Davido named richest Nigerian on Instagram

David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop singer better known as Davido, has emerged the richest Nigerian celebrity, according to Hopper HQ’s indices.

Hopper, an Instagram planner and scheduling tool that has its company based in the United Kingdom, recently published a list capturing the wealthiest public figures around the globe and the value of their Instagram posts.

The 27-year-old, who mostly makes use of his account to share information about his career and life, had a unit of his Instagram posts valued at $74,000 (N26 million), with his net worth pegged at $16 million.

Having ranked number 38 on the listicle, Davido is also reported to be the second wealthiest in Africa on the platform — above the likes of Funke Akindele Bello, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage, who also made the list.

Wizkid emerged 46th and had his IG account valued at $49,700 dollars (N18 million) for each post, as against Funke Akindele whose post was rated at $50,500 dollars (over N19 million).

Tiwa Savage, who took the number 48 spot on the list with over 7.5 million followers, was valued to be earning $47,200 (N17 million) per IG post.

While Kylie Jenner, American media personality, topped the list on a global scale with a cost per post of $1,266,000, Mohammed Salah, professional footballer, was rated the richest in Africa — having been valued at $165,000 per IG post.