Funke Akindele beats Toyin Abraham, Mercy Aigbe on 2021 Instagram Rich List

Award-winning Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele has topped her colleagues, Toyin Abraham, Mercy Aigbe and others to rank 70th on the 2021 Instagram Rich List as one of the highest-paid Nigerians on the platform.

According to Hopper HQ, Akindele’s Instagram account, which has over 13 million followers, has a cost per post worth N34,408,088.

Other Nigerians on the list include singers, Yemi Alade, 67th (N36,260,198.00) (N34,408,088.00); Tiwa Savage, 74th (N32,350,188.00) and Wizkid, 79th (N31,691,660.00).

Meanwhile, Davido ranked 53rd, the highest Nigerian with 20,408,979 followers and cost per post worth $128,300 (N52,805,714.00).

Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo is topping the list, with 295,984,958 followers and a cost per post worth $1,604,000.

The Guardian reports that the Portuguese can command $1.6m (£1.2m) to endorse social media products.

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