Davido Dominates Nigeria's Highest Paid Influencer on Instagram List, Beating Wizkid and Others
- Instagram has revealed how much celebrities in many parts of the world earn on the platform as influencers
- Singer Davido is said to earn the highest per sponsored post in Nigeria as he ranks 53 on the list
- Actress Mercy Aigbe was spotted on number 92 on the list as she earns the sum of $128,300 per sponsored post
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Asides from being the son of a billionaire, Davido also works very hard to make his own money and the father of three makes plenty of it.
According to Instagram, he is the highest-paid influencer from Nigeria on the platform. The photo-sharing platform recently released a list called the 2021 Instagram Richlist.
The list shows how much influencers from various parts of the world are earning per post.
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Davido is the highest paid Nigerian influencer on Instagram
The father of three, who has over 20 million followers is said to earn $128,300 per sponsored post on Instagram. Davido comes after Egyptian footballer Mohammed Salah, making him the second-highest-paid influencer in Africa.
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The Assurance crooner also comes before his colleague Wizkid, who earns $77k per post. Wizkid comes last on the list of influencers in Africa.
Other Nigerian celebrities on the list are Yemi Alade, who comes directly after Davido with an estimated $88,100; actress Funke Akindele Bello followed Alade on the list as she makes $83,600. Tiwa Savage came immediately after Bello but ranks higher than Wizkid with $78,600.
Actresses Mercy Johnson and Mercy Aigbe make about $65,300 and $61,500 and areranked number 90 and 92 respectively.
Young fan draws amazing picture of Davido in pen
An artist with the Twitter handle @Zilaflexa has gathered much attention on social media after he showcased the pen art of Davido that he did, reported Briefly News.
The young artist said that he is a self-taught illustrator, adding that the art of the singer was his first for the year 2021.
@Zilaflexa asked people to retweet his work across their timelines so that it could come to the Holy Ground crooner's attention. One of the amazing things he achieved with the drawing was Davido's dimples, which he highlighted with a shadow.
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