with just the tap of a button african
celebrities can earn millions from a
single instagram post the term
influencer is bestowed upon individuals
who harness the power of social media
and their own celebrity status to affect
the purchasing decisions of other people
brands are pumping money into
advertising on social media platforms
through these influences at the center
of all of this is instagram one of the
most effective channels to endorse a
product and get tangible results
instagram influencers in africa are on
the rise to take a slice of this
lucrative piece of business welcome to
tinacheki and in today's video we will
look at the top 10 most paid influences
in africa before we get into the video
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candace swanepool earning per post 61
000 us dollars her following 15 million
individuals niche fashion model
country
south africa
candace susan swannapool is a south
african model and philanthropist she is
known for her work with victoria's
secret she became a victorious secret
angel in 2010 and is still contracted
with the brand in 2016 she was listed
eighth on the forbes top earning models
list
number nine merci aguibe earning per
post 62 000 us dollars following 9.9
million people niche actress country
nigeria
merci aigibe is a nigerian actress
director fashionista and businesswoman
she's best known for her yoruba
indigenous movies she has over 9.9
million followers on instagram and works
with the variety of brands number eight
mercy johnson earning proposed 65 300 us
dollars following 10.4 million people
niche actress and country nigeria mercy
johnson okojie is a nigerian actress and
entrepreneur she has over 10.4 million
followers on instagram alone and shares
a variety of fashion and lifestyle
content as well as collaborations with
brands
number seven ayodeji balogun
earning proposed 77 000 us dollars
following 12.2 million people niche
musician and country nigeria
ayodeji ibrahim balogun known
professionally as wizkid is a nigerian
singer and songwriter one of africa's
biggest artists wizkid is the most
decorated nigerian artist ever and one
of the most revolutionary afro pop
artists of the modern era
number six a.b de villiers earnings per
post 78
200 us dollars following
14.5 million people niche cricket
country south africa abraham benjamin
a.b de villiers is a former south
african professional cricketer who was
named as the icc odi player of the year
three times during his 15-year
international career
number five
tiwa savage earnings per post 78
600 us dollars following 12.4
million people nish musician country
nigeria tiwa savage is a nigerian singer
songwriter and actress after
participating in the uk edition of the x
factor and graduating from berkeley
college of music savage signed a
publishing deal with sony atv music
publishing in 2019.
number four funky akin delay hello
earning per post 83
600 us dollars following
13.2 million people niche actress and
country nigeria
funky akindele is a nigerian actress and
producer frankie akindele starred in the
sitcom i need to know from 1998 to 2002
and in 2009 funke won the africa movie
academy award for best actress in a
leading role
number three yemi aladei earning
proposed 88
100 u.s dollars following
14.1 million niche musician and country
nigeria yemi ala day is a nigerian
afro-pop singer songwriter actress and
activist she won the peak talent show in
2009
after which she signed to fez music
group and had a hit single
johnny in 2014
since then yemi allah day has gained
prominence in the music industry and is
considered one of the biggest artists in
africa
davido adeleke earning per post a
hundred and twenty eight thousand three
hundred us dollars following 20.4
million people niche musician country
nigeria davido adeleke known
professionally as davido is a nigerian
american singer songwriter and record
producer he's one of the most
influential artists in africa and boasts
over 20 million followers on instagram
alone
and the number one spot for the most
paid influencer in africa goes to
mohamed salah earning proposed 231
000 u.s dollars following 42.4 million
people niche footballer country
egypt muhammad sallallahu is an egyptian
professional football player who plays
as a forward for premier league club
liverpool and captains the egypt
national team considered one of the best
players in the world he's sponsored by
adidas and has also worked with vodafone
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