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Merge 104.8  |  14 August 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person ever to achieve 600 million followers on Instagram. He has also been named as Instagram’s top earner for the third year in a row. The list is based on internal and publicly available data on how much each user can charge for a post on Instagram and YouTube. He now brings in a massive $3.2 million per Instagram post.

 

A number of items once owned by Freddie Mercury including a prized piano and flamboyant costumes are among a number of the singers possessions now on display at Sotheby’s. Thousands of items from his personal collection have gone on show, ahead of an auction next month. The centrepiece of the exhibit is the piano on which he composed We Are The Champions and Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

Dwayne Johnson has addressed the devastating wildfires in Hawaii in a video message posted online, with him having described the situation on the island of Maui as “heartbreaking”. Wildfires have swept through the island, leading to fatalities and significant damage. Dwayne also shared photos of the aftermath of the wildfires.