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Mayweather, Kylie Jenner, Ronaldo, Messi make Forbes’ list of highest-paid entertainers

Floyd Mayweather, Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, Kylie Jenner and other celebrities have made it to the newly-released Forbes list of World’s Highest-Paid Entertainers 2018.

Floyd Mayweather tops the ranking with $285 million in pre-tax earnings, almost entirely on the strength of his August 2017 fight versus Conor McGregor.

George Clooney finishes second with $239 million, while Kylie Jenner pulled in $166.5 million to claim the No. 3 spot, courtesy of her cosmetics empire.

Judge Judy Sheindlin’s $147 million put her at No. 4 – buoyed by the sale of her TV library for $100 million, while Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rounds out the top five with $124 million thanks to blockbusters like the newly-released Skyscraper.

Others on the list include U2, Coldplay, Lionel Messi, Ed Sheeran, Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to Forbes, the Celebrity 100 list ranks front-of-camera stars around the globe using their pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017 through June 1, 2018.

See full list below:

1. Floyd Mayweather $285 2.George Clooney $239 3.Kylie Jenner $166.5 4. Judy Sheindlin $147 5. Dwayne Johnson $124 6.U2 -$118 7. Coldplay- $115. 5 8. Lionel Messi – $111 9. Ed Sheeran – $110 M 10. Cristiano Ronaldo $108 M 11. Bruno Mars $100 M 12. Conor McGregor $99M 13. Neymar $90M 13.Howard Stern $90 M 15. Ellen DeGeneres $87.5 M 16. James Patterson $86M 17. LeBron James -$85.5 M 18. Rush Limbaugh -$84.5 M 19Katy Perry- $83 M 20Robert Downey Jr.53$81 M 21. Taylor Swift -$80 M 22. Dr. Phil McGraw- $77.5 M 23.Roger Federer- $77.2 M 24. Stephen Curry- $76.9 M 25. Jay-Z- $76.5 M 26. Ryan Seacrest- $74 M 27. Guns N’ Roses-$71 M 28. Roger Waters-$68 M 29. Matt Ryan- $67.3 M 30. Kim Kardashian West- $67 M 31. Chris Hemsworth-$64.5 M 32. Sean Combs- $64 M 33. David Copperfield- $62 M 33. Gordon Ramsay- $62 M 35.Beyoncé Knowles36$60 M 36. Matthew Stafford- $59.5 M 37. Kendrick Lamar-$58 M 38. Jerry Seinfeld- $57.5 M 39. Kevin Hart- $57 M 39. The Weeknd- $57 M 41. The Eagles- $56M 42. J.K. Rowling52$54M 43. Kevin Durant29$53.7M 44. Depeche Mode-$53 M 45. Luke Bryan42$52 M 45. Pink- $52 M 47. Jimmy Buffett- $51 M 47. Lewis Hamilton- $51M 49. Lady Gaga- $50 M 50. Calvin Harris – $48 M 51. Paul McCartney- $47.5 M 51. Russell Westbrook- $47.5 M 53. Drake – $47 M 53. Foo Fighters-$47 M 53. Jennifer Lopez- $47 M 56. James Harden- $46.4 M 57. Elton John- $46 M 57. Metallica-$46 M 59. Garth Brooks -$45.5 M 59. Jackie Chan- $45.5 M 59. The Chainsmokers-$45.5 M 62. Canelo Alvarez -$44.5 MNA 63. Steve Harvey -$44 M 64. Simon Cowell -$43.5 M 64. Billy Joel $43.5 M 66. Tiger Woods $43.3 M 67. Drew Brees $42.9 M 68. Sofía Vergara $42.5 M 69. Sebastian Vettel $42.3 M 70. Derek Carr $42.1 M 71. Will Smith $42 M 72. Rafael Nadal $41.4 M 72. Alex Smith $41.4 M 74. Phil Mickelson $41.3 M 75. Jordan Spieth $41.2 M 76. Scarlett Johansson- 40.5 M 76. Akshay Kumar- $40.5 M 78. Adam Sandler- $39.5 M 79. Damian Lillard- $39.2 M 80. Anthony Joshua-$39 M 80. Rolling Stones-$39 M 82. Salman Khan52$37.7 M 82. Rory McIlroy29$37.7 M 84. Kris Jenner- $37.5 M 84. Rihanna $37.5 M 84. Bruce Springsteen $37.5 M 87. Kenny Chesney $37 M 87. Trumaine Johnson $37 M 89. Imagine Dragons- $36.5 M 90. Jimmy Garoppolo $36.2 M 91. Kyrie Irving $36.1 M 92. Sean Hannity $36 M 93. Giannis Antetokounmpo $35.5 93. J. Cole-$35.5 M 93. Blake Griffin29$35.5 MNA 96. Ryan Tannehill29$35.2 MNA 97. Von Miller29$35.1 M 98. Dave Chappelle44$35 M 98. Dr. Dre53$35 M 98. Nas $35M

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