To reach that figure, the company tracked popular current and former reality stars, such as Amanda Stanton Jade Roper , and Ashley Iaconetti , over the course of 30 days on Instagram. Mediakix looked for posts that were "definitively sponsored," as evidenced by #ad or other disclosures, and "likely sponsored," since they featured a particular brand or product. Then, they tallied the number of sponsored posts — typically between seven and eight per month — and multiplied that number by the amount of money stars can earn per post — $5,000 on the low end and $15,000 on the high end — to come up with a prediction for the monthly and yearly Instagram incomes of today's top reality stars turned influencers. The company suggests influencers with fewer followers and lower engagement rates are earning $444,000 a year, while those with higher numbers are earning upwards of $888,000 to $1.33 million.