Lionel Messi — $500,000
Lionel Messi is one of the highest-paid soccer stars in the world, and he has found quite a lucrative space for himself in social media as well. Spots on billboards, t-shirt endorsements, and other opportunities work in tandem with his Instagram account to bring in a tidy sum for him and his family.
Nowadays, his posts have evolved to reflect more humanitarian work; he has had a long and profitable working relationship with UNICEF, and he is now in the process of grounding his own charitable foundation and broadcasting his daily activities for the greater good.