Kylie Jenner Tops Forbes’ 2020 List of Highest-Paid Celebrities
Kylie Jenner topped Forbes’ list of the year’s highest-paid celebrities, based on earnings from June 2019 through May 2020. After naming her a billionaire and then stripping her of that title, Forbes has named Kylie Jenner the highest earner on the list.
Jenner earned $590 million, largely due to the sale of her lucrative Kylie Cosmetics line to Coty, while her brother-in-law, Kanye West, raked in $170 million in large part due to his Yeezy clothing and sneaker deal with Adidas.
Athletes Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi nabbed the third, fourth and fifth spots, while Tyler Perry came in sixth, earning $97 million for his Madea film franchise. Last year, Perry opened the 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Some on this year’s list also made history. Tennis star Naomi Osaka brought in $37 million, the most any female athlete has ever made in a single year, according to Forbes, making the list at No. 90.
Here are the top 25 highest-paid celebs of 2020, according to Forbes:
- Kylie Jenner — $590 million
- Kanye West — $170 million
- Roger Federer — $106.3 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo — $105 million
- Lionel Messi — $104 million
- Tyler Perry — $97 million
- Neymar — $95.5 million
- Howard Stern — $90 million
- LeBron James — $88.2 million
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — $87.5 million
- Rush Limbaugh — $85 million
- Ellen DeGeneres — $84 million
- Bill Simmons — $82.5 million
- Elton John — $81 million
- James Patterson — $80 million
- Stephen Curry — $74.5 million
- Ariana Grande — $72 million
- Ryan Reynolds — $71.5 million
- Gordon Ramsay — $70 million
- The Jonas Brothers — $68.5 million
- The Chainsmokers — $68 million
- Dr. Phil McGraw — $65.5 million
- Ed Sheeran — $64 million
- Kevin Durant — $63.9 million
- Taylor Swift — $63.5 million
