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