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The World’s

Highest-Paid

Entertainers

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THE STARS ON FORBES’ 20TH ANNUAL CELEBRITY 100
RANKING EARNED A COMBINED $6.3 BILLION OVER
THE PAST 12 MONTHS, UP 22% FROM LAST YEAR.

1 Floyd Mayweather 15 Ellen DeGeneres 32 Diddy
ATHLETE U.S. $285 MIL PERSONALITY U.S. $87.5 MIL MUSICIAN U.S. $64 MIL
he boxer’s August ight In addition to earning an 33 Gordon Ramsay
versus Conor McGregor eight-igure check for her PERSONALITY U.K. $62 MIL
generated more than eponymous show and
$550 million in revenue, smaller ones for other 34 David
with “Money” May- projects like charades Copperfield
weather earning app Heads Up, De Gen- MAGICIAN U.S. $61 MIL
$275 million as the “A” eres made history this 35 Beyoncé
side of the bout and for year as the irst woman MUSICIAN U.S. $60 MIL
his role as promoter. to receive $20 million for 11 31
a Net ix stand-up special 36 Matthew Staford
2 George Clooney en route to her most ATHLETE U.S. $59.5 MIL
ACTOR U.S. $239 MIL lucrative year yet. 37 Kendrick Lamar
British liquor giant MUSICIAN U.S. $58 MIL
Diageo purchased 16 James Patterson
Casamigos, the tequila AUTHOR U.S. $86 MIL 38 Jerry Seinfeld
company Clooney co- 17 LeBron James COMEDIAN U.S. $57.5 MIL
founded, for $700 mil lion ATHLETE U.S. $85.5 MIL 39 Kevin Hart
up front, giving him the (see p. 102) COMEDIAN U.S. $57 MIL
best annual take-home His Kevin Hart: he
of his—or any actor’s— 18 Rush Limbaugh Irresponsible Tour,
career. PERSONALITY U.S. $84.5 MIL
which sold over 1 million
19 Katy Perry tickets, earned him more
3 Kylie Jenner 68
MUSICIAN U.S. $83 MIL than $30 million and
PERSONALITY U.S. $166.5 MIL secured its spot as the
20 Robert
4 Judy Sheindlin Downey Jr. biggest comedy excursion
(“Judge Judy”) ACTOR U.S. $81 MIL of 2018.
PERSONALITY U.S. $147 MIL
21 Taylor Swift 39 The Weeknd
5 Dwayne “The MUSICIAN U.S. $80 MIL MUSICIAN CANADA $57 MIL
Rock” Johnson 22 Dr. Phil 41 The Eagles
ACTOR U.S. $124 MIL MUSICIANS U.S. $56 MIL
PERSONALITY U.S. $77.5 MIL
6 U2 42 J.K. Rowling
MUSICIANS IRELAND $118 MIL 23 Roger Federer
ATHLETE SWITZERLAND AUTHOR U.K. $54 MIL
7 Coldplay $77.2 MIL 43 Kevin Durant
MUSICIANS U.K. $115.5 MIL
24 Stephen Curry ATHLETE U.S. $53.7 MIL
8 Lionel Messi ATHLETE U.S. $76.9 MIL 44 Depeche Mode
ATHLETE ARGENTINA $111 MIL
25 Jay-Z MUSICIANS U.K. $53 MIL 2
9 Ed Sheeran MUSICIAN U.S. $76.5 MIL 45 Pink
MUSICIAN U.K. $110 MIL
26 Ryan Seacrest MUSICIAN U.S. $52 MIL
10 Cristiano Ronaldo PERSONALITY U.S. $74 MIL 45 Luke Bryan
ATHLETE PORTUGAL $108 MIL
27 Guns N’ Roses MUSICIAN U.S. $52 MIL
11 Bruno Mars MUSICIANS U.S. $71 MIL 47 Jimmy Bufett
MUSICIAN U.S. $100 MIL
28 Roger Waters MUSICIAN U.S. $51 MIL
12 Conor McGregor MUSICIAN U.K. $68 MIL 47 Lewis Hamilton
ATHLETE IRELAND $99 MIL
29 Matt Ryan ATHLETE U.K. $51 MIL
13 Neymar ATHLETE U.S. $67.3 MIL 49 Lady Gaga
ATHLETE BRAZIL $90 MIL
30 Kim MUSICIAN U.S. $50 MIL
13 Howard Stern Kardashian West 50 Calvin Harris PABLO FOR FORBES
PERSONALITY U.S. $90 MIL PERSONALITY U.S. $67 MIL MUSICIAN U.K. $48 MIL
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31 Chris Hemsworth
ACTOR AUSTRALIA $64.5 MIL
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