Former Team India captain and star batsman Virat Kohli who might be going through the toughest phase of his life, but his stardom on the social platform is undeterred. As per the latest study on sports celebrities by hopperhq.com, 2022 revealed that Virat earns a whopping amount of Rs 8 crores on his every Instagram post, which makes him the number 1 sports celebrity in Asia.
Only two sports celebrities are ahead of him in the terms of earnings. The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentine master Lionel Messi earn 19 and 14 crores per Instagram post respectively. The list by hopperhq.com places Virat Kohli in the 14th spot, the 1st Indian among the rich followed by Priyanka Chopra on the 27th spot.
Among the most followed sporting stars on Instagram, Cristiano leads the chart with 442 million followers, while Messi is placed second with 327 million and Virat is placed third globally with 200 million followers.
Instagram is the 13th most popular website across the globe.