We all like to poke fun at influencers (we did it yesterday with that new movie HERE), throwing around those hashtags like it matters.

It does matter when you’re making a small fortune with a well-crafted sponsored post, though, so props to the Instagram celebs who are making it rain.

Topping the list is Selena Gomez, rocking 122 million followers on Instagram, who banks $550 000 (R7,1 million) per sponsored post.

That’ll do.

Let’s look at the full list then, with this below from HopperHQ – each celeb linked through their account:

1. Selena Gomez – 122 million followers – $550,000 per post
2. Kim Kardashian – 100 million followers – $500,000 per post
3. Cristiano Ronaldo – 104 million followers – $400,000 per post
4. Kylie Jenner – 95 million followers – $400,000 per post
5. Kendall Jenner – 81.7 million followers – $370,000 per post
6. Khloe Kardashian – 68 million followers – $250,000 per post
7. Kourtney Kardashian – 57.8 million followers – $250,000 per post
8. Cara Delevingne – 40.4 million followers – $150,000 per post
9. Gigi Hadid 34.7 million followers – $120,000 per post
10. Lebron James – 30.7 million followers – $120,000 per post

Those are all bona fide celebrities, but what about the peeps who have found their fame via social media itself?

HopperHQ also have a top 10 in the 2017 Influencer Instagram Rich List:

1. Huda Kattan – 20.5 million followers – $18,000 per post
2. Cameron Dallas – 19.8 million followers – $17,000 per post
3. Jen Selter – 11.3 million followers – $15,000 per post
4. Zoella – 11.1 million followers – $14,000 per post
5. Nash Grier – 10.2 million followers – $13,000 per post
6. Chiara Ferragni – 9.7 million followers – $12,000 per post
7. Julie Sarinara – 4.6 million followers – $10,000 per post
8. Aimee Song – 4.6 million followers – $9,000 per post
9. Danielle Bernstein – 1.7 million followers – $7,000 per post
10. Liz Eswein – 1.3 million followers – £6,000 per post

Now there are some peeps who have been using their hashtags wisely.

I once scored a free doughnut thanks to a tweet, so who’s laughing now?

[source:hopperhq]