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The CR7 brand continues to soar! Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to be named the most INFLUENTIAL player on Instagram at the World Cup, with 481m followers and each post worth £3.1m

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the most powerful footballer on Instagram who will feature at this year's World Cup.

The Manchester United forward has 480 million followers on the social media platform - more than any other player who will star in Qatar.

His individual posts are also worth the most to brands, with each post valued at a staggering £3.1million.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the most powerful player on Instagram at the World Cup
Most powerful players on Instagram at the World Cup
Player Country Club Followers Follower growth Value per post
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Man Utd 481m 46.