Floyd Mayweather ($285 mil in pretax annual earnings), captures the top spot on Forbes’ 20th annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world’s highest-paid celebrities (p. 106 in Forbes’ August 31, 2018 magazine issue).
The boxer’s August 2017 fight versus Conor McGregor generated more than $550 million in revenue, with Money Mayweather earning $275 million, securing him the No. 1 spot for the second year since 2015.
George Clooney ($239 mil) is in the No. 2 spot after British liquor giant Diageo purchased Casamigos, the tequila company Clooney cofounded, giving him the best annual take-home of his—or any actor’s—career.
Kylie Jenner ($166.5 mil) returns to the list at No. 3, a significant jump from the 2017 newcomer’s spot at No. 59, followed by Judge Judy Sheindlin ($147 mil) at No. 4. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, earning $124 million, rounds out the top five. The Rock nearly doubled his 2017 $65 million paydays, and his acting-related earnings are the largest ever recorded in the 20 years Forbes has tracked the Celebrity 100.
Check out the full list below:
#1 Floyd Mayweather 41yrs $285M
#2 George Clooney 57yrs $239M
#3 Kylie Jenner 20yrs $166.5M
#4 Judy Sheindlin 75yrs $147M
#5 Dwayne Johnson 46 $124M
#6 U2 – $118M
#7 Coldplay – $115.5M
#8 Lionel Messi 31 $111M
#9 Ed Sheeran 27 $110M
#10 Cristiano Ronaldo 33 $108M
#11 Bruno Mars 32 $100M
#12 Conor McGregor 30 $99M
#13 Neymar 26 $90M
#13 Howard Stern 64 $90M
#15 Ellen DeGeneres 60 $87.5M
#16 James Patterson 71 $86M
#17 LeBron James 33 $85.5M
#18 Rush Limbaugh 67 $84.5M
#19 Katy Perry 33 $83M
#20 Robert Downey Jr. 53 $8 M
#21 Taylor Swift 28 $80M
#22 Dr. Phil McGraw 67 $77.5M
#23 Roger Federer 36 $77.2M
#24 Stephen Curry 30 $76.9M
#25 Jay-Z 48 $76.5M
#26 Ryan Seacrest 43 $74M
#27 Guns N’ Roses – $71M
#28 Roger Waters – $68M
#29 Matt Ryan 33 $67.3M
#30 Kim Kardashian West 37 $67M
#31 Chris Hemsworth – $64.5M
#32 Sean Combs 48 $64M
#33 David Copperfield 61 $62M
#33 Gordon Ramsay 51 $62M
#35 Beyoncé Knowles 36 $60M
#36 Matthew Stafford 30 $59.5M
#37 Kendrick Lamar – $58M
#38 Jerry Seinfeld 64 $57.5M
#39 Kevin Hart 39 $57M
#39 The Weeknd 28 $57M
#41 The Eagles – $56M
#42 J.K. Rowling 52 $54M
#43 Kevin Durant 29 $53.7M
#44 Depeche Mode – $53M
#45 Luke Bryan 42 $52M
#45 Pink 38 $52M
#47 Jimmy Buffett 71 $51M
#47 Lewis Hamilton 33 $51M
#49 Lady Gaga – $50M
#50 Calvin Harris 34 $48M
#51 Paul McCartney 76 $47.5M
#51 Russell Westbrook 29 $47.5M
#53 Drake 31 $47M
#53 Foo Fighters – $47M
#53 Jennifer Lopez 48 $47M
#56 James Harden 28 $46.4M
#57 Elton John 71 $46M
#57 Metallica – $46M
#59 Garth Brooks 56 $45.5M
#59 Jackie Chan 64 $45.5M
#59 The Chainsmokers – $45.5M
#62 Canelo Alvarez 27 $44.5M
#63 Steve Harvey 61 $44M
#64 Simon Cowell 58 $43.5M
#64 Billy Joel 69 $43.5M
#66 Tiger Woods 42 $43.3M
#67 Drew Brees 39 $42.9M
#68 Sofía Vergara 46 $42.5M
#69 Sebastian Vettel 31 $42.3M
#70 Derek Carr 27 $42.1M
#71 Will Smith 49 $42M
#72 Rafael Nadal 32 $41.4M
#72 Alex Smith 34 $41.4M
#74 Phil Mickelson 48 $41.3M
#75 Jordan Spieth 24 $41.2M
#76 Scarlett Johansson 33 $40.5M
#76 Akshay Kumar 50 $40.5M
78 Adam Sandler 51 $39.5M
#79 Damian Lillard 28 $39.2M
#80 Anthony Joshua – $39M
#80 Rolling Stones – $39M
#82 Salman Khan 52 $37.7M
#82 Rory McIlroy 29 $37.7M
#84 Kris Jenner – $37.5M
#84 Rihanna 30 $37.5M
#84 Bruce Springsteen 68 $37.5M
#87 Kenny Chesney 50 $37M
#87 Trumaine Johnson 28 $37M
#89 Imagine Dragons – $36.5M
#90 Jimmy Garoppolo 26 $36.2M
#91 Kyrie Irving 26 $36.1M
#92 Sean Hannity 56 $36M
#93 Giannis Antetokounmpo 23 $35.5M
#93 J. Cole – $35.5M
#93 Blake Griffin 29 $35.5M
#96 Ryan Tannehill 29 $35.2M
#97 Von Miller 29 $35.1M
#98 Dave Chappelle 44 $35M
#98 Dr. Dre 53 $35M
#98 Nas – $35M
