American business magazine Forbes is back with their highly-popular annual list of the world’s current (2016) highest-earning celebrities under the age of 30. To no one’s surprise, Taylor Swift comes in on top with a whopping $170 million dollars in the past year, pre taxes and fees. Coming in second place an entire $60 million behind Swift is the highest earning boy band of all time, One Direction.
Musicians account for 30% of the list in it’s entirety, but make up 60% of the list’s top 10. Peep the Top 10 list below and head to the full list below the jump.
The Forbes 30 Under 30 List Top 10:
1. Taylor Swift ($170 million)
2. One Direction ($110 million)
3. Lionel Messi ($81.5 million)
4. Adele ($80.5 million)
5. Rihanna ($75 million)
6. Justin Bieber ($56 million)
7. Novak Djokovic ($56 million)
8. Kevin Durant ($56 million)
9. The Weeknd ($55 million)
10. Jordan Spieth ($53 million)
Head on over to Forbes to check out the full list.
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[Photo Credit: Design: Bailey Brautigan, FORBES staff. Images via Getty/AP.]
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