Dwayne Johnson is no longer the highest-paid Instagram celebrity.

A report by the BBC once listed “The Rock” as Instagram’s most valuable star. With 187 million followers on the app at the time, the wrestler-turned-mogul commanded more than $1 million per post from potential sponsors. At the time, too, the BBC reported that Cristiano Ronaldo commanded about $889,000 per post, while Kim Kardashian commanded around $858,000 per post.

Interestingly, however, the outlet said that all these numbers were approximations. As such, there was no way to really know who was the highest-paid Instagram celebrity.

“The rankings and cost per post were arrived at after speaking with so-called social media “influencers” themselves, along with brands and marketing companies, and using publicly available pricing information to estimate how much each account could charge,” they said. “However, marketers tend to be secretive about how much they pay, or the posts may be part of a wider deal – as is often the case with A-list celebrities or sports stars – so the exact amounts are not known.”

Despite the secretiveness behind the actual cost of Instagram posts by celebrities, Johnson still was ranked one of the top earners in Hollywood. According to Forbes’ list of top-paid actors, Johnson comes in at No. 1, commanding a salary of $87.5 million in 2020 alone. Will Smith, the only other Black actor on the list, came in at No. 9 with a 2020 salary of $44.5 million. This clearly proves that “The Rock” doesn’t have to get paid to post things on Instagram if he doesn’t want to — but he also knows his worth, and charges accordingly (And we’re here for it. Get your money, Dwayne).

But in 2021, things are very different, and Dwayne Johnson is no longer the highest-paid Instagram celebrity. Someone clearly didn’t smell what The Rock was cooking. But who is the highest-paid Instagram celebrity? The answer will surprise you.

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