorne
9,248,609 followers, $58,200 per post
45 Funke Akindele Bello
8,026,389 followers, $50,500 per post
46 Ayodeji Balogun
7,891,189 followers, $49,700 per post
47 Jake Paul
12,158,647 followers, $49,600 per post
48 Tiwa Savage
7,508,421 followers, $47,200 per post
49 Candice Swaenpool
13,507,185 followers, $46,700 per post
50 Joanna Gaines
11,023,387 followers, $45,000 per post
51 Gianluca Vacchi
12,881,019 followers, $44,600 per post
52 Paul Nicklen
5,508,210 followers, $43,600 per post
53 Nash Grier
10,082,248 followers, $41,100 per post
54 James Charles
15,511,586 followers, $37,400 per post
55 Araya Alberta Hargate
8,738,251 followers, $35,700 per post
56 Michelle Lewin
13,470,910 followers, $33,900 per post
57 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
9,724,173 followers, $33,700 per post
58 Murad Osmann
4,173,292 followers, $33,000 per post
59 Jen Selter
12,886,089 followers, $32,400 per post
60 Jeffree Starr
13,233,371 followers, $31,900 per post
61 Ana Cheri
12,384,725 followers, $31,200 per post
62 Nikkie De Jager
12,292,025 followers, $29,600 per post
63 Kayla Itsines
11,657,524 followers, $29,300 per post
64 Anllela Sagra
11,310,680 followers, $28,500 per post
65 Frederico Lucia
8,222,162 followers, $28,500 per post
66 Camila Coelho
8,079,699 followers, $28,000 per post
67 Chris Burkard
3,446,614 followers, $27,300 per post
68 Jay Alvarrez
6,487,361 followers, $26,500 per post
69 Tammy Hembrow
9,697,407 followers, $24,400 per post
70 Garret & Jessica Gee
1,808,790 followers, $23,200 per post
71 Jack Morris
2,758,852 followers, $21,800 per post
72 Lauren Conrad
6,184,604 followers, $21,400 per post
73 Mariano Di Vaio
6,158,269 followers, $21,300 per post
74 Olivia Palermo
6,104,345 followers, $21,100 per post
75 Jamie Oliver
7,324,968 followers, $20,200 per post
76 Anna Nystrom
7,966,338 followers, $20,100 per post
77 Gracyenne Barbosa
7,887,959 followers, $19,900 per post
78 Zoe Sugg
9,700,000 followers, $18,800 per post
79 Gordon Ramsey
6,685,124 followers, $18,500 per post
80 Aimee Song
5,326,153 followers, $18,500 per post
81 Naomi Giannopoulos
7,087,564 followers, $17,100 per post
82 Lauren Bullen
2,135,326 followers, $16,900 per post
83 Ulisses Jr
6,500,243 followers, $16,400 per post
84 Alex Strohl
2,049,942 followers, $16,200 per post
85 Preechaya Pongthananikorn
2,496,505 followers, $15,700 per post
86 Lazar Angelov
5,865,917 followers, $14,800 per post
87 Amra Olevic
5,871,979 followers, $14,200 per post
88 Simeon Panda
5,325,265 followers, $13,400 per post
89 Rosanna Pansino
4,349,223 followers, $12,000 per post
90 Prang Kannarun
2,873,079 followers, $11,800 per post
91 Alexa Chung
3,377,864 followers, $11,700 per post
92 Hannes Becker
1,398,123 followers, $11,100 per post
93 Manny Gutierrez
4,509,109 followers, $10,900 per post
94 Louis Cole
1,331,626 followers, $10,600 per post
95 Wanida Termthanaporn
1,670,450 followers, $10,600 per post
96 Tara Milk Tea
1,293,558 followers, $10,300 per post
97 Lauren Drain-Kagan
3,971,763 followers, $10,000 per post
98 Chelsea Yamase
761749 followers, $10,000 per post
99 Desi Perkins
3,880,889 followers, $9,400 per post
100 Adam Gallagher
2,047,309 followers, $8,400 per post