Forbes Celebrity 100: Netflix paid $540m to top actors in 4 years

1. Kylie Jenner, 23 – $540million

The reality star raked in millions with the launch of Kylie Cosmetics.  She sold 51 percent of Kylie Cosmetics to publicly traded Coty Inc in January 2019 for $600million.

2. Kanye West, 43 – $170million

The rapper and fashion designer’s Yeezy brand pulled in an estimated $1.3 billion in sales in 2019.

3. Roger Federer, 39 – $106.3 million

The famed tennis player is currently the world’s highest-paid athlete. The Swiss athlete is ranked world No. 4 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. 

4. Cristiano Ronaldo, 35 – $105 million

The iconic soccer star signed a deal with Juventus that was reportedly worth over $100million in 2018. He also has a slew of endorsement deals with Nike, Tag Heuer and Clear Haircare. He has won FIFA’s Player of the Year five times and is the all-time leading goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League.

5. Lionel Messi, 33 – $104million

The Barcelona star’s $80 million annual contract with the team expires in 2020-21. He also has a lifelong deal with Adidas. He has been awarded both FIFA’s Player of the Year and the European Golden Shoe for top scorer on the continent a record six times. 

6. Tyler Perry, 50 – $97million

The director, actor, and writer is best known for his ‘Madea’ franchise, which has grossed more than $660 million. 

7. Neymar, 28 – $95.5million 

The Brazilian soccer star is on a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain through June 2022 worth $350 million in salary. His transfer from Barcelona to PSG stands as the most expensive in the world at $263 million

8. Howard Stern, 66 – $90million

The television and radio personality is the highest paid person in radio thanks to his eight-figure annual contract with SiriusXM. 

9.  LeBron James, 35 – $88.2million

Lebron James signed a 4-year contract with the LA Lakers in 2018 that’s reportedly worth $154 million

10. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, 48 – $87.5million

On this year’s list Dwayne Johnson was the top paid actor raking in $87.5million. 

11.  Rush Limbaugh, 69 – $85million

The popular conservative radio host was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump. 

12. Ellen Degeneres, 62 – $84million

The longtime TV show host as a net worth $330 million thanks to her program that debuted in 2003

13. Bill Simmons, 50 – $82.5million

Simmons launched sports media company The Ringer in 2016 after a falling out with ESPN. He sold it to Spotify in March 2020 for an initial payout of $155 million. 

14. Elton John, 73 – $81million

In 2019, Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour earned $212 million. His biopicture Rocketman grossed over $195 million worldwide last year 

15. James Patterson, 73 – $80million

He wrote Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein, which has been turned into a Netflix docuseries 

16. Stephen Curry, 32 – $74.4million

The two-time MVP signed the NBA’s first $200 million contract in 2017; he’s had the league’s top salary the past three seasons. 

17. Ariana Grande, 27 – $72million

Grande is the highest paid musician in the Celebrity 100. Her Sweetener World Tour grossed $146 million in 2019

18. Ryan Reynolds, 43 – $71.5million

Reynolds is estimated to have pocketed an estimated $48.5million for two Netlix films ‘Six Underground’ and the upcoming movie ‘Red Notice’. 

19. Gordon Ramsay, 53 – $70million

Ramsay is the only chef on the Celebrity 100. Ramsay has 35 restaurants worldwide and stars in TV shows including ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘MasterChef’. He sold a 50 percent stake in his North American holding company to Lion Capital in June

20. The Jonas Brothers – $68.5million

The trio was grossing over $1.5 million per stop before wrapping their reunion tour in February 2020