Class like Messi: Earn tens of billions with just 1 Instagram post, earn hundreds of billions just a few weeks after winning the 2022 World Cup

On December 18, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi finally touched the 2022 World Cup championship when he and Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties at Lusail Stadium (Qatar) after the match. dramatic 3-3 draw.

Messi’s influence increased sharply after winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina

In the moment of celebrating the victory, Messi raised the gold trophy with his teammates, this photo quickly became the most liked photo in Instagram history.

In just a short time of posting, this photo beat the previous record set by an egg in 2019 and now has more than 74 million likes.

According to Sportbible, success on many fronts, from the pitch to the social network, has brought in huge amounts of money for the Argentine football superstar. Since lifting the World Cup, Messi has posted numerous promotional posts on his Instagram account which has 414 million followers.

Over the past three weeks, Messi’s Instagram account has promoted Budweiser beer, Call of Duty and eFootball video games, Gatorade energy drinks, crypto exchange Bitget and artificial eyewear maker Orcam.

Daily Mail reported that Messi earns about 1.5 million pounds (equivalent to 42.5 billion) for each post with ads on Instagram. Since winning the 2022 World Cup, this football superstar is said to have “pocketed” a total of more than 9 million pounds (equivalent to 255 billion VND). Meanwhile, The Sun confirmed that Messi’s current “sand” level is much higher than before.

In 2022, the British media reported that Ronaldo earned up to £ 2 million with each advertising post for the brand on social networks. This is the highest amount a professional athlete can earn from the social network Instagram.

Messi is right behind Ronaldo with a figure of 1.5 million pounds. However, according to British media, this impressive number of Ronaldo may be surpassed by M10. The reason is because the influence of Messi after the 2022 World Cup is much greater than that of Ronaldo.

The Sun confirmed that Messi’s current “sand” level is much higher than before (Image: Dearborn)

After the 2022 World Cup, the Portuguese player was completely silent. CR7 does not share much when going through a forgettable World Cup. Portugal was eliminated from the quarterfinals, and the superstar born in 1985 showed a disappointing performance.

Of course, Ronaldo is still a big name that is sought after by brands. But the fact that he is no longer at the peak of his performance and parting ways with MU to go to Al Nassr, CR7 is said to be at risk of having a reduced income on social networks.