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Cristiano Ronaldo Makes More From Instagram Than Soccer

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Source: Statista

After Cristiano Ronaldo made the switch from Real Madrid to Juventus, his annual salary was in the region of $34 million, according to Goal.com. As lucrative as that salary is, the five time FIFA Ballon d’or/Best FIFA Men’s Player winner actually earns far more money from paid Instagram posts. That’s according to a Hopper HQ study on Buzz Bingo which was published by Business Insider.

It found that Ronaldo has earned $47.8 million from paid Instagram posts over the past year and that he is the platform’s highest earner. Due to his incredible reach on Instagram, some companies willing to fork over nearly $1 million for a slice of the action and the Portuguese player reportedly pockets an average of $975,000 for each paid post on his account.

Fortnite World Cup Beats Major Sporting Events in Prize Money

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Epic Games, maker of the hugely popular online game Fortnite, is holding the first official Fortnite World Cup this summer, and the qualifying rounds for the esports tournament start as early as April 13. The final event scheduled to be held in New York City from July 26 to 28 will be the biggest Fortnite tournament to date and one lucky gamer will walk away as a millionaire.

In total Epic Games has set aside $40 million in prize money for the Fortnite World Cup, of which $10 million will be awarded over 10 weeks during the qualifying stage and $30 million will be reserved for those players who qualify for the New York City final. The solo champion will bag a record-breaking $3 million prize, making the winners’ purses in some of the biggest individual sporting events in the world look like small change in comparison.

As the following chart illustrates, you could win the Tour de France, the Hawaii Ironman, the New York Marathon and the Masters Tournament in Augusta and still walk (or limp) away a poorer person than the world’s best Fortnite player. The tournament is part of Epic Games’ campaign of making Fortnite the most lucrative game in esports. Last year, the company pledged to put up $100 million in prize money for Fortnite events through the end of 2019.