Here's How Much Fictional Characters Would Earn As Social Media Influencers

From Wonder Woman to Schitt's Creek's David Rose, Smart-Pig.com figured out how much your favorite fictional characters could earn as IRL social media influencers. The site compared seven popular characters with real-world alternatives, such as Meghan Markle and Elon Musk, in order to gauge how much they would be able to earn for a promotional post, as well as how much they can earn in a year.

In order to do this, Smart-Pig.com analyzed the social stats for real-world alternatives across Instagram and Twitter, looking at their total number of followers and post frequency to highlight which character would top our ‘Fictional Social Influencer’ list. Here's what they came up with.

Iron Man/ Tony Stark - Played by Robert Downey Jr.

Iron Man's fictional social media profile was based on Elon Musk's own social media presence. Based on Musk’s social count of a combined 40 million followers, Iron Man could earn an estimated $400K for every sponsored social media post. This means Iron Man would have potential annual social earnings of $478,498,899 on an average 1,177 posts a year.

Din Djarin (“The Mandalorian”) – Played by Pedro Pascal

Din Djarin's fictional social media profile is based on the artist Banksy. While Din Djarin isn’t in the same league as Iron Man, he still has the potential to earn an estimated $28K with each social post. With only an average of 17 social posts a year, though, Din Djarin's potential annual earnings only come in at about $439,963.

David Rose (“Schitts Creek”) – Played by Daniel Levy

Based on the real-world social profile of Tan France, Schitt's Creek David Rose has the potential to earn $16K per post. His average of 337 posts per year would bring in $2.5m per year.

Belle (“Beauty and the Beast”) – Played by Emma Watson

Belle's fictional profile is based on the social media profile of real-life princess Kate Middleton. Belle’s potential earnings as a social influencer come in at $53K per post, and with a whopping 2,227 posts per year would bank an extra $51m per year.

Borat – Played by Sacha Baron-Cohen

Inspired by the social profile of Louis Theroux, Borat could earn $24K with each social post, making his 433 posts a year bring in $7.9m a year as an influencer.

Wonder Woman – Played by Gal Gadot

Based on Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez's social media presence, Wonder Woman could earn$128K per social post. With 1,219 posts per year, Wonder Woman's potential annual earnings would be $124m.

Tiana (“Princess and the Frog”) – Played by Anika Noni Rose

Based on Meghan Markle's social media presence, Princess Tiana could earn $6m per year as an influencer.

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