Taylor Swift has officially been ranked as the highest-paid celebrity on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list. According to the publication, she has accumulated a pretax income of $185 million USD over the past year. She reportedly saw a 131-percent increase in her pay, and brought in $80 million USD last year.
Coming directly behind Swift is Kylie Jenner, the youngest self-made billionaire ever. The beauty mogul is second on the highest-paid list due to her $170 million USD fortune. Just last year her beauty company Kylie Cosmetics made her $360 million USD.
Taylor’s top spot on this list is largely due to her tours. In 2016, she also landed the No. 1 spot with $170 million USD, the reasoning behind this was The 1989 World Tour. Additionally, her "Reputation Stadium Tour surpassed her own 1989 World Tour as the highest-grossing in the U.S., raking in $266.1 million USD domestically, according to Billboard Boxscore." Forbes also reports that "millions" were added to Swift’s income following Netflix acquiring her live concert special alongside deals with Apple, AT&T and Diet Coke.
You can view the entire list on Forbes‘ website. Take a look at the 10 highest-paid celebrities below.
Forbes Top 10 Celebrity 100 Rankings
1. Taylor Swift – $185 million USD
2. Kylie Jenner – $170 million USD ($1 billion USD real time net worth)
3. Kanye West – $240 million USD
4. Lionel Messi – $127 million USD
5. Ed Sheeran – $110 million USD
6. Cristiano Ronaldo – $109 million USD
7. Neymar – $105 million USD
8. The Eagles – $100 million USD
9. Dr. Phil McGraw – $95 million USD
10. Canelo Alvarez – $94 million USD
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