Taylor Swift is the world’s highest-paid celebrity, and Kylie Jenner is right behind her. Taylor Swift, who ranked No. 21 last year, takes No. 1 this year with $185 million. Shortly after is the world’s youngest billionaire Kylie Jenner with $170 million, while Kanye makes a huge splash at No. 3 with $150 million. The last time Kanye made the list was four years ago.
A portion of Swift’s success in the last year is attributed to her “Reputation” Stadium Tour, which grossed $266.1 million to break the record for the highest-grossing tour in U.S. history, Forbes. reported. She also left Big Machine Records, where she first started her music career as a teenager, in November 2018 and moved to Republic Records, reportedly agreeing to a deal that could be worth up to $200 million.
Here’s a list of top 10 celebrities
- Taylor Swift
- Kylie Jenner
- Kanye West
- Lionel Messi
- Ed Sheeran
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Neymar
- The Eagles
- Phil McGraw
- Canelo Alvarez
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