Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, LeBron James, Jackie Chan and Melissa McCarthy--what do they all have in common? They're members of this year's edition of the FORBES Celebrity 100, the definitive accounting of the top-earning entertainers on the planet.
These stars pulled in a collective $5.1 billion pretax during our June-to-June scoring period. Regrettably, that's more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined. Yet the list is surprisingly international in scope, ranging from Hollywood's usual suspects like top-earning actor Dwayne Johnson (No. 19, $64.5 million) and cover star Kim Kardashian (No. 43, $51 million) to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen (No. 99, $30.5 million) and Korean pop sensation Bigbang (No. 54, $44 million).
Here at FORBES we recognize that, although many readers will enjoy exploring the list through our gorgeous interactive lander or browsing through a gallery of the top 100, some folks would prefer the cold, hard numbers. So, without further ado, here they are:
The 2016 Celebrity 100
1 Taylor Swift $170,000,000 USA
2 One Direction $110,000,000 UK
3 James Patterson $95,000,000 USA
4 Dr. Phil McGraw $88,000,000 USA
4 Cristiano Ronaldo $88,000,000 Portugal
6 Kevin Hart $87,500,000 USA
7 Howard Stern $85,000,000 USA
8 Lionel Messi $81,500,000 Argentina
9 Adele $80,500,000 UK
10 Rush Limbaugh $79,000,000 USA
11 LeBron James $77,000,000 USA
12 Madonna $76,500,000 USA
13 Ellen DeGeneres $75,000,000 USA
13 Rihanna $75,000,000 Barbados
15 Garth Brooks $70,000,000 USA
16 Roger Federer $68,000,000 Switzerland
17 AC/DC $67,500,000 Australia
18 Rolling Stones $66,500,000 UK
19 Dwayne Johnson $64,500,000 USA
20 David Copperfield $64,000,000 USA
21 Calvin Harris $63,000,000 UK (Scotland)
22 Diddy $62,000,000 USA
23 Jackie Chan $61,000,000 China
24 Bruce Springsteen $60,500,000 USA
25 Paul McCartney $56,500,000 UK
26 Kevin Durant $56,000,000 USA
26 Novak Djokovic $56,000,000 Serbia
26 Justin Bieber $56,000,000 Canada
26 Kenny Chesney $56,000,000 USA
30 Ryan Seacrest $55,000,000 USA
31 U2 $55,000,000 Ireland
31 The Weeknd $55,000,000 Canada
31 Matt Damon $55,000,000 USA
34 Beyonce $54,000,000 USA
34 Gordon Ramsay $54,000,000 UK (Scotland)
36 Jay Z $53,500,000 USA
37 Tom Cruise $53,000,000 USA
37 Cam Newton $53,000,000 USA
37 Jordan Spieth $53,000,000 USA
37 Phil Mickelson $53,000,000 USA
37 Luke Bryan $53,000,000 USA
42 Kim Kardashian $51,000,000 USA
43 Kobe Bryant $50,000,000 USA
44 Muse $49,000,000 UK
45 Foo Fighters $48,500,000 USA
46 Johnny Depp $48,000,000 USA
47 Toby Keith $47,500,000 USA
48 Judy Sheindlin $47,000,000 USA
49 Jennifer Lawrence $46,000,000 USA
49 Lewis Hamilton $46,000,000 UK
51 Tiger Woods $45,500,000 USA
52 Eli Manning $45,000,000 USA
53 Joe Flacco $44,500,000 USA
54 Floyd Mayweather $44,000,000 USA
54 Tom Brady $44,000,000 USA
54 Bigbang $44,000,000 South Korea
57 Jerry Seinfeld $43,500,000 USA
58 Sofia Vergara $43,000,000 Colombia
58 Ben Affleck $43,000,000 USA
60 Rory McIlroy $42,500,000 UK (N. Ireland)
61 Russell Wilson $42,000,000 USA
61 Elton John $42,000,000 USA
63 Dr. Dre $41,000,000 USA
63 Sebastian Vettel $41,000,000 Germany
63 Katy Perry $41,000,000 USA
66 Jimmy Buffett $40,500,000 USA
67 Mumford & Sons $40,000,000 UK
68 Jennifer Lopez $39,500,000 USA
69 Drake $38,500,000 Canada
70 Philip Rivers $38,000,000 USA
70 Tiesto $38,000,000
72 Neymar $37,500,000 Brazil
72 Rafael Nadal $37,500,000 Spain
72 Zlatan Ibrahimovic $37,500,000 Sweden
75 Jason Aldean $36,500,000 USA
75 Fernando Alonso $36,500,000 Spain
77 Gareth Bale $36,000,000 UK (Wales)
78 Vin Diesel $35,000,000 USA
78 Marcell Dareus $35,000,000 USA
80 Derrick Rose $34,000,000 USA
80 Peyton Manning $34,000,000 USA
82 Ed Sheeran $33,500,000 UK
82 A.J. Green $33,500,000 USA
82 Kei Nishikori $33,500,000 Japan
82 Maroon 5 $33,500,000 USA
86 Shah Rukh Khan $33,000,000 India
86 Dave Matthews Band $33,000,000 USA
86 Robert Downey, Jr. $33,000,000 USA
86 Melissa McCarthy $33,000,000 USA
86 James Harden $33,000,000 USA
91 Usain Bolt $32,500,000 Jamaica
92 Clayton Kershaw $32,000,000 USA
92 Dwyane Wade $32,000,000 USA
94 Penn & Teller $31,500,000 USA
94 Brad Pitt $31,500,000 USA
94 Akshay Kumar $31,500,000 India
97 Carmelo Anthony $31,000,000 USA
97 Drew Brees $31,000,000 USA
99 Gisele Bundchen $30,500,000 Brazil
99 Britney Spears $30,500,000 USA
To form the Celebrity 100, FORBES evaluates front-of-the-camera talent across the entire entertainment world, considering pretax income from June to June. Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Figures are based on numbers from Nielsen, Pollstar, Box Office Mojo, Songkick and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders and many of the stars themselves.
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