Forbes

CELEBRITY 100

- EDITED BY ZACK O’MALLEY GREENBURG | REPORTED BY KURT BADENHAUSE­N, MADELINE BERG, DAWN CHMIELEWSK­I, HAYLEY CUCCINELLO, MONICA MERCURI, ARIEL SHAPIRO AND CHLOE SORVINO

Superhero flicks and Sin City residencie­s power our annual list of entertainm­ent’s top earners. Marvel movies have become the way for actors to earn Hulk-size paydays, while music’s brightest stars head to Las Vegas for months at a time. The price of admission to

the Celebrity 100 has never been higher: $37.5 million, up 7% from a year ago. 1. TAYLOR SWIFT $185 MILLION MUSICIAN 2. KYLIE JENNER

$170 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 3. KANYE WEST

$150 MIL MUSICIAN 4. LIONEL MESSI

$127 MIL ATHLETE 5. ED SHEERAN

$110 MIL MUSICIAN 6. CRISTIANO RONALDO

$109 MIL ATHLETE 7. NEYMAR $105 MIL ATHLETE 8. THE EAGLES

$100 MIL MUSICIANS 9. DR. PHIL

$95 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 10. CANELO ALVAREZ

$94 MIL ATHLETE 11. ROGER FEDERER

$93.4 MIL ATHLETE 12. HOWARD STERN

$93 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 13. J.K. ROWLING

$92 MIL AUTHOR 14. RUSSELL WILSON

$89.5 MIL ATHLETE 15. DWAYNE JOHNSON

$89.4 MIL ACTOR 16. AARON RODGERS

$89.3 MIL ATHLETE 17. LEBRON JAMES

$89 MIL ATHLETE 18. RUSH LIMBAUGH

$87 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 19. ELTON JOHN

$84 MIL MUSICIAN

20. BEYONCÉ $81 MIL MUSICIAN 20. JAY-Z $81 MIL MUSICIAN 22. ELLEN DEGENERES

$80.5 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 23. STEPHEN CURRY

$79.8 MIL ATHLETE 24. CHRIS HEMSWORTH

$76.4 MIL ACTOR 25. DRAKE $75 MIL MUSICIAN 26. KIM KARDASHIAN WEST

$72 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 27. RYAN SEACREST

$71.5 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 28. JAMES PATTERSON

$70 MIL AUTHOR 28. DIDDY $70 MIL MUSICIAN 30. METALLICA $68.5 MIL MUSICIANS ROBERT DOWNEY, JR 31.

$66 MIL ACTOR 32. KEVIN DURANT

$65.4 MIL ATHLETE 33. AKSHAY KUMAR $65 MIL ACTOR 34. TIGER WOODS $63.9 MIL ATHLETE GORDON RAMSAY 35.

$63 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 36. RIHANNA $62 MIL MUSICIAN 37. DAVID COPPERFIEL­D

$60 MIL MAGICIAN 38. KEVIN HART

$59 MIL COMEDIAN 39. TRAVIS SCOTT

$58 MIL MUSICIAN 39. JACKIE CHAN

$58 MIL ACTOR 41. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

$57.5 MIL MUSICIAN 41. KATY PERRY

$57.5 MIL MUSICIAN 43. ADAM SANDLER

$57 MIL ACTOR 43. PINK $57 MIL MUSICIAN 43. BTS $57 MIL MUSICIANS 43. BRADLEY COOPER

$57 MIL ACTOR 47. SCARLETT JOHANSSON

$56 MIL ACTOR 48. BEN ROETHLISBE­RGER

$55.5 MIL ATHLETE 49. ANTHONY JOSHUA

$55 MIL ATHLETE 49. KHALIL MACK

$55 MIL ATHLETE LEWIS HAMILTON 49.

$55 MIL ATHLETE 52. RUSSELL WESTBROOK

$53.7 MIL ATHLETE 53. BILLY JOEL

$52 MIL MUSICIAN 54. BRUNO MARS

$51.5 MIL MUSICIAN 55. MIKE TROUT $50.6 MIL ATHLETE 55. NOVAK DJOKOVIC

$50.6 MIL ATHLETE 57. EMINEM $50 MIL MUSICIAN 57. JIMMY BUFFETT

$50 MIL MUSICIAN 59. JUDY SHEINDLIN

$49 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 59. FLEETWOOD MAC

$49 MIL MUSICIANS

61. PHIL MICKELSON

$48.4 MIL ATHLETE 62. PAUL MCCARTNEY

$48 MIL MUSICIAN 62. ARIANA GRANDE

$48 MIL MUSICIAN 64. JAMES HARDEN

$47.7 MIL ATHLETE 65. CONOR MCGREGOR

$47 MIL ATHLETE 66. DEMARCUS LAWRENCE

$46.9 MIL ATHLETE 67. THE CHAINSMOKE­RS

$46 MIL MUSICIANS 67. SEAN HANNITY $46 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 69. STEVE HARVEY

$45 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 70. BRYCEHARPE­R $44.5 MIL ATHLETE 71. GUNS N’ ROSES

$44 MIL MUSICIANS 72. CHRIS PAUL

$43.8 MIL ATHLETE 73. CHRIS EVANS

$43.5 MIL ACTOR 74. KYRIE IRVING

$43.3 MIL ATHLETE 75. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUN­MPO

$43.2 MIL ATHLETE 76. JENNIFER LOPEZ

$43 MIL MUSICIAN 76. SOFIA VERGARA

$43 MIL ACTOR 78. LUKE BRYAN

$42.5 MIL MUSICIAN 79. DREW BREES

$42.4 MIL ATHLETE 80. SIMON COWELL

$42 MIL PERSONALIT­Y 81. AARON DONALD

$41.4 MIL ATHLETE 82. DAMIAN LILLARD

$41.1 MIL ATHLETE 83. ROLLING STONES

$41 MIL MUSICIANS 83. PAUL RUDD

$41 MIL ACTOR 83. JERRY SEINFELD

$41 MIL COMEDIAN 86. SEBASTIAN VETTEL

$40.3 MIL ATHLETE 87. DJ KHALED

$40 MIL MUSICIAN 87. THE WEEKND

$40 MIL MUSICIAN 87. MARSHMELLO $40 MIL MUSICIAN 90. LADY GAGA

$39.5 MIL MUSICIAN 91. BLAKE GRIFFIN

$39.1 MIL ATHLETE 92. RORY MCILROY

$39 MIL ATHLETE 92. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

$39 MIL MUSICIANS 94. PAUL GEORGE

$38.6 MIL ATHLETE 95. ZAC BROWN BAND

$38.5 MIL MUSICIANS 95. KENDRICK LAMAR

$38.5 MIL MUSICIAN 95. CALVIN HARRIS

$38.5 MIL MUSICIAN 98. BRANDIN COOKS

$38 MIL ATHLETE 98. SHAWN MENDES

$38 MIL MUSICIAN 100. CELINE DION

$37.5 MIL MUSICIAN

ABOUT THE CELEBRITY 100: OUR LIST RANKS FRONTOF-CAMERA ENTERTAINE­RS AROUND THE WORLD BY PRETAX INCOME FROM JUNE 1, 2018 TO JUNE 1, 2019, BEFORE DEDUCTING FEES FOR MANAGERS, AGENTS AND LAWYERS. OUR NUMBERS ARE BASED ON FIGURES FROM IMDB, NIELSEN MUSIC, NPD BOOKSCAN, POLLSTAR AND INSIDER INTERVIEWS.

?? ?? The songstress added to her reputation over the past 12 months with a massive stadium tour: 53 concerts, millions of attendees and a $345 million gross. There’s also her new Republic Records deal that could pay as much $200 million. TAYLOR SWIFT NO. 1
The songstress added to her reputation over the past 12 months with a massive stadium tour: 53 concerts, millions of attendees and a $345 million gross. There’s also her new Republic Records deal that could pay as much $200 million. TAYLOR SWIFT NO. 1
?? ?? GIANNIS ANTETOKOUN­MPO NO. 75 The Greek Freak is the NBA’s newly crowned MVP and is set to get his first Nike signature shoe, the Zoom Freak 1, in a deal that’ll pay out $10 million annually.
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUN­MPO NO. 75 The Greek Freak is the NBA’s newly crowned MVP and is set to get his first Nike signature shoe, the Zoom Freak 1, in a deal that’ll pay out $10 million annually.
?? ?? PAUL RUDD NO. 83 Avengers assemble! Six actors on the Celeb 100 were in Marvel movies this year, including Paul Rudd as Ant-Man. Spoiler alert! This may be the last time so many of the superheroe­s conquer the list after several fatal endings in Avengers: Endgame.
PAUL RUDD NO. 83 Avengers assemble! Six actors on the Celeb 100 were in Marvel movies this year, including Paul Rudd as Ant-Man. Spoiler alert! This may be the last time so many of the superheroe­s conquer the list after several fatal endings in Avengers: Endgame.

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