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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 18: Conor McGregor of Ireland arrives backstage during the UFC 246 event at T-Mobile Arena on January 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 18: Conor McGregor of Ireland arrives backstage during the UFC 246 event at T-Mobile Arena on January 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Social media platforms add extra bucks to the pockets of influencers. The more famous a person is, the more views their posts will get and the more money they will earn. However, when a celebrity shares a post on social media, their views and earnings go skyrocketing.
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The winner of two separate weight divisions of the UFC, Conor McGregor, has a pretty lavish lifestyle. He has become the highest earner from Instagram in all of Ireland.
Conor McGregor earned the highest from social media in Ireland
Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor stands beside the highest-paid athletes in the world. Apart from his bouts, the UFC star has several other sources of income. These include his clothing brand, ‘August McGregor’, his whiskey, ‘Proper No 12’ and, of course, Instagram.

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12: Conor McGregor of Ireland celebrates his KO victory over Eddie Alvarez of the United States in their lightweight championship bout during the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The Notorious has earned $976,130 USD from Instagram. These numbers placed him in the ninth rank for the highest-paid celebrity in the European region. Without a doubt, he has bagged the title for the highest Instagram-earning Irish. After all, he is the Irish fighter with the highest number of followers on Instagram. However, the numbers were not enough to get him on the world’s top ten list.
America’s top Instagram earners
The TV sensitivity and host of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’, Ellen DeGeneres stands atop as the highest Instagram earner in the United States. She earns about $33.72 million USD per year from Instagram posts, according to a study by NetCredit.
Many other celebrities balance the charts. For example, Kylie Jenner earns $1.8 million USD per post on Instagram, which is followed by Kim Kardashian, with $1.68 million USD per post. The ex-WWE wrestler and Hollywood star, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, follows the lead. A single motivational post from ‘The Rock’ makes him $1.6 million USD.
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Singers like Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift follow the trends by earning $1.6 and $1.14 million USD, respectively. Their charming voice indeed lured millions of fans to their Instagram accounts. The list also includes the elite basketball player, LeBron James. His posts earn him well around $428,601 USD.
Even if Conor McGregor could not climb to the list of top ten, his posts earn him well around $150 thousand USD. The amount is still higher than any UFC fighter. He still remains the highest-paid athlete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Although his earnings from Instagram put him out of the top ten money list, his income from ‘Proper No 12’ and ‘August McGregor’ is gigantic.
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