Forbes Reveals World Richest Musician, Footballer, Others

The world richest musician and footballer and other super rich celebs have been unveiled by global ranking expert, Forbes.

Forbes is widely known for its lists of the world’s richest people, the world’s leading companies and the richest celebrities, among others. 

The ranking media giant in its latest report, the 2020 Forbes annual celebrity 100 list ranked American billionaire rap mogul, Kanye West as the world richest musician, Cristiano Ronaldo the highest-paid footballer and Widely Shah Rukh Khan the richest actor globally, TheConscience reports. 

According to Forbes, West is now officially worth $1.3 billion, Shah Rukh Khan worth $600 million and Christiano Ronaldo worth $450 million.

After West, the 10 highest paid celebrities are : Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Tyler Perry, Neymar, Howard Stern, Lebron James and Dwayne Johnson.

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Kanye West status is linked to multi-hyphenate’s contract with Adidas for his massively popular sneaker brand Yeezy.

Adding to West’s net worth are profits from his Yeezy apparel line — the brand of which he owns outright — as well as his music, sealing his world richest musician status.

See the full list below:
1. Kylie Jenner – $590m

2. Kanye West – $170m

3. Roger Federer – $106.3m

4. Cristiano Ronaldo – $105m

5. Lionel Messi – $104m

6. Tyler Perry – $97m

7. Neymar – $95.5m

8. Howard Stern – $90m

9. LeBron James – $88.2m

10. Dwayne Johnson – $87.5m

11. Rush Limbaugh – $85m

12. Ellen DeGeneres – $84m

13. Bill Simmons – $82.5m

14. Elton John – $81m

15. James Patterson – $80m

16. Stephen Curry – $74.4m

17. Ariana Grande – $72m

18. Ryan Reynolds – $71.5m

19. Gordon Ramsay – $70m

20. Jonas Brothers – $68.5m

21. The Chainsmokers – $68m

22. Dr Phil McGraw – $65.5m

23. Ed Sheeran – $64m

24. Kevin Durant – $63.9m

25. Taylor Swift – $63.5m

26. Tiger Woods – $62.3m

27. Kirk Cousins – $60.5m

28. Post Malone – $60m

28. JK Rowling – $60m

28. Ryan Seacrest – $60m

31. Carson Wentz – $59.1m

32. Rolling Stones – $59m

33. Mark Wahlberg – $58m

34. Tyson Fury – $57m

35. Marshmello – $56m

35. Russell Westbrook – $56m

37. Ben Affleck – $55m

37. Sean Combs – $55m

39. Shawn Mendes – $54.5m

40. Vin Diesel – $54m

40. Lewis Hamilton – $54m

42. Jay-Z – $53.5m

43. Billie Eilish – $53m

44. Rory McIlroy – $52m

45. Simon Cowell – $51m

45. Jerry Seinfeld – $51m

47. BTS – $50m

48. Kim Kardashian West – $49.5m

49. Drake – $49m

49. Jared Goff – $49m

49. Judy Sheindlin – $49m

52. Akshay Kumar – $48.5m

53. Conor McGregor – $48m

54. James Harden – $47.8m

55. Giannis Antetokounmpo – $47.6m

56. Jennifer Lopez – $47.5m

57. Anthony Joshua – $47m

57. Pink – $47m

59. Deontay Wilder – $46.5m

60. David Copperfield – $46m

60. Rihanna – $46m

62. Luke Bryan – $45.5m

62. Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5m

64. Backstreet Boys – $45m

64. Tom Brady – $45m

64. Phil Collins – $45m

67. Drew Brees – $44.8m

68. Novak Djokovic – $44.6m

69. Will Smith – $44.5m

70. Blake Shelton – $43.5m

71. Sean Hannity – $43m

71. Sofía Vergara – $43m

73. Celine Dion – $42m

74. Kyrie Irving – $41.9m

75. The Eagles – $41m

75. Adam Sandler – $41m

77. Phil Mickelson – $40.8m

78. Julio Jones – $40.5m

78. Metallica – $40.5m

80. Jackie Chan – $40m

80. Rafael Nadal – $40m

82. Heidi Klum – $39.5m

82. Travis Scott – $39.5m

84. Kevin Hart – $39m

85. Klay Thompson – $38.8m

86. Katy Perry – $38.5m

87. Lady Gaga – $38m

87. Bon Jovi – $38m

87. U2 – $38m

90. Naomi Osaka – $37.4m

91. Canelo Alvarez – $37m

91. Damian Lillard – $37m

91. Paul McCartney – $37m

91. Oprah Winfrey – $37m

95. DJ Khaled – $36.5m

95. Kiss – $36.5m

97. Sebastian Vettel – $36.3m

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98. Serena Williams – $36m

99. Angelina Jolie – $35.5m

100. Mohamed Salah – $35.1m