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Virat Kohli Instagram Income: How much Virat Kohli earns from one Instagram post?

Gurpreet Singh
|Published January 05, 2022

Virat Kohli Instagram Income: Team India’s Test format skipper earns jaw-dropping sum of money for each of his posts on Instagram.

That Virat Kohli is currently one of the most famous sports personalities in India is a given. He is perhaps known to any person with access to a mobile phone in this country.

His popularity stems from the fact that he has brought quite many laurels to the country while batting and captaining Team India. Moreover, the star player has appeared in commercials for the many brands he endorses.

In Yahoo’s India year-ender list of 2021, Kohli was the most searched sports personality. The 33-year-old was followed by former Indian captain MS Dhoni and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on the list.

Moreover, his popularity can be ascertained from the fact that he became the first Indian cricketer and celebrity to reach 150 million followers on Instagram in September last year.

Globally, in the world of Sports, Kohli currently sits at the fourth spot. The cricketer falls behind the likes of Portuguese great Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina forward Lionel Messi, and Brazilian striker Neymar jr.

Virat Kohli Instagram Income

As per 2021’s Hopper Instagram Rich List, Kohli is the highest-ranking Indian currently bagging $680,000 (over ₹5 crore) for every promotional post on the photo-sharing social media platform-Instagram.

In fact, the only other Indian on this Hopper Instagram Rich List last year is Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The popular actress has a following of more than 70 million on Instagram and earns $403,000 ( ₹3 crore) for every promotional post on the platform.

Furthermore, he earns close to INR 178.77 Crore per year via brand endorsements. The team India skipper is the brand ambassador of prominent brands like Wrogn, One8, Puma, Audi, MRF, Colgate-Palmolive, and Tissot.

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Virat Kohli net worth in rupees

Kohli has a net worth of $127 million or approximately INR 950 Crore (as per 2021 end). His yearly income is around INR 130 Crore. In conclusion, this makes the richest cricketer in the world.

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Gurpreet Singh

Even before persuing his post-graduate diploma in English journalism from IIMC, Gurpreet was certain that Cricket had to be the driving force to keep him sane and optimistic in all life-related matters. Hailing from Ranchi and having represented Jharkhand at the Under-14 level, he believes that the more you keep digging in while understanding the nitty-gritty of a sport, the more humble you become with the realisation that you hardly know anything!