Over the past 12
months, the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.15
billion--more than the combined GDP of Belize, Liberia and Gambia--led by
Diddy, who clocked a career-best $130 million. Beyoncé and J.K. Rowling round out the top three
with $105 million and $95 million, respectively.
Though Diddy's payday
mostly came from the sale of a large chunk of Sean John clothing equity and his
ongoing partnership with Diageo's Ciroc vodka, many of the names on our list
are profiting from the emergence of the new entertainment economy. From Spotify
to Netflix, streaming platforms are directly enriching stars in a manner
that once seemed a distant dream--and indirectly fueling lucrative live
shows for the likes of The Weeknd, who appears on the cover of this year's
Celebrity 100 issue.
"We live in a
world where artists don't really make the money off the music like we did in
the Golden Age," he tells FORBES. "It's not really coming in until
you hit the stage."
Below is a full
listing of this year's Celebrity 100 (full coverage here), which ranks the
top-earning front-of-camera entertainers on the planet by pretax income from
June 1, 2016 through June 1, 2017. 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.
1. Diddy, $130
million (Musician, U.S.)
2. Beyoncé, $105
million (Musician, U.S.)
3. J.K. Rowling, $95
million (Author, U.K.)
4. Drake, $94 million
(Musician, Canada)
5. Cristiano Ronaldo,
$93 million (Athlete, Portugal)
6. The Weeknd,
$92 million (Musician, Canada)
7. Howard Stern, $90
million (Personality, U.S.)
8. Coldplay, $88
million (Musicians, U.K.)
9. James Patterson,
$87 million (Author, U.S.)
10. LeBron James, $86
million (Athlete, U.S.)
11. Guns N' Roses,
$84 million (Musicians, U.S.)
11. Rush Limbaugh,
$84 million (Personality, U.S.)
13. Justin
Bieber, $83.5 million (Musician, Canada)
14. Lionel Messi, $80
million (Athlete, Argentina)
15. Dr. Phil McGraw,
$79 million (Personality, U.S.)
16. Ellen
DeGeneres, $77 million (Personality, U.S.)
17. Bruce
Springsteen, $75 million (Musician, U.S.)
18. Adele, $69
million (Musician, U.K.)
18. Jerry Seinfeld,
$69 million (Comedian, U.S.)
20. Mark Wahlberg,
$68 million (Actor, U.S.)
21. Metallica, $66.5
million (Musicians, U.S.)
22. Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson, $65 million (Actor, U.S.)
23. Roger Federer,
$64 million (Athlete, Switzerland)
24. David
Copperfield, $61.5 million (Magician, U.S.)
25. Kevin Durant,
$60.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
26. Garth Brooks, $60
million (Musician, U.S.)
26. Elton John, $60
million (Musician, U.K.)
26. Gordon Ramsay,
$60 million (Personality, U.K.)
29. Ryan Seacrest,
$58 million (Personality, U.S.)
30. Chris Rock, $57
million (Comedian, U.S.)
31. Vin Diesel, $54.5
million (Actor, U.S.)
32. Paul McCartney,
$54 million (Musician, U.K.)
32. Red Hot Chili
Peppers, $54 million (Musicians, U.S.)
34. Louis C.K., $52
million (Comedian, U.S.)
35. Jimmy Buffett,
$50.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
35. Adam
Sandler, $50.5 million (Actor, U.S.)
37. Andrew Luck, $50
million (Athlete, U.S.)
37. Rory McIlroy, $50
million (Athlete, U.S.)
39. Jackie Chan, $49
million (Actor, China)
40. Calvin Harris,
$48.5 million (Musician, U.K.)
41. Robert Downey,
Jr., $48 million (Actor, U.S.)
42. Steph Curry,
$47.3 million (Athlete U.S.)
43. Dave Chappelle,
$47 million (Comedian, U.S.)
43. Judy Sheindlin,
$47 million (Personality, U.S.)
45. James Harden,
$46.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
46. Lewis Hamilton,
$46 million (Athlete, U.K.)
47. Kim
Kardashian West, $45.5 million (Personality, U.S.)
48. Drew Brees, $45.3
million (Athlete, U.S.)
49. Taylor Swift, $44
million (Musician, U.S.)
50. Simon Cowell,
$43.5 million (Personality, U.K.)
50. Phil Mickelson,
$43.5 million (Athlete, U.S.)
52. Tom Cruise, $43
million (Actor, U.S.)
53. Kenny Chesney,
$42.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
53. Steve Harvey,
$42.5 million (Personality, U.S.)
55. Luke Bryan, $42
million (Musician, U.S.)
55. Celine Dion, $42
million (Musician, Canada)
55. Jay Z, $42
million (Musician, U.S.)
58. Sofia Vergara,
$41 million (Actor, Colombia)
59. Kylie Jenner, $41
million (Personality, U.S.)
60. Bruno Mars, $39
million (Musician, U.S.)
60. Tiësto, $39
million (Musician, Netherlands)
62. Russell
Westbrook, $38.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
63. Sebastian Vettel,
$38.5 million (Athlete, Germany)
64. Damian Lillard,
$38.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
65. Shah Rukh Khan,
$38 million (Actor, India)
65. Jennifer Lopez,
$38 million (Musician, U.S.)
65. The Chainsmokers,
$38 million (Musician, U.S.)
68. Novak Djokovic,
$37.6 million (Athlete, Serbia)
69. Amy Schumer,
$37.5 million (Comedian, U.S.)
70. Tiger Woods,
$37.1 million (Athlete, U.S.)
71. Salman Khan, $37
million (Actor, India)
71. Neymar, $37
million (Athlete, Brazil)
71. Bill O’Reilly,
$37 million (Personality, U.S.)
71. Dolly Parton, $37
million (Musician, U.S.)
71. Ed Sheeran, $37
million (Musician, U.K.)
76. Dwayne Wade,
$36.2 million (Athlete, U.S.)
77. Fernando Alonso,
$36 million (Athlete, Spain)
77. Sean Hannity, $36
million (Personality, U.S.)
77. Rihanna, $36
million (Musician, Barbados)
80. Bon Jovi, $35.5
million (Musician, U.S.)
80. Akshay Kumar,
$35.5 million (Actor, India)
82. Billy Joel, $35
million (Musician, U.S.)
83. Dr. Dre, $34.5
million (Musician, U.S.)
83. Florida Georgia
Line, $34.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
83. Toby Keith,
$34.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
83. Jordan Spieth,
$34.5 million (Athlete, U.S.)
87. Derrick Rose,
$34.2 million (Athlete, U.S.)
88. Usain Bolt, $34.2
million (Athlete, Jamaica)
89. Gareth Bale, $34
million (Athlete, U.K.)
89. Conor McGregor,
$34 million (Athlete, Ireland)
89. Britney Spears,
$34 million (Musician, U.S.)
92. Kei Nishikori,
$33.9 million (Athlete, Japan)
93. Fletcher Cox,
$33.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
94. Clayton Kershaw,
$33.4 million (Athlete, U.S.)
95. Chance The
Rapper, $33 million (Musician, U.S.)
95. Katy Perry, $33
million (Musician, U.S.)
97. Carmelo Anthony,
$32.6 million (Athlete, U.S.)
98. Jason Aldean,
$32.5 million (Musician, U.S.)
98. Kevin Hart, $32.5
million (Comedian, U.S.)
100. Zlatan
Ibrahimovic, $32 million (Athlete, Sweden)
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