Despite the global economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Forbes is the first to complain about life for most of the highest-paid celebrities in the world for 2020.
In general, the rating participants earned $ 6.1 billion per year before taxes and fees, which is $ 200 million less than in 2019. Want to know which star earned the most?
10. Dwayne Johnson
Source of wealth: entertainment industry
Revenues: 87.5 million dollars
Dwayne The Rock Johnson became the highest paid actor in the world in 2020. Last and this year were very fruitful for him, and in the wake of the success of Hobbs and the Show, Johnson is already planning a sequel to the charismatic characters that he loved.
And he is also busy filming the comedy action movie Red Notice, in which Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, starred with him. The film from the Netflix streaming service is due out in November 2020.
9. LeBron James
Source of wealth: sport
Income: 88.2 million dollars
The NBA superstar, nicknamed King James, has a $ 154 million 4-year deal with LA Lakers.
But not a single basketball grows Lebron's bank account. He owns the SpringHill Entertainment production company, a sports agency, and a minority stake in Liverpool. In addition, he successfully invested in the Blaze Pizza chain of pizzerias and has a lifetime contract with Nike for an unknown amount. According to unofficial information, it exceeds $ 1 billion.
8. Howard Stern
Source of wealth: radio
Income: 90 million dollars
The highest paid radio host in the world began his career, receiving $ 4 per hour. And in 2006, Forbes placed him in 7th place in the top ten most popular celebrities. Stern is known for its scandalous tricks on the air. For example, during an interview with pornstar Rebecca Lord, he accused the Catholic Church of molesting boys.
Howard himself claims that in his broadcasts he simply says the same thing as ordinary people in real life, for example, at the bar.
In 2015, the New York Times reported that Stern extended his contract with SiriusXM for another five years. At that time, his current contract was worth $ 80 million.
7. Neymar
Source of wealth: sport
Revenues: 95.5 million dollars
Neymar is currently fulfilling his five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain football club. His move to PSG for $ 263 million was the most expensive transfer in the history of football.
But this year, Neymar’s wallet is slightly empty. He will pay 6.7 million euros to Barcelona, although he himself wanted 43.6 million euros from him as a bonus for the extension of the contract. Recall that in 2016 the footballer extended his contract with Barca until 2021, and then in 2017 bought it back, giving 222 million euros of compensation, and went to PSG. Whether Neymar will appeal the court decision is still unknown.
6. Tyler Perry
Source of wealth: entertainment industry
Revenues: 97 million dollars
According to Forbes, one of the richest and most famous people in the world was remembered by the audience as the strong African American Madey from the films Halloween Madey, Madey at the Funeral, etc.
But he recently hit the headlines for another reason, when it became known that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry live in his $ 18 million mega-mansion in Los Angeles, while they are looking for a permanent haven for living.
Together with them in a luxurious home with eight bedrooms and a magnificent garden lives Megan's mother, who looks after the one-year-old grandson of Archie. According to various estimates, renting a Perry mansion costs from 20 to 40 thousand dollars a month.
5. Lionel Messi
Source of wealth: sport
Revenues: 104 million dollars
Lionel Messi is one of the most famous and popular athletes in the world. According to Forbes experts, his current contract with Barcelona costs more than $ 80 million a year.
Messi also has many advertising contracts with Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette, EA Sports, etc. Each of these agreements is estimated at 10-20 million dollars a year, depending on the generosity of the brand.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
Source of wealth: sport
Income: 105 million dollars
Back in 2018, the famous football player signed an agreement with Juventus, which cost more than $ 100 million. He also has numerous advertising agreements with companies such as Tag Heuer, Clear Haircare and Nike.
According to the Spanish edition of Marca, if an ideal football player ever existed, he would have the character of Cristiano Ronaldo. And:
- Lionel Messi's left leg,
- Kilian Mbappe's right leg,
- the ability to play the head of Carlos Santillana,
- the power of ronaldo
- Jamie Vardy’s speed
- scoring sense of Gary Lineker,
- ability to adapt to the game of Gerd Muller
- and the grace of Marco van Bastin.
3. Roger Federer
Source of wealth: sport
Revenues: 106.3 million dollars
Roger Federer is one of the most iconic tennis players of all time and is currently the highest paid athlete in the world.
In 2020, the Swiss tennis star received the lion's share of income ($ 100 million) from Lindt chocolates, Rolex watches, Mercedes-Benz cars and other advertisements. And "just" 6.3 million dollars were prize money.
2. Kanye West
Source of wealth: retail
Revenues: 170 million dollars
Although Kanye West first became famous as a rapper, much of his fortune actually comes from the proceeds from sales of Yeezy sneakers, created in collaboration with Adidas.
According to Forbes, Yeezy brand sales in 2019 amounted to $ 1.3 billion, and West's net worth was about $ 1.3 billion.
In 2019, Bank of America valued Yeezy at $ 3 billion.
1. Kylie Jenner
Source of wealth: cosmetics
Income: 590 million dollars
Between June 2019 and May 2020, the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan earned over half a billion dollars. This was made possible through the sale of 51% of the Kylie Cosmetics brand to the Coty cosmetic conglomerate.
And although Forbes deprived Kylie of the status of a billionaire, saying that for many years she exaggerated the profitability and size of her company, the deal with Coty was not a fake.
A Forbes report said that applications published by Coty over the past six months show that Jenner’s business is significantly smaller and less profitable than she claimed. Moreover, the report claimed that Jenner and her mother sent Forbes a falsified tax return in 2016 to exaggerate Kylie Cosmetics' sales.
After the publication of this story, representatives of Kylie and Chris Jenner sent a letter to Forbes, in which, in particular, they wrote: “Accusations that Jenners and / or their accountants falsified tax returns and then lied about their income for 2016 and for the last four years, absolutely false. ”
Despite her controversial status as a billionaire, Jenner is one of the most successful young stars in the world. She created a cosmetic empire, starred with her family in the reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, as well as in her own side show “Kylie’s Life”, along with her sister, opened a clothing production line, and earned millions by promoting products in Instagram
Forbes acknowledged the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as well as recent civil unrest following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbury and Breona Taylor, on the 2020 ranking of the richest celebrities. Forbes noted that the stadiums had closed because of the pandemic, movie theaters had been delayed, and sporting events and concerts over the past few months had been canceled. And all this greatly influenced the income of many artists and athletes.
