Taylor Swift is the highest paid celebrity.
Despite accusations of having a fake relationship with Tom Hiddleston, Taylor Swift tops the list as the highest paid celebrity in the world.
As the Associated Press pointed out, there’s no Blank Space in Taylor Swift’s bank account, now that she earned $170 million from June 2015 to June 2016.
Taylor Swift beat out several other entertainers including, Adele at No. 9 ($80.5 million); Madonna at No. 12 ($76.5 million); Rihanna at No. 13 ($75 million); and Katy Perry at No. 63 ($41 million), which is pretty surprising. Just last year, Katy Perry earned $135 million while Taylor Swift earned $80 million, according to Forbes magazine.
Taylor Swift reached the top of the list thanks to a world tour, several number one hit songs, and major deals with major companies for product endorsements.
This year, while Katy Perry spent time campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Swift was traveling the world for her 1989 world tour, which featured celebrities invites to perform at nearly every stop. In fact, Rolling Stones reports that Taylor Swift’s tour earned $200 million and she earned millions with promotion deals with Diet Coke, Keds and Apple.
In addition, if Taylor Swift would have stayed with her ex-boyfriend DJ Calvin Harris, they would have doubled Beyonce and Jay-Z’s $107.5 million total, according to Forbes.
Other entertainers on the list include One Direction with One Direction at No. 2 with $110 million; author James Patterson at No. 3 with $93 million; Dr. Phil McGraw at No. 4 with $88 million; Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo at No. 5 with $88 million; actor-comedian Kevin Hart at No. 6 with $87.5 million; self-proclaimed “king of media” Howard Stern at No. 7 with $85 million; Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi at No. 8 with $81.5 million; Adele at No. 9 with $80.5 million; and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh at No. 10 $79 million.
Kim Kardashian is featured on the magazine’s cover, even though she’s only number 42 on the list with $51 million. However, Forbes argues that much of her paycheck came from her mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.
But, Taylor Swift maybe following in Kim Kardashian’s foot steps as she is partnering with Glu Mobile to create an app surrounding Taylor Swift later this year.
.@KimKardashian made $45 million off her mobile game. How she did it: https://t.co/mstsQ2Nann #Celeb100 pic.twitter.com/nH5AMlZD8F
— Forbes (@Forbes) July 11, 2016
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