Forbes has released its annual list of highest paid celebrities in the world, this year accumulating $6.1 BILLION DOLLARS.
It’s enough to make you want to crawl into a hole and die.
This figure is roughly $200 million less than last year because of the effects of the global pandemic on the entertainment industry.
We’ll go through the top 10 and some surprising lower celebs, but you can find the full list here.
Number 1 is of course Kylie Jenner, with sales of 52% of her cosmetics company, she’s sitting comfortably at the top with $590 Million.
Number 2: Kanye West with $170 Million a lot of which came with his Yeezy x Adidas deal.
Number 3: Roger Federer – $106.3 Million
Number 4: Cristiano Ronaldo – $105 Million
Number 5: Lionel Messi – $104 Million
Number 6: Tyler Perry – $97 Million
Number 7: Neymar – $95.5 Million
Number 8: Howard Stern – $90 Million
Number 9: Lebron James – $88.2 Million
Number 10: Dwayne Johnson – $87.5 Million
It’s no surprise that athletes have dominated the top 10 with the amount of money funnelled into sports these days.
However you might be wondering where all the musicians that you hear topping the charts on the radio every single day are?
Well I’ll list some of our faves below and you’re gonna be surprised.
Number 17: Ariana Grande – $72 Million
Number 20: Jonas Brothers – $68.5 Million
Number 23: Ed Sheeran – $64 Million
Number 25: Taylor Swift – $63.5 Million
Number 28: Post Malone – $60 Million
Number 35: Marshmello – $56 Million
Number 39: Shawn Mendes – $54.5 Million
Number 42: Jay-Z – $53.5 Million
Number 43: Billie Eilish – $53 Million
Number 47: BTS – $50 Million
Number 49: Drake – $49 Million
Number 60: Rihanna – $46 Million
Number 82: Travis Scott – $39.5 Million
Number 86: Katy Perry – $38.5 Million
Number 87: Lady Gaga – $38 Million
I’ve lost all concept of money and dollars and how much anything is worth after this.