Lionesses have captured the imagination of the entire country.
Although they went to extra time, Chloe Kelly scored to make England the champions of Europe.
Inspired by this, researchers from MaxFreeBets decided to establish which of the football stars is taking home the most income for advertised features on their pages.
Data:
Rank | Name | Instagram Handle | Followers | Average earning per sponsored post |
1 | Leah Williamson | leahwilliamsonn | 494K | £1605.95 |
2 | Lucy Bronze | lucybronze | 374K | £1359.27 |
3 | Fran Kirby | frankirby | 330K | £1246.68 |
4 | Alex Greenwood | alexgreenwood3 | 331K | £1230.31 |
5 | Rachel Daly | racheldaly3 | 255K | £941.67 |
6 | Ella Toone | ellatoone | 268K | £857.73 |
7 | Beth Mead | bethmead_ | 239K | £769.71 |
8 | Alessia Russo | alessiarusso99 | 240K | £733.89 |
9 | Bethany England | bethanyengland4 | 155K | £727.51 |
10 | Millie Bright | mbrighty04 | 210K | £717.51 |
11 | Chloe Kelly | chloekelly | 278K | £643.81 |
12 | Georgia Stanway | stanwaygeorgia | 192K | £630.51 |
13 | Jill Scott | jillscottjs8 | 160K | £579.33 |
14 | Mary Earps | 1maryearps | 182K | £529.18 |
15 | Ellen White | ellsbells89 | 106K | £495.40 |
16 | Hannah Hampton | _hannahhampton | 110K | £439.10 |
17 | Nikita Parris | nikitaparris17 | 128K | £479.02 |
18 | Ellie Roebuck | ellieroebuck_ | 110K | £430.91 |
19 | Keira Walsh | keirawalsh | 128K | £428.87 |
20 | Lauren Hemp | lauren_hemp | 136K | £420.68 |
21 | Demi Stokes | demistokes | 71.6K | £367.45 |
22 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | lottewubbenmoy | 48.4K | £294.78 |
23 | Jess Carter | _jesslcarter | 35.6K | £221.09 |
Note: These are predicted earnings each player would be able to earn for a sponsored post on Instagram, based on their current following and engagement rate.
Unsurprisingly, Leah Williamson who plays for Arsenal and captains the English team has over 494K followers on Instagram and tops the list with an estimated £1605.95 for a sponsored post.
Second place goes to Lucy Bronze. She is due to join Barcelona from the 2022/23 season and has over 374K followers. It’s estimated that she can earn £1359.27 per sponsored post on Instagram.
Francesca “Fran” Kirby who ranked 7th in the Top 10 of The Guardian’s The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World has 330K followers, and can earn up to £1246.68 per sponsored Instagram post.
In fourth place is a set-piece specialist from Liverpool – Alex Greenwood. With 331K followers, she can charge £1230.31 per post.
Rachel Daly from Harrogate is in fifth place with 255K followers and £941.67 average earnings per sponsored post. If you use these insights, we would appreciate a link to https://www.maxfreebets.co.uk/ who conducted the research
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