Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift was ranked the highest-earning entertainer in the world. The “Shake It Off” singer tops the list with $185 million. Kylie Jenner came in second with an estimated 2019 earnings of $170 million.
Although the top two spots (Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner) were both women, only sixteen of the 100 highest-earning entertainers were female. Rounding out the top three was Kanye West, who earned $240 million in the last year.
Leonel Messi came in fourth with $127 million, and Ed Sheeran took the fifth spot with $110 million. No film actors made the top ten. Dwayne Johnson is the first actor to come up on the list, at No. 15, with an estimated 2019 income of $89.4 million.
| Rank | Name | Total Earnings | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | $185 million | United States |
| 2 | Kylie Jenner | $170 million | United States |
| 3 | Kanye West | $150 million | United States |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | $127 million | Argentina |
| 5 | Ed Sheeran | $110 million | United Kingdom |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $109 million | Portugal |
| 7 | Neymar | $105 million | Brazil |
| 8 | The Eagles | $100 million | United States |
| 9 | Dr. Phil McGraw | $95 million | United States |
| 10 | Canelo Alvarez | $94 million | Mexico |
| 11 | Roger Federer | $93.4 million | Switzerland |
| 12 | Howard Stern | $93 million | United States |
| 13 | J.K. Rowling | $92 million | United Kingdom |
| 14 | Russell Wilson | $89.5 million | United States |
| 15 | Dwayne Johnson | $89.4 million | United States |
| 16 | Aaron Rodgers | $89.3 million | United States |
| 17 | LeBron James | $89 million | United States |
| 18 | Rush Limbaugh | $87 million | United States |
| 19 | Elton John | $84 million | United Kingdom |
| 20 | Elton John | $81 million | United States |
| 21 | Beyoncé Knowles | $80 million | United States |
| 22 | Ellen DeGeneres | $80.5 million | United States |
| 23 | Stephen Curry | $79.8 million | United States |
| 24 | Chris Hemsworth | $76.4 million | Australia |
| 25 | Drake | $75 million | Canada |
| 26 | Kim Kardashian West | $72 million | United States |
| 27 | Ryan Seacrest | $71.5 million | United States |
| 28 | Sean Combs | $71 million | United States |
| 29 | James Patterson | $70 million | United States |
| 30 | Metallica | $68.5 million | United States |
| 31 | Robert Downey Jr. | $66 million | United States |
| 32 | Kevin Durant | $65.4 million | United States |
| 33 | Akshay Kumar | $65 million | Canada |
| 34 | Tiger Woods | $63.9 million | United States |
| 35 | Gordon Ramsay | $63 million | United Kingdom |
| 36 | Rihanna | $62 million | Barbados |
| 37 | David Copperfield | $60 million | United States |
| 38 | Kevin Hart | $59 million | United States |
| 39 | Jackie Chan | $58.5 million | Hong Kong |
| 40 | Travis Scott | $58 million | United States |
| 41 | Katy Perry | $57.5 million | United States |
| 42 | Justin Timberlake | $57.2 million | United States |
| 43 | BTS | $57 million | United States |
| 44 | Bradley Cooper | $57 million | United States |
| 45 | Pink | $57 million | United States |
| 46 | Adam Sandler | $57 million | United States |
| 47 | Scarlett Johansson | $56 million | United States |
| 48 | Ben Roethlisberger | $55.5 million | United States |
| 49 | Lewis Hamilton | $55 million | United Kingdom |
| 50 | Anthony Joshua | $55 M | United Kingdom |
| 51 | Khalil Mack | $55 million | United States |
| 52 | Russell Westbrook | $53.7 million | United States |
| 53 | Billy Joel | $52 million | United States |
| 54 | Bruno Mars | $51.5 million | United States |
| 55 | Novak Djokovic | $50.6 million | Serbia |
| 56 | Mike Trout | $50.6 million | United States |
| 57 | Jimmy Buffett | $50 million | United States |
| 58 | Eminem | $50 million | United States |
| 59 | Fleetwood Mac | $49 million | United Kingdom |
| 60 | Judy Sheindlin | $49 million | United States |
| 61 | Phil Mickelson | $48.4 million | United States |
| 62 | Ariana Grande | $48 million | United Kingdom |
| 63 | Paul McCartney | $48 million | United States |
| 64 | James Harden | $47.7 million | United States |
| 65 | Conor McGregor | $47 million | Ireland |
| 66 | DeMarcus Lawrence | $46.9 million | United States |
| 67 | Sean Hannity | $46 million | United States |
| 68 | The Chainsmokers | $46 million | United States |
| 69 | Steve Harvey | $45 million | United States |
| 70 | Bryce Harper | $44.5 million | United States |
| 71 | Guns N' Roses | $44 million | United States |
| 72 | Chris Paul | $43.8 million | United States |
| 73 | Chris Evans | $43.5 million | United States |
| 74 | Kyrie Irving | $43.3 million | United States |
| 75 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | $43.2 million | Greece |
| 76 | Jennifer Lopez | $43 million | United States |
| 77 | Sofaa Vergara | $43 million | Colombia |
| 78 | Luke Bryan | $42.5 million | United States |
| 79 | Drew Brees | $42.4 million | United States |
| 80 | Simon Cowell | $42 million | United Kingdom |
| 81 | Aaron Donald | $41.4 million | United States |
| 82 | Damian Lillard | $41.1 million | United States |
| 83 | Paul Rudd | $41 million | United States |
| 84 | Jerry Seinfeld | $41 million | United States |
| 85 | Rolling Stones | $41 million | United Kingdom |
| 86 | Sebastian Vettel | $40.3 million | Germany |
| 87 | DJ Khaled | $40 million | United States |
| 88 | Marshmello | $40 million | United States |
| 89 | The Weeknd | $40 million | Canada |
| 90 | Lady Gaga | $39.5 million | United States |
| 91 | Blake Griffin | $39.1 million | United States |
| 92 | Dave Matthews Band | $39 million | United States |
| 93 | Rory McIlroy | $39 million | United Kingdom |
| 94 | Paul George | $38.6 million | United States |
| 95 | Zac Brown Band | $38.5 million | United States |
| 96 | Calvin Harris | $38.5 million | United Kingdom |
| 97 | Kendrick Lamar | $38.5 million | United States |
| 98 | Brandin Cooks | $38 million | Canada |
| 99 | Shawn Mendes | $38 million | United States |
| 100 | Celine Dion | $37.5 million | Canada |
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