The most popular fitness stars on Instagram including Joe Wicks and Kayla Itsines – and how much cash they’re raking in

EVER wondered who the most popular fitness stars on Instagram are and how much cash they’re earning?

Well, wonder no more, the top 50 fit list has been revealed.

The Body Coach Joe Wicks is the highest ranking Brit on the list coming in at number 21.

He is also the highest earner on the list cashing in a cool £12 million a year.

That’s about £33,000 per day from his fitness empire.

And with his fifth book due out on Boxing Day and 500 people a day subscribing to his £147 weight loss plans, his net worth is only expected to go up.

Sommer Ray, @sommerray, 16.9 followers, earns £4 million a year

Michelle Lewin, @michelle_lewin, 12.6 million followers, earns £3.5 million a year

The world’s top fitness guru is 21-year-old Sommer Ray with 16.9 million Instagram followers.

Sommer, from Denver in Colorado, can earn up to £20,000 per post.

She regularly attracts about 500,000 likes on posts about fashion, food, energy drinks, hotels, beauty clinics and even car rental.

On top of that she has sponsorship opportunities and personal appearances to various events which experts say put her earnings at £4 million per year.

Jen Selter, @jenselter, 11.5 million followers, earns £3.2 million a year

Anllela Sagra, @anllela_sagra, 9.3 million followers, earns £3 million a year

Not far behind Sommer is Miami-based fitness instructor Michelle Lewin, 31, who earns about £3.5 million a year from her 12.6 million followers.

She has her own range of fitness products, calendars and has hundreds of thousands of subscribers to her monthly fitness plans and apps.

Originally from Venezuela, Michelle has worldwide appeal and is paid huge sums for personal appearances at events in Spain, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Egypt, Mexico and Australia.

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Coming in at third place is Jen Selter, 24, from Los Angeles.

Jen has 11.5 million followers and earns about £3.2 million a year.

Kayla Itsines, @kayla_itsines, 7.6 million followers, earns £2.9 million a year

She shot to fame three years ago after posting fitness pictures focused on her bottom.

She also has a subscription fitness plan that rakes in more than £1 million a year.

She has a deal with a sport nutrition brand and also posts about beauty products, which cost a whopping £15,000 a post.

Anllela Sagra, 22, a fitness model with a strong fan base in the US and Mexico is the fourth most successful fitness guru on Instagram.

Anllela, who was born in Columbia, banks £3 million a year from her 9.3 million followers.

Fifth places goes to Australian Kayla Itsines, 26, a personal trainer who created the Bikini Body Guides.

Joe Wicks, @thebodycoach, 1.9 million followers, earns £12 million a year

The fitness e-books have proved hugely successful and Kayla makes £2.9 million a year from her 7.6 million followers.

The first man on the list is American Simeon Panda, 31, with 3.4 million followers.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Lucy Mecklenburgh, 26, comes in at 30th on the fit list with 1.2 million followers and £1 million annual earnings.