The highest-earning celebrities on the planet pocketed a total of $ 6.1 billion before tax this year, down $ 200 million from last year. This is undoubtedly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in the closure of concert halls and paralyzed the performing arts across the world.
This is the first drop since 2016, when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao collected almost half a billion dollars from the fight of the century, the most lucrative in boxing history. But even the specter of the coronavirus and the demonstrations of the Black Lives Matter movement have not completely interrupted the activity of the biggest stars on the planet. As have said across the Atlantic: « Show must go on ».
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At the top of the ranking of the highest paid celebrities this year, we find Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, who pocketed $ 590 million and $ 170 million respectively. The rapper, for his part, received most of his income from his Yeezy collaboration with Adidas, while the youngest of the Jenner-Kardashian family received this amount by selling 51% of his makeup brand to the giant Coty last January. Although the young woman has been lying about the profitability of her business for several years, the sale of Kylie Cosmetics for $ 600 million still allows her to take first place in the ranking.
In the music world, Ed Sheeran asserts his dominance, with $ 776 million pocketed from his Divide Tour which drew 8.9 million fans. In two years, the British singer has managed to surpass the record set by U2 and thus ranks in 23e position. In the ranking we also find Taylor Swift (25e position with $ 63.5 million) and Paul McCartney (93e position and $ 37 million).
Among athletes, Roger Federer takes the lead, since he ranks in 3e position with $ 106.3 million in revenue this year. Just behind him is Cristiano Ronaldo, who pocketed $ 105 million, becoming the first player to earn $ 1 billion during his career. On the women’s side, Naomi Osaka broke her own record, ranking in 90e position with $ 37 million. She thus becomes the highest paid sportswoman in history.
In addition, the world of podcast is entering the rankings, notably with Bill Simmons (13e position and $ 82.5 million), which sold his podcast company The Ringer to Spotify in February for $ 206 million. We also find another newcomer: Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and actor of the hit musical. Hamilton (62e position with $ 45.5 million). The latter received $ 75 million last February from Walt Disney, which bought the broadcasting rights to the filmed version of his musical. Founding Father.
Find below the 100 celebrities in the ranking:
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