You won't believe how much Virat Kohli earns for one Instagram post

Virat Kohli is one of the most active celebs on social media. However, it is not only a medium of connecting and sharing for the Indian cricket captain. Social media has become a great way to earn money as well. 

Social media is becoming increasingly powerful when it comes to influencing a consumer’s buying decisions and celebrities are often found to be the driving factor behind it. That is why celebs are getting paid big money for acting as social media influencers.

Instagram scheduler HopperHQ has compiled its 2018 Instagram rich list which tells you who is making how much with each post and who is leading the charts when it comes to raking in money through the photo-sharing application.

They take into account the number of followers, per post engagement and frequency of posts to compile the list.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli took the 17th spot on the list. He comes with a hefty tag of 120,000 US dollars (approx. 82,45,000 rupees) per post.

Interestingly, Kohli has left behind Stephen Curry and Floyd Mayweather to bag the spot. While he is 17th in the general list, his position betters to 9th in the sports category. 

Kylie Jenner, who may charge up to 1 million US dollars for a post, tops the HopperHQ's Instagram rich list 2018. Jenner, who owns a cosmetic empire which is popular across the globe, soared past her half-sister Kim Kardashian, who is on number four.

Last year's leading lady Selena Gomes has gone down to the second position with a price tag of 800,000 US dollars per post.

Other celebrities on the list include Cristiano Ronaldo, Beyonce, Dwayne Johnson, and Justin Beiber.

(With ANI Inputs)