Taylor Swift Is The World’s Top-Earning Celebrity For 2016

“Shake It Off” singer Taylor Swift is the highest paid celebrity this year, raking in around $170 million. The 26-year-old pop superstar more than doubled her previous high – set last year – of $80 million, according to Forbes.

Swift comes out ahead of other chart-topping female pop stars on Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest paid celebrities such as: Adele at No. 9 with $80.5 million, Madonna at No. 12 with $76.5, Rihanna at No. 13 with $75 million, and Katy Perry at No. 63 with $41 million.

Swift brought in enormous earnings with her star-studded “1989 World Tour.” Forbes mentioned, “She smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to quarter of a billion dollars in total.” Also worth noting, Swift “pads her pocketbook by shilling for brands including Diet Coke, Keds and Apple.”

Calvin Harris, Swift’s ex-boyfriend, landed at number 21 on the magazine’s list with $63 million. If Swift had stayed with Harris, the couple would have beaten out Beyonce and Jay-Z for the top spot as the year’s top-earning couple. Swift has been rumored to be with 35-year-old actor Tom Hiddleston, but neither have confirmed nor denied the relationship publicly.

The photo on the cover of the Forbes magazine, with the full list of the top 100 highest earning celebrities, features reality star Kim Kardashian. She finished the year at the No. 42 spot on the list with $51 million. According to Forbes, 40 percent of her paycheck this year came from her mobile game “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.” The creators for the Kim Kardashian game, Glu Mobile, are also scheduled to release an app starring Taylor Swift later this year.

Other notable top 10 earners include boy band One Direction at No. 2 with $110 million, Central Intelligence comedian Kevin Hart at No. 6 with $87.5 million, and Howard Stern at No.7 with $85 million.

Are you surprised by any of the names on the list of the highest paid celebrities?