The Top 10 highest earning musicians might surprise you
They earn A LOT of money!
Last updated 19th Jul 2018
This year's Highest-Paid Celebrities have been revealed according to Forbes, and whilst there are many artists, such as Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift, all in the list, many of them are outside of the Top 10.
In first place, dominating Forbes World's Highest-Paid celebrities for 2018, is boxer Floyd Mayweather earning a HUGE $285 million, with actor George Clooney in second place earning $239 million.
The highest-placed musicians are U2, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran who are all in the top 10, with Ed taking home a massive $110 million. Surprisingly, despite making $48 million this year and being the number 1 Electronic Cash Kings 2017 according to Forbes, Calvin Harris is only placed at number 50 overall in this latest list.
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10. Zedd - $19,000,000
Zeed enjoyed chart success in 2017 collaborating with Alessia Cara on 'Stay' and more recently Liam Payne on 'Get Low' which was released last month.
9. Martin Garrix - $19,500,000
Martin Garrix released 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lip earlier this year and in 2016 his collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love' reached the top 10 in the UK.
8. marshmello - $21,000,000
marshmello joined the electronic music scene a couple of years ago when he made a name for himself remixing Jack Ü and Zedd.
7. David Guetta - $25,000,000
David Guetta has been in the industry for many years, most recently he had a top 5 hit with Justin Bieber, '2U', the video of which featured the Victoria's Secret Angels.
6. Diplo - $28,500,000
Diplo is known as a DJ and producer, having a handful of top 40 songs in the UK charts since the early 2000s. He is also part of Major Lazer who released 'Cold Water' last year featuring Justin Bieber and MØ.
5. Steve Aoki - $29,500,000
Steve Aoki has been the subject of a Netflix documentary and set up his own record label Dim Mak Records in the mid-90s. Late last year he teamed up with Louis Tomlinson for 'Just Hold On'.
4. Skrillex - $30,000,000
As well as a DJ in his own right Skrillex teamed up with Diplo to form Jack U. They're largest hit was 'Where Are U Now' featuring Justin Bieber.
3. The Chainsmokers - $38,000,000
This year The Chainsmokers are embarking on their 'Memories... Do Not Open' tour following the success of their collaborations with Halsey on 'Closer' and Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This'.
2. Tiësto - $39,000,000
Although his music tends not to break into the UK top 40 Tiësto is a regular at dance music festivals around the world.
1. Calvin Harris - $48,500,000
This year Calvin has had hits with 'Feels', 'Heatstroke' and 'Slide'.
Top 10 musicians
- U2 ($118 million)
- Coldplay ($115.5 million)
- Ed Sheeran ($110 million)
- Bruno Mars ($100 million)
- Katy Perry ($83 million)
- Taylor Swift ($80 million)
- Jay-Z ($76.5 million)
- Guns N' Roses ($71 million)
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd guitarist) ($68 million)
- Sean Combs (P. Diddy) ($64 million)
Top 10 celebrities overall
- Floyd Mayweather ($285 million)
- George Clooney ($239 million)
- Kylie Jenner ($166.5 million)
- (Judge) Judy Sheindlin ($147 million)
- Dwayne Johnson ($124 million)
- U2 ($118 million)
- Coldplay ($115.5 million)
- Lionel Messi ($111 million)
- Ed Sheeran ($110 million)
- Cristiano Ronaldo ($108 million)
Despite being placed low in the recent list from Forbes, earlier this year it was revealed how quickly Calvin Harris earns an 'average US salary'. Based on his earnings from last year of $48.5 million, Magnetic magazine compared it to the salary of an average American, with truck drivers earning around $41,340 a year, $68,450 a year, and software developers earning $100,080 a year. After crunching their numbers, they calculated that Calvin earns in half a day, what a registered nurse does in a year!
Other artists who have been ranked higher than Calvin include, Bruno Mars (number 11), Katy Perry (number 19), Taylor Swift (number 21) and Jay-Z (number 25), with his wife Beyoncé 10 places behind him, at number 35.
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See the full list of The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities on the Forbes website.
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