There is an old adage which says, ‘an old woman becomes uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in proverbs.’ Similarly when we hear the amount of money people make in a just a single day whilst others struggle their whole lives and do make even the smallest proportion of it, you have every reason to feel uneasy when there is a compilation the richest people on earth.
Forbes has released their annual highest paid celebrity list and as usual some notable names are conspicuous. Cristiano Ronaldo predictably maintained his status as the highest paid sports personality. Rapper and business mogul, Sean Combs aka Diddy, tops Forbes 100 highest paid celebrity in 2017 by clocking a career-best of $130 million.
Forbes clearly stated a criteria in the final analyses, which states that, “Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Estimates are based on figures from Nielsen, NPD Bookscan, Pollstar, Box Office Mojo, Songkick, D’Marie and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders and sometime of the stars themselves”.
See below for full list:
- Diddy, $130 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Beyoncé, $105 million (Musician, U.S.)
- J.K. Rowling, $95 million (Author, U.K.)
- Drake, $94 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Cristiano Ronaldo, $93 million (Athlete, Portugal)
- The Weekend, $92 million (Musician, Canada)
- Howard Stern, $90 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Coldplay, $88 million (Musicians, U.K.)
- James Patterson, $87 million (Author, U.S.)
- LeBron James, $86 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Guns N’ Roses, $84 million (Musicians, U.S.)
- Rush Limbaugh, $84 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Justin Bieber, $83.5 million (Musician, Canada)
- Lionel Messi, $80 million (Athlete, Argentina)
- Dr. Phil McGraw, $79 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Ellen DeGeneres, $77 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Bruce Springsteen, $75 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Adele, $69 million (Musician, U.K.)
- Jerry Seinfeld, $69 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Mark Wahlberg, $68 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Metallica, $66.5 million (Musicians, U.S.)
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $65 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Roger Federer, $64 million (Athlete, Switzerland)
- David Copperfield, $61.5 million (Magician, U.S.)
- Kevin Durant, $60.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Garth Brooks, $60 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Elton John, $60 million (Musician, U.K.)
- Gordon Ramsay, $60 million (Personality, U.K.)
- Ryan Seacrest, $58 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Chris Rock, $57 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Vin Diesel, $54.5 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Paul McCartney, $54 million (Musician, U.K.)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, $54 million (Musicians, U.S.)
- Louis C.K., $52 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Jimmy Buffett, $50.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Adam Sandler, $50.5 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Andrew Luck, $50 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Rory McIlroy, $50 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Jackie Chan, $49 million (Actor, China)
- Calvin Harris, $48.5 million (Musician, U.K.)
- Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Steph Curry, $47.3 million (Athlete U.S.)
- Dave Chappelle, $47 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Judy Sheindlin, $47 million (Personality, U.S.)
- James Harden, $46.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Lewis Hamilton, $46 million (Athlete, U.K.)
- Kim Kardashian West, $45.5 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Drew Brees, $45.3 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Taylor Swift, $44 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Simon Cowell, $43.5 million (Personality, U.K.)
- Phil Mickelson, $43.5 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Tom Cruise, $43 million (Actor, U.S.)
- Kenny Chesney, $42.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Steve Harvey, $42.5 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Luke Bryan, $42 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Celine Dion, $42 million (Musician, Canada)
- Jay Z, $42 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Sofia Vergara, $41 million (Actor, Colombia)
- Kylie Jenner, $41 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Bruno Mars, $39 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Tiësto, $39 million (Musician, Netherlands)
- Russell Westbrook, $38.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Sebastian Vettel, $38.5 million (Athlete, Germany)
- Damian Lillard, $38.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million (Actor, India)
- Jennifer Lopez, $38 million (Musician, U.S.)
- The Chainsmokers, $38 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Novak Djokovic, $37.6 million (Athlete, Serbia)
- Amy Schumer, $37.5 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Tiger Woods, $37.1 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Salman Khan, $37 million (Actor, India)
- Neymar, $37 million (Athlete, Brazil)
- Bill O’Reilly, $37 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Dolly Parton, $37 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Ed Sheeran, $37 million (Musician, U.K.)
- Dwayne Wade, $36.2 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Fernando Alonso, $36 million (Athlete, Spain)
- Sean Hannity, $36 million (Personality, U.S.)
- Rihanna, $36 million (Musician, Barbados)
- Bon Jovi, $35.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million (Actor, India)
- Billy Joel, $35 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Dr. Dre, $34.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Florida Georgia Line, $34.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Toby Keith, $34.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Jordan Spieth, $34.5 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Derrick Rose, $34.2 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Usain Bolt, $34.2 million (Athlete, Jamaica)
- Gareth Bale, $34 million (Athlete, U.K.)
- Conor McGregor, $34 million (Athlete, Ireland)
- Britney Spears, $34 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Kei Nishikori, $33.9 million (Athlete, Japan)
- Fletcher Cox, $33.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Clayton Kershaw, $33.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Chance The Rapper, $33 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Katy Perry, $33 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Carmelo Anthony, $32.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
- Jason Aldean, $32.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
- Kevin Hart, $32.5 million (Comedian, U.S.)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic, $32 million (Athlete, Sweden)
