KYLIE JENNER: Top Earning Celebrity
Despite having her billionaire states take away,Kylie Jenner tops this year'sForbesCelebrity 100. The reality star and cosmetics mogul made $590 million in 2019 -- all but $50 million from selling a majority stake in her cosmetics line to Coty.
Rounding out the Top 5:
- Kanye West($170 million): "Information about [his] deal with Adidas for sneaker brand Yeezy convinced Forbes to call the entrepreneur and musician a billionaire."
- Roger Federer($106.3 million): "The world's highest-paid athlete for the first time, thanks to an unmatched portfolio of lucrative endorsement deals."
- Cristiano Ronaldo($105 million): "Ronaldo is the most followed athlete on social media." The Portuguese soccer stars hit 200 million Instagram followers in 2020."
- Lionel Messi($104 million): "Awarded both FIFA's Player of the Year and the European Golden Shoe [as soccer's] top scorer on the continent a record six times."
Other celebs on the list include TylerPerry($97 million), HowardStern($90 million) and DwayneJohnson($87.5 million).
The highest ranking American athlete is LeBron James(9th overall) at $88.2 million.
The top-earning rock and roller isElton John(14th) at $81 million. Other familiar names in music includeAriana Grande(17th, $72 million),The Jonas Brothers(20th, $68.5 million),The Chainsmokers(21st, $68 million),Ed Sheeran(23rd, $64 million),Taylor Swift(25th, $65 million) and The Rolling Stones (32nd, $59 million).
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