8 Celebrities Who Get Paid Most On Instagram

Instagram has stopped being just about selfies and sharing photos of your food a long time ago. It’s a full-on business platform now. People use it as galleries for the products they’re selling, there are Instagram stores, and lot’s of influencers do sponsored posts. Companies have caught on and now they’re ready to pay the big bucks for sponsored posts from people with massive followings. And while you might think influencers getting a couple of hundred bucks to promote some makeup is the best you can do – wait till you hear about how much celebrities get paid per Instagram posts. Here’s a little spoiler – it’s hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find out exactly how much they get paid – keep reading.

1. Kendall Jenner

Kendall started out like all of her sisters on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, but since then she’s become a model that has walked the most prestigious catwalks for famous brands and fashion houses and she’s been on the covers of Vogue, Seventeen, Mary Claire and other fashion magazines. She’s also accumulated 113 million followers on her Instagram. So now she gets $500 000 per sponsored post on Instagram. Yup, half a million dollars to post a pic, what a life, am I right?

2. Lionel Messi

You probably don’t think of football players as influencers who do sponsored posts on Instagram, but that’s where you’re wrong. Lionel Messi, the Argentinian footballer, has millions of fans and 125 million followers on Instagram. It’s quite a big audience and he knows how to use it to his advantage. And if you can’t think of what could he possibly promote – well duh, sports equipment, trainers, men’s accessories like watches, etc. And he gets paid just as much as Kendall per post – $500 000.

3. Justin Bieber

Justing Bieber has gone down a weird path and seems like a whole different person these days, far from the baby faced adorable kid we all remember. But hey, he’s still a famous celebrity and he’s got his die-hard fans. He also has 115 million followers on Instagram, and that means he’s a popular choice for sponsored posts. Even though you might think he’s past his prime now, he still gets more per post than we can dream of, $650 000 to be exact.