They may make up 84% of the top names in the industry, but female Instagram fitness bloggers are still being paid less than their male counterparts.

A study based on The Fit List rankings, which lists the highest-earning ‘fitstagrammers’ in the industry, found that 42 of the top 50 bloggers are women.

But while Sommer Ray, who has 16.9 million Instagram followers, is ranked as the most influential fitstagrammer, it is British body coach Joe Wicks, with 1.9 million followers, who is earning the most money – perhaps proving that the gender pay gap is still alive and well even in the most modern of careers.

The world’s top fitstagrammer earns a third of her male counterpart’s income