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Staggering amount top fitness influencers make per Instagram post
Ever wondered how much your favourite Instagram influencers pocket when they post online?
From beauty, to reality TV, to the fitness world, social media presence has become a major business boon for the famous faces of today, and new research has revealed a strong online following is a major pay off for those in the fitness game.
Where international reality stars from Netflix dating shows are earning up to $26k per post, fitness influencers are blowing them out of the water, pocketing up to a whopping $67k per Instagram post.
The staggering new numbers were revealed in new research from online fitness group Future Fit as part of their 2020 Fitness Index.
The group estimated the earnings and rankings of the world’s top fitness influencers using the Instagram and YouTube Money Calculators at Influencer Marketing Hub, the resulting figures a combination of Instagram and YouTube potential.
With the top influencer, Venzualean gym queen Michelle Lewin, boasting 13.6 million followers, and the rest not far behind, it’s no wonder the paychecks are hefty, but who made the list and how much are they making?
1. Michelle Lewin
The Venezuelan gym queen extraordinaire boasts 13.6 million followers and makes an estimated $67,309.00 per social post between Instagram and YouTube.
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2. Jen Selter
The US fitness guru boasts a whopping 12.8 million followers for which she takes home an impressive $61,970 per post according to the Future Fit estimations.
Almost all the earnings come from her Instagram presence, with a small amount through YouTube videos.
3. Anllela Sagra
The Colombian model turned fitness leader boasts an impressive 11.7 million on Instagram and a further 350k YouTube subscribers.
All that is estimated to earn her about $60,782.55 for her social media photos and videos.
4. Kayla Itsines
Aussie fitness queen Kayla Itsines makes a splash sharing content with to her 12.6 million Instagram followers, that is when she’s not taking them through her gruelling at-home Sweat workouts.
For her trouble, she is estimated to make a cool $60,615.80 per fitspo post between Instagram and YouTube, and that doesn’t even factor in her Sweat earnings – yikes!
5. Ana Cheri
Activewear and fitness influencer Ana Cheri comes in at number five thanks to her loyal Instagram following of 12.6 million and her sultry fashion snaps.
According to the research, the fitfluencer should be taking home about $60,608.55 combined earnings on her social media posts, trailing Kayla by a matter of dollars.
6. Pamela Reif
Rounding out the top six earners is German fitness icon Pamela Reif.
The 23-year-old’s fun and upbeat workouts have nabbed her 6 million followers on Instagram, but another almost 4 million on Youtube have secured her a pretty paycheck and a spot in the rankings.
Her videos are estimated to bring in more than half her earnings, and she is expected to make a combined $46,050.55 for every post.
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