Forbes magazine recently did a survey on just who might be the richest celebrities in the world. Sure enough, when we talk of stars, we automatically think of them having lots of money. But it turns out not all of the stars are rich. Forbes combined this list from one to a hundred and it features all the celebrities around the world, who are known to be the highest paid in their industry. For now, we have the list of the top twenty highest paid celebrities in the world and they mostly feature celebrities living in the US. By the way, Katy Perry is at number three; guess the Illumination devotion paid off! One of my favourite authors, James Patterson is at number seven.
World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities
Floyd Mayweather – $300 M – Athletes
Manny Pacquiao – $160 M – Athletes
Katy Perry – $135 M – Musicians
Howard Stern – $95 M – Personalities
Garth Brooks – $90 M – Musicians
James Patterson – $89 M – Authors
Robert Downey Jr. – $80 M – Actors
Taylor Swift – $80 M – Musicians
Cristiano Ronaldo – $79.5 M – Athletes
Rush Limbaugh – $79 M – Personalities
Ellen DeGeneres – $75 M – Personalities
Lionel Messi – $74 M – Athletes
The Eagles – $73.5 M – Musicians
Dr. Phil McGraw – $70 M – Personalities
Roger Federer – $67 M – Athletes
Calvin Harris – $66 M – Musicians
LeBron James – $65 M – Athletes
Justin Timberlake – $63.5 M – Musicians
David Copperfield – $63 M – Magicians
