Top 10 highest earning celebrities of the year
Written by News on 17/07/2018
Floyd “Money” Mayweather has lived up to his name after being listed by Forbes as the highest earning celebrity of the last year.
George Clooney, 57, who is recovering from a motorbike accident, came second, making $239m (£180m) in pre-tax earnings in the year beginning 1 June 2017 to 1 June 2018.
Part of the actor’s income came from the sale of the tequila company he co-founded – Casamigos – to Diageo.
Model Kylie Jenner is the youngest woman on this year’s Forbes magazine 60 richest self-made women in America.
The 20-year-old is number 27 on the annual list after amassing a fortune of $900m (£681m) in less than three years, according to the magazine, who described her as set to become “the youngest ever self-made billionaire”.
Briton Ed Sheeran has been named the highest earning solo musician in the world, having taken home more than £80m over the past year, jumping 62 places.
Who are the top 10 highest earning celebrities of the last year?
(c) Sky News 2018: Top 10 highest earning celebrities of the year
