To this date, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a household name for WWE followers despite having left the ring at the turn of the century.
Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson in Red Notice.
Following his retirement at the age of 32 in 2004, he went on to make a few special appearances in the WWE ring, but since the 2016 WrestleMania clash against Erick Rowan, even that has stopped.
However, that doesn’t mean the flow of cash has stopped either.”The Rock” is literally floating (excuse the irony) in money, thanks to strides he has taken at his second ring: Hollywood, which gave him his first bout in the industry in The Mummy Returns in 2001.
How Much Dwayne Johnson Makes From Instagram
Dwayne Johnson‘s stint in Hollywood started with a much-hated role of Mathayus, who turns evil and becomes a mercenary in the 2001 horror flick.
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in Centrall Intelligence.
But slowly his image transformed into that of a huge-good-cop guy, capable of thrashing most villains, akin to his opponents in WWE. A string of comedies, including Central Intelligence with Kevin Hart, greatly influenced his perception among moviegoers.
In the last two decades, the 51-year-old has starred in blockbusters like Moana, The Fast and the Furious series, and The Rundown among others, cementing his place among the highest-earning stars in the process. In fact, he’s set to make history by receiving the biggest cheque for an actor ever for his forthcoming project.
.Johnson is set to feature in Amazon Prime Video’s comedy movie Red One, and for his role of Commander Callum Drift, he will be paid $50m – a figure that would comfortably surpass Robert Downey Jr’s $40m cheque that he received for his work in Captain America: Civil War.
That’s not it though, thanks to his likable image and huge fan following, The Rock is also among the highest-earning individuals on Instagram.
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo holds the top spot with a price tag of $2.4 million per sponsored post. But Johnson isn’t far behind, sitting in fifth place and earning $1.71 million for each post. He has also got the fifth highest following which stands at staggering 387m followers at the time of writing.
Kim Kardashian Makes Crazy Amount of Money Through Instagram
Like Johnson, Kim Kardashian has also dipped her toes in several fields, including modeling and headlining the reality TV show based on the Kardashian family.
Instagram sensation Kim Kardashian.
She featured in Keeping Up With the Kardashians show – which gives insight into the personal lives of the Kardashian-Jenner clan – for 20 seasons before shifting the documentation of her daily life’s events to a similar show with a different title – The Kardashians.
Accordingly, she has also garnered a huge following on Instagram, with only six individuals, including The Rock, ahead of her in terms of follower count (362M). That reflects on the billionaire’s earnings from the platform which reaches as high as $1.68 million per sponsored post. She’s closely followed in the top earners list by her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
