Forbes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you

Forbes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you. Fobes enlisted 100 celebrities this year and the first person to make it on Fobes list is Sean Combs, popularly known as Puff Daddy.

Forbes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you
Puff Daddy

1. Puff Daddy, who made the 22nd position last year, through hard-working got to the first position this year with $130 million this year.

Ukridosblog, learnt that his achievements this year is attributed to his decision to sell his clothing line “Sean John”, his recent US tour contributed as well and the marketing deal he had with Vodka company.

Fobes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you
Beyonce

2. The second was given to the Queen Mother of hip-hop music in the world, Beyonce. The Queen Mother, who maintain 34 position last year, climbed up to second position this year on the list with $105million, beating her husband who is at 53 position in this year’s Fobes Richest Celebrities.

Queen Mother made it big this year through her new album Lemonade and her Formation tour.

Fobes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you
JK Rawling

3. JK Rowling, holds the third position this year with $95 million.

Fobes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you
Drake

4. Drake, made it to the fourth position this year with $94 million. The Canadian hip hop artist climbed from 69 position last year to 4th this year.
Drake’s success is attributed to his contracts with Apple, Nike and Sprite.

Fobes Releases names of World’s Richest Celebrities for 2017 and the first will shock you
Cristiano Ronaldo

5. Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped by one position this year with $93 million
Apart from his earnings from his football career, Cristiano Ronaldo also have a lifetime contract with Nike and a line of branded products including underwear and jeans.

Others are;

6. The Weeknd – $92m (£72.45m)

7. Howard Stern – $90m (£70.86m)

8. Coldplay – $88m (£69.33m)

9. James Patterson – $87m (£68.53m)

10. LeBron James – $86m (£67.8m)

11. Guns N’ Roses $84million

12. Rush Limbaugh $84million

13. Justin Bieber $83.5million

14. Lionel Messi $80million

15. Dr. Phil McGraw $79million

16. Ellen DeGeneres $77million

17. Bruce Springsteen $75million

18. Adele $69million

19. Jerry Seinfeld $69million

20. Mark Wahlberg $68million

21. Metallica $66.5million

22. Dwayne Johnson $65million

23. Roger Federer $64million

24. David Copperfield $61.5million

25. Kevin Durant $60.6million

26. Garth Brooks $60million

27. Elton John $60million

28. Gordon Ramsay $60million

29. Ryan Seacrest $58million

30. Chris Rock $57million

31. Vin Diesel $54.5million

32. Paul McCartney $54million

33. Red Hot Chili Peppers $54million

34. Louis C.K. $52million

35. Jimmy Buffett $50.5million

36. Adam Sandler $50.5million

37. Andrew Luck $50million

38. Rory McIlroy $50million

39. Jackie Chan $49million

40. Calvin Harris $48.5million

41. Robert Downey Jr. $48million

42, Stephen Curry $47.3million

43. Dave Chappelle $47million

44. Judy Sheindlin $47million

45. James Harden $46.6million

46. Lewis Hamilton $46million

47. Kim Kardashian West $45.5million

48. Drew Brees $45.3million

49. Taylor Swift $44million

50. Simon Cowell $43.5million

51. Phil Mickelson $43.5million

52. Tom Cruise $43million

53. Kenny Chesney $42.5million

54. Steve Harvey $42.5million

55. Luke Bryan $42million

56. Celine Dion $42million

57. Jay-Z $42million

58. Sofia Vergara $41.5million

59. Kylie Jenner $41million

60. Bruno Mars $39million

61. Tiesto $39million

62. Russell Westbrook $38.6million

63. Sebastian Vettel $38.5million

64. Damian Lillard $38.4million

65. Shah Rukh Khan $38million

66. Jennifer Lopez $38million

67. The Chainsmokers $38million

68. Novak Djokovic $37.6million

69. Amy Schumer $37.5million

70. Tiger Woods $37.1million

71. Salman Khan $37million

72. Neymar $37million

73. Bill O’Reilly $37million

74. Dolly Parton $37million

75. Ed Sheeran $37million

76. Dwayne Wade $36.2million

77. Fernando Alonso $36million

78. Sean Hannity $36million

79. Rihanna $36million

80. Bon Jovi $35.5million

81. Akshay Kumar $35.5million

82. Billy Joel $35million

83. Dr. Dre $34.5million

84. Florida Georgia Line $34.5million

85. Toby Keith $34.5million

86. Jordan Spieth $34.5million

87. Derrick Rose $34.3million

88. Usain Bolt $34.2million

89. Gareth Bale $34million

90. Conor McGregor $34million

91. Britney Spears $34million

92. Kei Nishikori $33.9million

93. Fletcher Cox $33.4million

94. Clayton Kershaw $33.3million

95. Chance The Rapper $33million

96. Katy Perry $33million

97. Carmelo Anthony $32.6million

98. Jason Aldean $32.5million

99. Kevin Hart $32.5million

100. Zlatan Ibrahimovic $32million

 

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