Cristiano Ronaldo has been declared the most powerful footballer on "Instagram" who will play in the World Cup this year.
The Manchester United striker has 481 million followers on social media, more than any other player who will be part of the world's most important competition in Qatar.
Moreover, his 1 post costs more than any other player. A company seeking advertising from the Portuguese football icon has to pay £3.1 million for a post on his profile.
These are the conclusions made by the statistics company "Nielsen Sports" that analyzed the total number of players' followers, their growth in the last year, the percentage of engagement and the average value of the brand per post.
Lionel Messi has 360 million followers and earns 2.3 million pounds per post.
The Brazilian Neymar has 178 million followers and Kylian Mbappe 72.5, they hold the third and fourth place respectively, and each post receives over 1 million pounds.
Spain's talent Gavi has been described as the discovery of this world. The 18-year-old has 6.2 million followers on "Instagram", with a 5165% increase compared to last year.