While the vast majority of us use Instagram to share pictures of foods and Selfies ..., there are others who use it to make a lot of money, Instagram recently announced the first ever list of the richest celebrities who make a profit from Instagram, and the American star Selena Gomez came at the top of the list achieving gains of a massive £ 425,000 (about $ 550,000) for each publication.

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Hopper HQ, the site for the publications on Instagram, published its first ever list of the biggest gainers from the Instagram website. The list included the top 20 personalities who are the greatest wealth in their field.

The collection of this list using a combination of confidential data and information available to the public, and pop star Selena Gomez occupied the top of the list, as it was said to earn 425 thousand pounds sterling (about 550 thousand US dollars) for each publication published for her 122 million followers.

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Followed by American actress Kim Kardashian behind, and her sisters, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, and Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, Cristiano included the list of top ten football player Cristiano Ronaldo, casual fashion British Cara Delevingne, Gigi Hadid, and LeBron James.

Huda Kattan

As for the influential figures in the social networks, the forefront of the Iraqi beauty expert Huda Kattan, which reported that it earns 14 thousand pounds (about 18 thousand dollars) for each publication published for her 20.5 million followers.

Directly followed by Cameron Dulles, Jane Seltzer, and then British beauty Zoe Saag who is said to earn 10,000 pounds (about $ 13,000) for each publication.

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How do they earn all those profits from one publication?

Says Mike Pander, a founding partner at the site of Hopper THQ: "The Instaqram at present is a highly effective marketing tool for brands, it is great to see how celebrities and influential figures making  a lot of money from their accounts on the site in this effective way."

"With nearly 700 million active monthly users worldwide, the site offers a wealth from potential customers for brands with enough budget to exploit the impact of the characters of our lists."

"In the last couple of years, a group of celebrities and influential personalities have realized that the support of some of the brands on Instagram is paying off, and as you can see in our rich lists, there's a lot of money to get."

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