Forbes has released its annual list of highest-paid celebrities and for 2020 with beauty mogul Kylie Jenner occupying the first spot on the list with $590 million. Jenner’s payday came from selling a 51% stake in her cosmetics firm to Coty in January.
Her brother-in-law, rapper Kanye West ranks second on the list with $170 million thanks to a majority of his earnings from his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas.
Sports star Roger Federer closes the top three with $106.3 million. This makes him the first tennis player to earn the top spot among athletes on the list.
Cristiano Ronaldo who claimed the 4th spot with $105 million became the first team player to earn $1 billion during his career.
Check out the full list below:
1 Kylie Jenner – $590 million
2 Kanye West – $170 million
3 Roger Federer – $106.3 million
4 Cristiano Ronaldo – $105 million
5 Lionel Messi – $104 million
6 Tyler Perry – $97 million
7 Neymar – $95.5 million
8 Howard Stern – $90 million
9 LeBron James – $88.2 million
10 Dwayne Johnson – $87.5 million
11 Rush Limbaugh – $85 million
12 Ellen DeGeneres – $84 million
13 Bill Simmons – $82.5 million
14 Elton John – $81 million
15 James Patterson – $80 million-
16 Stephen Curry – $74.4 million
17 Ariana Grande – $72 million
18 Ryan Reynolds – $71.5 million
19 Gordon Ramsay – $70 million
20 Jonas Brothers – $68.5 million
21 The Chainsmokers – $68 million
22 Dr. Phil McGraw – $65.5 million
23 Ed Sheeran – $64 million
24 Kevin Durant – $63.9 million
25 Taylor Swift – $63.5 million
26 Tiger Woods – $62.3 million
27 Kirk Cousins – $60.5 million
28 Post Malone – $60 million
28 J.K. Rowling – $60 million
28 Ryan Seacrest – $60 million
31 Carson Wentz – $59.1 million
32 Rolling Stones – $59 million
33 Mark Wahlberg – $58 million
34 Tyson Fury – $57 million
35 Marshmello – $56 million
35 Russell Westbrook – $56 million
37 Ben Affleck – $55 million
37 Sean Combs – $55 million
39 Shawn Mendes – $54.5 million
40 Vin Diesel – $54 million
40 Lewis Hamilton – $54
42 Jay-Z – $53.5 million
43 Billie Eilish – $53 million
44 Rory McIlroy – $52 million
45 Simon Cowell – $51 million
45 Jerry Seinfeld – $51 million
47 BTS – $50 million
48 Kim Kardashian West – $49.5 million
49 Drake – $49 million
49 Jared Goff – $49 million
49 Judy Sheindlin – $49 million
52 Akshay Kumar – $48.5 million
53 Conor McGregor – $48 million
54 James Harden – $47.8 million
55 Giannis Antetokounmpo – $47.6 million
56 Jennifer Lopez – $47.5 million
57 Anthony Joshua – $47 million
57 Pink – $47 million
59 Deontay Wilder – $46.5 million
60 David Copperfield – $46 million
60 Rihanna – $46 million
62 Luke Bryan – $45.5 million
62 Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5 million
64 Backstreet Boys – $45 million
64 Tom Brady – $45 million
64 Phil Collins – $45 million
67 Drew Brees – $44.8 million
68 Novak Djokovic – $44.6 million
69 Will Smith – $44.5 million
70 Blake Shelton – $43.5 million
71 Sean Hannity – $43 million
71 Sofía Vergara – $43 million
73 Celine Dion – $42 million
74 Kyrie Irving – $41.9 million
75 The Eagles – $41 million
75 Adam Sandler – $41 million
77 Phil Mickelson – $40.8 million
78 Julio Jones – $40.5 million
78 Metallica – $40.5 million
80 Jackie Chan – $40 million
80 Rafael Nadal – $40 million
82 Heidi Klum – $39.5 million
82 Travis Scott – $39.5 million
84 Kevin Hart – $39 million
85 Klay Thompson – $38.8 million
86 Katy Perry – $38.5 million
87 Lady Gaga – $38 million
87 Bon Jovi – $38 million
87 U2 – $38 million
90 Naomi Osaka – $37.4 million
91 Canelo Alvarez – $37 million
91 Damian Lillard – $37 million
91 Paul McCartney – $37 million
91 Oprah Winfrey – $37 million
95 DJ Khaled – $36.5 million
95 Kiss – $36.5 million
97 Sebastian Vettel – $36.3 million
98 Serena Williams – $36 million
99 Angelina Jolie – $35.5 million
100 Mohamed Salah – $35.1 million
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