Every year, one of the most respected magazines, Forbes, publishes a list of the highest paid people in the world. Celebrity Ranking Surprised Readers This Year
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In December, Forbes magazine named the most successful and influential people in the world under 30. And now it became known who heads the top highly paid celebrities.
Readers expected to see someone from the Kardashian family in the forefront, because they managed to be on the pages of a well-known gloss more than once. But this time the leader of the rating surprised everyone.
First on the Forbes list as the highest paid celebrity was Peter Jackson, director of the cult saga “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”. He earned $580 million.
Peter Jackson
Such huge incomes were brought to the director by the successful sale of part of the visual effects studio Weta Digital, which he founded.
The second place in the list was taken by the American singer and musician Bruce Springsteen. The leader of The E Street Band boasts an impressive number of music awards and awards. His fortune was estimated at 435 million dollars.
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen has won twenty Grammy Awards, an Oscar, two Golden Globes and a Tony Award.
Third place went to the best-selling music artist and multiple Forbes list leader, rapper Jay-Z. In 2021, the musician’s income reached $340 million.
Jay Z
TOP 10 highest paid stars in 2021
Next on the list are famous actors and musicians. For example, Kanye West and Dwayne Johnson. Their fortune came out a little less than the top three.
- Dwayne Johnson, actor – $270 million
- Kanye West, musician – $235 million
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of “South Park” – $210 million
- Paul Simon, musician – $200 million
- Tyler Perry, film producer – $165 million
- Ryan Tedder, One Republic frontman – $160 million
- Bob Dylan, musician – $130 million
It is worth noting that this time not a single woman entered the top ten. Actress Reese Witherspoon was able to take 12th place on the list with 115 million.
Previously, the most viewed videos on YouTube over the past year became known.
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