Neymar and Ronaldo earn HOW much from tweeting?

Twitter has become, among other things, a great tool for attracting customers. Because of that, companies have been using the biggest stars in sport to lure clients in. 

Among those whose tweets are worth the most money are Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Neymar. According to the communication agency Opendorse, a tweet from Ronaldo advertising your brand could earn the Portuguese star 230,000 euros -- he has 37 million followers. 

Just behind Ronaldo is basketball's Lebron James, with Neymar then holding third place. The Barça forward has nearly 20 million followers. Completing the top five are Kevin Durant (basketball) and Rafael Nadal (tennis). 

Rank/Name/Sport/Followers/Cost per tweet ($)

1.Cristiano Ronaldo / Football / 37m / 260k

2.Lebron James / Basketball / 23.5m / 140k

3.Neymar / Football / 19.7m / 135k

4.Kevin Durant / Basketball / 11,70 / 66k

5.Rafa Nadal / Tennis / 8.43m / 58k

6.Kobe Bryant / Basketball / 7m / 42k

7.Gareth Bale / Football / 7.1m / 36k

8.Floyd Mayweather / Boxing / 6.4m / 34k

9.Serena Williams / Tennis / 4.9m / 30k

10.Dwyane Wade / Basketball / 4.9m / 28k

11.Tiger Woods / Golf / 4.65m / 27k

12.Novak Djokovic / Tennis / 4.59m / 26k

13.Mahendra Singh Dhoni / Cricket / 4.5m / 24k

14.Usain Bolt / Athletics / 3.7m / 21k

15.Andy Murray / Tennis / 3.3m / 18k

16.Roger Federer / Tennis / 3.5m / 16k

17.Manny Pacquiao / Boxing / 2.5m / 14k

18.Rory Mcilroy / Golf / 2.6m / 14k

19.Derrick Rose / Basketball / 2.4m / 11k

20.Maria Sharapova / Tennis / 1.7m / 9k