Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2016 champion, has edged out his arch-rival, Lionel Messi, Barcelona star, as the world’s richest footballer.
According to Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list, showing the richest celebrities in 2016, Ronaldo is the fourth richest celebrity in the world for 2016.
To form the Celebrity 100, Forbes evaluates front-of-the-camera talent across the entire entertainment world, considering pretax income from June to June.
Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Figures are said to be based on numbers from Nielsen, Pollstar, Box Office Mojo, Songkick and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders and many of the stars themselves.
FULL LIST OF 2016 CELEBRITY 100:
1 Taylor Swift $170,000,000 USA
2 One Direction $110,000,000 UK
3 James Patterson $95,000,000 USA
4 Dr. Phil McGraw $88,000,000 USA
4 Cristiano Ronaldo $88,000,000 Portugal
6 Kevin Hart $87,500,000 USA
7 Howard Stern $85,000,000 USA
8 Lionel Messi $81,500,000 Argentina
9 Adele $80,500,000 UK
10 Rush Limbaugh $79,000,000 USA
11 LeBron James $77,000,000 USA
12 Madonna $76,500,000 USA
13 Ellen DeGeneres $75,000,000 USA
13 Rihanna $75,000,000 Barbados
15 Garth Brooks $70,000,000 USA
16 Roger Federer $68,000,000 Switzerland
17 AC/DC $67,500,000 Australia
18 Rolling Stones $66,500,000 UK
19 Dwayne Johnson $64,500,000 USA
20 David Copperfield $64,000,000 USA
21 Calvin Harris $63,000,000 UK (Scotland)
22 Diddy $62,000,000 USA
23 Jackie Chan $61,000,000 China
24 Bruce Springsteen $60,500,000 USA
25 Paul McCartney $56,500,000 UK
26 Kevin Durant $56,000,000 USA
26 Novak Djokovic $56,000,000 Serbia
26 Justin Bieber $56,000,000 Canada
26 Kenny Chesney $56,000,000 USA
30 Ryan Seacrest $55,000,000 USA
31 U2 $55,000,000 Ireland
31 The Weeknd $55,000,000 Canada
31 Matt Damon $55,000,000 USA
34 Beyonce $54,000,000 USA
34 Gordon Ramsay $54,000,000 UK (Scotland)
36 Jay Z $53,500,000 USA
37 Tom Cruise $53,000,000 USA
37 Cam Newton $53,000,000 USA
37 Jordan Spieth $53,000,000 USA
37 Phil Mickelson $53,000,000 USA
37 Luke Bryan $53,000,000 USA
42 Kim Kardashian $51,000,000 USA
43 Kobe Bryant $50,000,000 USA
44 Muse $49,000,000 UK
45 Foo Fighters $48,500,000 USA
46 Johnny Depp $48,000,000 USA
47 Toby Keith $47,500,000 USA
48 Judy Sheindlin $47,000,000 USA
49 Jennifer Lawrence $46,000,000 USA
49 Lewis Hamilton $46,000,000 UK
51 Tiger Woods $45,500,000 USA
52 Eli Manning $45,000,000 USA
53 Joe Flacco $44,500,000 USA
54 Floyd Mayweather $44,000,000 USA
54 Tom Brady $44,000,000 USA
54 Bigbang $44,000,000 South Korea
57 Jerry Seinfeld $43,500,000 USA
58 Sofia Vergara $43,000,000 Colombia
58 Ben Affleck $43,000,000 USA
60 Rory McIlroy $42,500,000 UK (N. Ireland)
61 Russell Wilson $42,000,000 USA
61 Elton John $42,000,000 USA
63 Dr. Dre $41,000,000 USA
63 Katy Perry $41,000,000 USA
66 Jimmy Buffett $40,500,000 USA
67 Mumford & Sons $40,000,000 UK
68 Jennifer Lopez $39,500,000 USA
69 Drake $38,500,000 Canada
70 Philip Rivers $38,000,000 USA
70 Tiesto $38,000,000
72 Neymar $37,500,000 Brazil
72 Rafael Nadal $37,500,000 Spain
72 Zlatan Ibrahimovic $37,500,000 Sweden
75 Jason Aldean $36,500,000 USA
75 Fernando Alonso $36,500,000 Spain
77 Gareth Bale $36,000,000 UK (Wales)
78 Vin Diesel $35,000,000 USA
78 Marcell Dareus $35,000,000 USA
80 Derrick Rose $34,000,000 USA
80 Peyton Manning $34,000,000 USA
82 Ed Sheeran $33,500,000 UK
82 A.J. Green $33,500,000 USA
82 Kei Nishikori $33,500,000 Japan
82 Maroon 5 $33,500,000 USA
86 Shah Rukh Khan $33,000,000 India
86 Dave Matthews Band $33,000,000 USA
86 Robert Downey, Jr. $33,000,000 USA
86 Melissa McCarthy $33,000,000 USA
86 James Harden $33,000,000 USA
91 Usain Bolt $32,500,000 Jamaica
92 Clayton Kershaw $32,000,000 USA
92 Dwyane Wade $32,000,000 USA
94 Penn & Teller $31,500,000 USA
94 Brad Pitt $31,500,000 USA
94 Akshay Kumar $31,500,000 India
98 Carmelo Anthony $31,000,000 USA
98 Drew Brees $31,000,000 USA
99 Gisele Bun
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