Akshay Kumar, Mohamed Salah and BTS among 100 highest-paid celebrities in 2020

Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the world’s highest paid celebrities for 2020, and it features a collection of familiar names. While many appearing on the list may not come as a surprise, what could shock you is the hefty pay checks they're taking home. Despite any economic uncertainty brought about by the coronavirus pandemic , it looks like some celebrities are still bringing in the big bucks. In all, the celebrities earned a combined $6.1 billion (Dh22.4bn) before taxes and fees, a $200 million drop from 2019. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kylie Jenner landed the top spot, with a whopping $590m to her name, which can be credited to selling a 51 per cent stake in her cosmetics firm in January. Kanye West came in second, with $170m, most of his earnings collected from his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, placed 48th, bringing in $49.5m. After Jenner and West, the 10 highest paid celebrities are (in descending order): Roger Federer, Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Tyler Perry, Neymar, Howard Stern, Lebron James and Dwayne Johnson. Look through this photo gallery of the top 20 highest-earning celebrities of 2020: Taylor Swift, who was named 2019's highest paid celebrity, moved down to 25th place, with $63.5m. Last year she brought in $185m. British chef Gordon Ramsay, who's behind Dubai restaurants Bread Street Kitchen and Hell's Kitchen, came it at number 19, with $70m. Meanwhile, Korean boy band BTS were named as the 47th highest-paid celebrities, having grossed $50m. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was the only Indian actor to make the cut, claiming the 52nd spot with earnings of $48.5m. The star is currently prepping for his first Amazon Prime television series, The End . DJ Khaled, whose parents are Palestinian, was named the 95th highest paid celebrity, with an income of $36.5m, presumably thanks to his 2019 album, Father of Asahd. And, finally, coming in last on the list just ahead of Angelina Jolie is Egypt's own Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's star footballer, who raked in $35.1m. 1. Kylie Jenner – $590m 2. Kanye West – $170m 3. Roger Federer – $106.3m 4. Cristiano Ronaldo – $105m 5. Lionel Messi – $104m 6. Tyler Perry – $97m 7. Neymar – $95.5m 8. Howard Stern – $90m 9. LeBron James – $88.2m 10. Dwayne Johnson – $87.5m 11. Rush Limbaugh – $85m 12. Ellen DeGeneres – $84m 13. Bill Simmons – $82.5m 14. Elton John – $81m 15. James Patterson – $80m 16. Stephen Curry – $74.4m 17. Ariana Grande – $72m 18. Ryan Reynolds – $71.5m 19. Gordon Ramsay – $70m 20. Jonas Brothers – $68.5m 21. The Chainsmokers – $68m 22. Dr Phil McGraw – $65.5m 23. Ed Sheeran – $64m 24. Kevin Durant – $63.9m 25. Taylor Swift – $63.5m 26. Tiger Woods – $62.3m 27. Kirk Cousins – $60.5m 28. Post Malone – $60m 28. JK Rowling – $60m 28. Ryan Seacrest – $60m 31. Carson Wentz – $59.1m 32. Rolling Stones – $59m 33. Mark Wahlberg – $58m 34. Tyson Fury – $57m 35. Marshmello – $56m 35. Russell Westbrook – $56m 37. Ben Affleck – $55m 37. Sean Combs – $55m 39. Shawn Mendes – $54.5m 40. Vin Diesel – $54m 40. Lewis Hamilton – $54m 42. Jay-Z – $53.5m 43. Billie Eilish – $53m 44. Rory McIlroy – $52m 45. Simon Cowell – $51m 45. Jerry Seinfeld – $51m 47. BTS – $50m 48. Kim Kardashian West – $49.5m 49. Drake – $49m 49. Jared Goff – $49m 49. Judy Sheindlin – $49m 52. Akshay Kumar – $48.5m 53. Conor McGregor – $48m 54. James Harden – $47.8m 55. Giannis Antetokounmpo – $47.6m 56. Jennifer Lopez – $47.5m 57. Anthony Joshua – $47m 57. Pink – $47m 59. Deontay Wilder – $46.5m 60. David Copperfield – $46m 60. Rihanna – $46m 62. Luke Bryan – $45.5m 62. Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5m 64. Backstreet Boys – $45m 64. Tom Brady – $45m 64. Phil Collins – $45m 67. Drew Brees – $44.8m 68. Novak Djokovic – $44.6m 69. Will Smith – $44.5m 70. Blake Shelton – $43.5m 71. Sean Hannity – $43m 71. Sofía Vergara – $43m 73. Celine Dion – $42m 74. Kyrie Irving – $41.9m 75. The Eagles – $41m 75. Adam Sandler – $41m 77. Phil Mickelson – $40.8m 78. Julio Jones – $40.5m 78. Metallica – $40.5m 80. Jackie Chan – $40m 80. Rafael Nadal – $40m 82. Heidi Klum – $39.5m 82. Travis Scott – $39.5m 84. Kevin Hart – $39m 85. Klay Thompson – $38.8m 86. Katy Perry – $38.5m 87. Lady Gaga – $38m 87. Bon Jovi – $38m 87. U2 – $38m 90. Naomi Osaka – $37.4m 91. Canelo Alvarez – $37m 91. Damian Lillard – $37m 91. Paul McCartney – $37m 91. Oprah Winfrey – $37m 95. DJ Khaled – $36.5m 95. Kiss – $36.5m 97. Sebastian Vettel – $36.3m 98. Serena Williams – $36m 99. Angelina Jolie – $35.5m 100. Mohamed Salah – $35.1m

Akshay Kumar, Mohamed Salah and BTS among 100 highest-paid celebrities in 2020

'Forbes' has released its annual list of the world's biggest earning stars