“Forbes” just released the ‘Celebrity 100’… its annual list of the top-earning celebrities. This year, it’s topped by DIDDY.
That may seem strange since it’s been seven years since his last studio album…but he makes almost all his money from his other business ventures, like his Sean John clothing line, Ciroc vodka, a sports drink, and a TV network.
And apparently, those things are VERY profitable, because he’s banked $130 million over the past year. That DOES include some music-related money from his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour.
BEYONCÉ is second with earnings of $105 million. Here’s the Top 20:
1. Diddy, $130 million
2. Beyoncé, $105 million
3. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, $95 million
4. Drake, $94 million
5. Soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo, $93 million
6. The Weeknd, $92 million
7. Howard Stern, $90 million
8. Coldplay, $88 million
9. Mystery novelist James Patterson, $87 million
10. LeBron James, $86 million
11. A tie between Guns N’ Roses and Rush Limbaugh, both with $84 million . . . which is a very amusing pairing by the way.
13. Justin Bieber, $83.5 million
14. Soccer player Lionel Messi, $80 million
15. Dr. Phil McGraw, $79 million
16. Ellen DeGeneres, $77 million
17. Bruce Springsteen, $75 million
18. A tie between Adele and Jerry Seinfeld, both with $69 million
20. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million