Renowned business magazine, Forbes has released list of 100 highest-paid celebrities of 2017.
According to reports, Sean Diddy Combs is the highest paid on the list. Combs earned $130 million from June 1, 2016, to June 1, 2017 through his “Bad Boy Family” Reunion Tour, a stake in Ciroc vodka and the $70 million sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line.
Sexy pop diva, Beyonce is on number two spot with $105million in earnings.
“I’ve never met anyone that works harder than me in my industry,’ Beyoncé had told the magazine in 1999. She is presently on break from touring as she gets ready to have twins
Harry Potter novelist, J.K. Rowling brought in $95 million, while rapper Drake and Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo round out the top five.
Last year’s top earner, Taylor Swift, plunged to No. 49. The singer brought in $44million, down from $170million – but she hasn’t put out an album or toured since 2015.
All 100 superstars on the list made a joint $5.15billion, but that doesn’t account for the fees they pay agents, managers or lawyers.
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- Sean Combs $130million
- Beyoncé $105million
- J.K. Rowling $95million
- Drake $94million
- Cristiano Ronaldo $93million
- The Weeknd $92million
- Howard Stern $90million
- Coldplay $88million
- James Patterson $87million
- LeBron James $86million
- Guns N’ Roses $84million
- Rush Limbaugh $84million
- Justin Bieber $83.5million
- Lionel Messi $80million
- Dr. Phil McGraw $79million
- Ellen DeGeneres $77million
- Bruce Springsteen $75million
- Adele $69million
- Jerry Seinfeld $69million
- Mark Wahlberg $68million
- Metallica $66.5million
- Dwayne Johnson $65million
- Roger Federer $64million
- David Copperfield $61.5million
- Kevin Durant $60.6million
- Garth Brooks $60million
- Elton John $60million
- Gordon Ramsay $60million
- Ryan Seacrest $58million
- Chris Rock $57million
- Vin Diesel $54.5million
- Paul McCartney $54million
- Red Hot Chili Peppers $54million
- Louis C.K. $52million
- Jimmy Buffett $50.5million
- Adam Sandler $50.5million
- Andrew Luck $50million
- Rory McIlroy $50million
- Jackie Chan $49million
- Calvin Harris $48.5million
- Robert Downey Jr. $48million
42, Stephen Curry $47.3million
- Dave Chappelle $47million
- Judy Sheindlin $47million
- James Harden $46.6million
- Lewis Hamilton $46million
- Kim Kardashian West $45.5million
- Drew Brees $45.3million
- Taylor Swift $44million
- Simon Cowell $43.5million
- Phil Mickelson $43.5million
- Tom Cruise $43million
- Kenny Chesney $42.5million
- Steve Harvey $42.5million
- Luke Bryan $42million
- Celine Dion $42million
- Jay-Z $42million
- Sofia Vergara $41.5million
- Kylie Jenner $41million
- Bruno Mars $39million
- Tiesto $39million
- Russell Westbrook $38.6million
- Sebastian Vettel $38.5million
- Damian Lillard $38.4million
- Shah Rukh Khan $38million
- Jennifer Lopez $38million
- The Chainsmokers $38million
- Novak Djokovic $37.6million
- Amy Schumer $37.5million
- Tiger Woods $37.1million
- Salman Khan $37million
- Neymar $37million
- Bill O’Reilly $37million
- Dolly Parton $37million
- Ed Sheeran $37million
- Dwayne Wade $36.2million
- Fernando Alonso $36million
- Sean Hannity $36million
- Rihanna $36million
- Bon Jovi $35.5million
- Akshay Kumar $35.5million
- Billy Joel $35million
- Dr. Dre $34.5million
- Florida Georgia Line $34.5million
- Toby Keith $34.5million
- Jordan Spieth $34.5million
- Derrick Rose $34.3million
- Usain Bolt $34.2million
- Gareth Bale $34million
- Conor McGregor $34million
- Britney Spears $34million
- Kei Nishikori $33.9million
- Fletcher Cox $33.4million
- Clayton Kershaw $33.3million
- Chance The Rapper $33million
- Katy Perry $33million
- Carmelo Anthony $32.6million
- Jason Aldean $32.5million
- Kevin Hary $32.5million
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic $32million