World’s Highest Paid Celebrities In 2017 Revealed

When it comes to making money, there are some celebrities who know how to take it to a whole new level.

Forbes recently released the list of the top 100 celebrity earners over the last 12 months, and there are some names on that list just rolling in the dough.

It may come as a surprise, but Diddy beat out the likes of Beyonce, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lebron James to take the top spot. The musician/entrepreneur raked in a massive $130 million last year.

That figure puts Diddy far ahead of the second-place finisher. Beyonce came reportedly earned $105 million in the last year, a full $25M below Diddy.

Finishing out the top five were Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling ($95 million), musician Drake ($94 million), and professional soccer player Christiano Ronaldo ($93 million).

You would think that actors would populate this list more than they do, but singers and athletes take the top spots. The first pure actor on this list – not counting those who host their own shows – is Mark Wahlberg. The Transformers star came in 20th, earning $68 million.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson finished two spots below, earning $65 million.

Here’s the full list of 2017’s Top 100 celebrity earners:

#1-20

1. Diddy, $130 million

2. Beyoncé, $105 million

3. J.K. Rowling, $95 million

4. Drake, $94 million

5. Cristiano Ronaldo, $93 million

6. The Weeknd, $92 million

7. Howard Stern, $90 million

8. Coldplay, $88 million

9. James Patterson, $87 million

10. LeBron James, $86 million

11. Guns N’ Roses, $84 million

11. Rush Limbaugh, $84 million

13. Justin Bieber, $83.5 million

14. Lionel Messi, $80 million

15. Dr. Phil McGraw, $79 million

16. Ellen DeGeneres, $77 million

17. Bruce Springsteen, $75 million

18. Adele, $69 million

18. Jerry Seinfeld, $69 million

20. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million

#21-40

21. Metallica, $66.5 million

22. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $65 million

23. Roger Federer, $64 million

24. David Copperfield, $61.5 million

25. Kevin Durant, $60.6 million

26. Garth Brooks, $60 million

26. Elton John, $60 million

26. Gordon Ramsay, $60 million

29. Ryan Seacrest, $58 million

30. Chris Rock, $57 million

31. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million

32. Paul McCartney, $54 million

32. Red Hot Chili Peppers, $54 million

34. Louis C.K., $52 million

35. Jimmy Buffett, $50.5 million

35. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million

37. Andrew Luck, $50 million

37. Rory McIlroy, $50 million

39. Jackie Chan, $49 million

40. Calvin Harris, $48.5 million

#41-60

41. Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million

42. Steph Curry, $47.3 million

43. Dave Chappelle, $47 million

43. Judy Sheindlin, $47 million

45. James Harden, $46.6 million

46. Lewis Hamilton, $46 million

47. Kim Kardashian West, $45.5 million

48. Drew Brees, $45.3 million

49. Taylor Swift, $44 million

50. Simon Cowell, $43.5 million

50. Phil Mickelson, $43.5 million

52. Tom Cruise, $43 million

53. Kenny Chesney, $42.5 million

53. Steve Harvey, $42.5 million

55. Luke Bryan, $42 million

55. Celine Dion, $42 million

55. Jay Z, $42 million

58. Sofia Vergara, $41 million

59. Kylie Jenner, $41 million

60. Bruno Mars, $39 million

60. Tiësto, $39 million

#62-80

62. Russell Westbrook, $38.6 million

63. Sebastian Vettel, $38.5 million

64. Damian Lillard, $38.4 million

65. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million

65. Jennifer Lopez, $38 million

65. The Chainsmokers, $38 million

68. Novak Djokovic, $37.6 million

69. Amy Schumer, $37.5 million

70. Tiger Woods, $37.1 million

71. Salman Khan, $37 million

71. Neymar, $37 million

71. Bill O’Reilly, $37 million

71. Dolly Parton, $37 million

71. Ed Sheeran, $37 million

76. Dwayne Wade, $36.2 million

77. Fernando Alonso, $36 million

77. Sean Hannity, $36 million

77. Rihanna, $36 million

80. Bon Jovi, $35.5 million

80. Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million

#82-100

82. Billy Joel, $35 million

83. Dr. Dre, $34.5 million

83. Florida Georgia Line, $34.5 million

83. Toby Ketih, $34.5 million

83. Jordan Spieth, $34.5 million

87. Derrick Rose, $34.2 million

88. Usain Bolt, $34.2 million

89. Gareth Bale, $34 million

89. Conor McGregor, $34 million

89. Britney Spears, $34 million

92. Kei Nishikori, $33.9 million

93. Fletcher Cox, $33.4 million

94. Clayton Kershaw, $33.4 million

95. Chance The Rapper, $33 million

95. Katy Perry, $33 million

97. Carmelo Anthony, $32.6 million

98. Jason Aldean, $32.5 million

98. Kevin Hart, $32.5 million

100. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, $32 million

Where did your favorite celeb rank on the list? Did they crack the Top 100?

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