T-Swizzle is officially the highest-paid celebrity of 2016.
According to Forbes Magazine, the songstress earned $170 million in the last year alone. Falling short of top spot behind her are One Direction in second place, earning $110 million (wonder if they'd be number one if Zayn hadn't left?) and author James Patterson (we had to Google him... He's the guy behind the Alex Cross series) in third, with $95 million.
The famous list, released yearly, is constantly changing in response to different circumstances depending on the celebrity, including the circulation of albums, tours, books, movies and more. With it, the world gets a chance to unleash their tall-poppy jealousy and argue about whether these celebrities have truly earned their spot: “Is Kim K just getting booty for her booty?!”
Having finished her 1989 World Tour in December last year, (right here in Australia, we'll add) Taylor Swift shot to pole position on the list after coming in at number eight in 2015.
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The tour alone was Taylor's highest grossing ever, earning a quarter of a billion dollars in revenue. The album, '1989', has sold approximately 10 million copies worldwide as of February this year.
It's also worth noting that only 15 people in the extensive list of 99 are female. Props to Taylor for topping the list!
A lot can happen in a year. Who do you think will top the list in 2017?
