Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities, says the Forbes’ annual list.
Forbes compiled its annual list of the most powerful celebrities from the worlds of sports, television, music and books by estimating pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2014 to June, 1 2015. Management, agent and attorney fees were not deducted.
Boxers Floyd Mayweather with estimated $300 million in earnings and Manny Pacquiao, $160 million, topped Forbes’ list, on the heels of their lucrative clash in Las Vegas last month. As their final earnings from the May 2 bout have not yet been disclosed, Forbes' estimates were based on what experts have described as the richest fight in boxing history.
"His (Mayweather's) $300 million shattered the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by Tiger Woods who managed to bank $115 million in 2008," Natalie Robehmed, of Forbes, said in an interview. "It is above and beyond anything anyone has ever done."
Singer Katy Perry's massive Prismatic World Tourhelped her nab third place with $135 million, followed by British boy band One Direction with $130 million and TV and radio host Howard Stern with $95 million.
Musicians and athletes dominated the top 10 spots which included only two women. Country music star Garth Brooks was No. 6 with $90 million, while pop singer Taylor Swift tied for No. 8 with actor Robert Downey Jr. with $80 million and soccer player Christiano Ronaldo was at 10th position with $79.5 million.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who earned $28 million in the previous list, nearly doubled her earnings to an estimated $52.5 million, according to Forbes.
"I personally think she has been able to monetize fame better than anybody else," said Robehmed. "A large percentage of her earnings come from her iPhone game."
Kardashian placed just above Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence who was No. 34 with $52 million. Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson, No. 65 with $35.5 million, are the only two film actresses to make the 100 list, compared to 14 male movie stars.
Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are tied for the 71st rank with annual earnings of $33.5 million each. Akshay Kumar stands at 76 with $32.5 million while cricketer MS Dhoni occupies 82nd rank with $31 million.
British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay at No. 21 with $60 million was the highest earning chef ever on the list, which included 38 musicians, 29 athletes, six personalities and two comedians.
For the full list, click this link: www.forbes.com/celebrities
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