NBA & Instagram

Instagram is a social media tool used by many, but to some it is an entire career. Scroll down to read how much the top NBA players can earn from a single post, and how this shapes up against some of the most famous, celebs and sports people across the globe.

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The Biggest NBA Players of Instagram

Whether it's shooting hoops or enjoying their multi-million dollar homes, it's safe to say the players know how to entertain their audiences, on and off the court. However, the entertaining doesn't come at a cheap price, with the likes of LeBron James earning as much as $675K per Insta post!

Nr
Name
Insta name
Insta followers, M
$Money per post
1
lebron james
lebron james
lebron james (@kingjames)
131.4m
$657,000
Insta name:
@kingjames
Insta followers, M:
131.4m
$Money per post:
$657,000
2
stephen curry
stephen curry
wardell curry (@stephencurry30)
45.6m
$228,296
Insta name:
@stephencurry30
Insta followers, M:
45.6m
$Money per post:
$228,296
3
russell westbrook
russell westbrook
russell westbrook (@russwest44)
20.3m
$101,915
Insta name:
@russwest44
Insta followers, M:
20.3m
$Money per post:
$101,915
4
kyrie irving
kyrie irving
kyrie irving (@kyrieirving)
17.1m
$85,899
Insta name:
@kyrieirving
Insta followers, M:
17.1m
$Money per post:
$85,899
5
lonzo ball
lonzo ball
lonzo ball (@zo)
14.5m
$72,899
Insta name:
@zo
Insta followers, M:
14.5m
$Money per post:
$72,899
6
giannis antetokounmpo
giannis antetokounmpo
giannis antetokounmpo (@giannis_an34)
13.2m
$66,319
Insta name:
@giannis_an34
Insta followers, M:
13.2m
$Money per post:
$66,319
7
klay thompson
klay thompson
klay thompson (@klaythompson)
13.2m
$66,118
Insta name:
@klaythompson
Insta followers, M:
13.2m
$Money per post:
$66,118
8
kevin durant
kevin durant
kevin durant (@easymoneysniper)
13m
$65,477
Insta name:
@easymoneysniper
Insta followers, M:
13m
$Money per post:
$65,477
9
james harden
james harden
james harden (@jharden13)
11.6m
$58,055
Insta name:
@jharden13
Insta followers, M:
11.6m
$Money per post:
$58,055
10
chris paul
chris paul
chris paul (@cp3)
11.4m
$57,468
Insta name:
@cp3
Insta followers, M:
11.4m
$Money per post:
$57,468
11
paul george
paul george
paul george (@ygtrece)
9.6m
$48,304
Insta name:
@ygtrece
Insta followers, M:
9.6m
$Money per post:
$48,304
12
damian lillard
damian lillard
damian lillard (@damianlillard)
9.6m
$48,195
Insta name:
@damianlillard
Insta followers, M:
9.6m
$Money per post:
$48,195
13
lamelo ball
lamelo ball
lamelo ball (@melo)
9.1m
$45,967
Insta name:
@melo
Insta followers, M:
9.1m
$Money per post:
$45,967
14
carmelo anthony
carmelo anthony
carmelo anthony (@carmeloanthony)
7.8m
$39,490
Insta name:
@carmeloanthony
Insta followers, M:
7.8m
$Money per post:
$39,490
15
ja morant
ja morant
ja morant (@jamorant)
7.5m
$37,962
Insta name:
@jamorant
Insta followers, M:
7.5m
$Money per post:
$37,962
16
jimmy butler
jimmy butler
jimmy butler (@jimmybutler)
7.4m
$37,069
Insta name:
@jimmybutler
Insta followers, M:
7.4m
$Money per post:
$37,069
17
luka doncic
luka doncic
luka doncic (@lukadoncic)
7.2m
$36,111
Insta name:
@lukadoncic
Insta followers, M:
7.2m
$Money per post:
$36,111
18
anthony davis
anthony davis
anthony davis (@antdavis23)
7.1m
$35,595
Insta name:
@antdavis23
Insta followers, M:
7.1m
$Money per post:
$35,595
19
ben simmons
ben simmons
ben simmons (@bensimmons)
6.5m
$32,566
Insta name:
@bensimmons
Insta followers, M:
6.5m
$Money per post:
$32,566
20
markelle fultz
markelle fultz
markelle fultz (@markellefultz)
6.4m
$32,239
Insta name:
@markellefultz
Insta followers, M:
6.4m
$Money per post:
$32,239
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NBA Players vs The Insta Stars

Instagram is a big engagement powerhouse, meaning that users are forever desiring more fresh content. As a result, the big players of Insta can earn some top $ from the popular platform. LeBron James is the wealthiest NBA player in terms of charge per post, earning a crazy $675K for each one. However, that is easily trumped by the youngest Jenner Kylie, who claims $1.8M for every sponsored post on Insta.

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Nr
Name
Insta name
Insta followers, M
1
lebron james
lebron james
lebron james (@kingjames)
131.4m
Insta name:
@kingjames
Insta followers, M:
131.4m
2
stephen curry
stephen curry
wardell curry (@stephencurry30)
45.6m
Insta name:
@stephencurry30
Insta followers, M:
45.6m
3
russell westbrook
russell westbrook
russell westbrook (@russwest44)
20.3m
Insta name:
@russwest44
Insta followers, M:
20.3m
4
kyrie irving
kyrie irving
kyrie irving (@kyrieirving)
17.1m
Insta name:
@kyrieirving
Insta followers, M:
17.1m
5
lonzo ball
lonzo ball
lonzo ball (@zo)
14.5m
Insta name:
@zo
Insta followers, M:
14.5m
1
kylie jenner
kylie jenner
kylie (@kyliejenner)
367m
Insta name:
@kyliejenner
Insta followers, M:
367m
2
selena gomez
selena gomez
selena gomez (@selenagomez)
343.9m
Insta name:
@selenagomez
Insta followers, M:
343.9m
3
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (@therock)
335m
Insta name:
@therock
Insta followers, M:
335m
4
kim kardashian
kim kardashian
kim kardashian (@kimkardashian)
329.3m
Insta name:
@kimkardashian
Insta followers, M:
329.3m
5
ariana grande
ariana grande
ariana grande (@arianagrande)
328.8m
Insta name:
@arianagrande
Insta followers, M:
328.8m
1
cristiano ronaldo
cristiano ronaldo
cristiano ronaldo (@cristiano)
477.2m
Insta name:
@cristiano
Insta followers, M:
477.2m
2
lionel messi
lionel messi
leo messi (@leomessi)
358.4m
Insta name:
@leomessi
Insta followers, M:
358.4m
3
neymar
neymar
3n310ta neymarjr (@neymarjr)
177.4m
Insta name:
@neymarjr
Insta followers, M:
177.4m
4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (@iamzlatanibrahimovic)
55.2m
Insta name:
@iamzlatanibrahimovic
Insta followers, M:
55.2m
5
mohamed salah
mohamed salah
mohamed salah (@mosalah)
52.6m
Insta name:
@mosalah
Insta followers, M:
52.6m
1
virat kohli
virat kohli
virat kohli (@virat.kohli)
212.5m
Insta name:
@virat.kohli
Insta followers, M:
212.5m
2
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor (@thenotoriousmma)
45.9m
Insta name:
@thenotoriousmma
Insta followers, M:
45.9m
3
floyd mayweather
floyd mayweather
floyd mayweather (@floydmayweather)
28.3m
Insta name:
@floydmayweather
Insta followers, M:
28.3m
4
ab de villiers
ab de villiers
ab de villiers (@abdevilliers17)
18.6m
Insta name:
@abdevilliers17
Insta followers, M:
18.6m
5
ronda rousey
ronda rousey
ronda rousey (@rondarousey)
15.8m
Insta name:
@rondarousey
Insta followers, M:
15.8m