Team India former skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday broke his silence on his social media earnings after Hopper HQ, a social media marketing solutions platform revealed his exact Instagram earnings. Hopper HQ, a social media marketing solutions platform recently published a report in which it claimed that Team India cricketer Virat Kohli charges over Rs 11.45 crore per post on Instagram and other social media pages. Not only this, it further suggested that Virat Kohli is the third-richest sportsperson on Instagram and is the only Indian among the top 25 personalities in the world. While Virat Kohli's Instagram earnings were doing rounds on social media, Team India cricketer in a rare incident broke his silence and called the report 'not true'.
Kohli on Saturday took to his official X handle and wrote, "While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true."
While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true. 🙏
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 12, 2023
It is pertinent to mention here that in 2022, Forbes also divulged Virat Kohli's social media earnings and his per post charge. As per Forbes, Virat Kohli earned a staggering $6,80,000 (approximately Rs. 5,06,50,000) and takes Rs. 5 lakh just to share one post from his official social media account. Notably, Virat Kohli had not refuted the Forbes report.
Coming to cricketer, Virat Kohli Kohli is currently on a break as Team India are playing a five-match T20I series in the West Indies. The Delhi-born cricketer is set to be back for India’s campaign in the Asia Cup 2023, which is scheduled to get underway later this month in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Last time, Virat played in the Test and ODI series against the West Indies. After not batting in the first ODI, he warmed the bench in the second and third matches of the series. It is pertinent to mention here that Virat has a chance of becoming the fastest batter to 13000 runs in ODI cricket, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record. He is also expected to play a massive role when India takes part in the World Cup, which is scheduled to start on October 5.