Bollywood stars make the Forbes 2016 list of Highest Paid Celebrities

    Akshay Kumar and SRK enter the 2016 edition of Forbes World’s Highest Paid Celebrities.

    New entrant Shah Rukh Khan ranks at number 86 with an estimated salary of US$33 million (£25m).

    Housefull 3 star Akshay who has featured in the list for two consecutive years drops to 94 sharing with Brad Pitt.

    Bollywood female stars seem to be missing from the list this year but we are sure they will enter next year.

     

    Here is the full list of Forbes World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2016:

    1. Taylor Swift ~ $170m
    2. One Direction ~ $110m
    3 James Patterson ~ $95m
    4. Dr. Phil McGraw ~ $88m
    4. Cristiano Ronaldo ~ $88m
    6. Kevin Hart ~ $87.5m
    7. Howard Stern ~ $85m
    8. Lionel Messi ~ $81.5m
    9. Adele ~ $80.5m
    10. Rush Limbaugh ~ $79m
    11. LeBron James ~ $77m
    12. Madonna ~ $76.5m
    13. Ellen DeGeneres ~ $75m
    13. Rihanna  ~ $75m
    15 Garth Brooks ~ $70m
    16. Roger Federer ~ $68m
    17. AC/DC ~ $67.5m
    18. Rolling Stones ~ $66.5m
    19. Dwayne Johnson ~ $64.5m
    20. David Copperfield ~ $64m
    21. Calvin Harris ~ $63m
    22. Sean Combs ~ $62m
    23. Jackie Chan ~ $61m
    24. Bruce Springsteen ~ $60.5m
    25. Paul McCartney ~ $56.5m
    26. Justin Bieber  ~ $56m
    26. Kenny Chesney ~ $56m
    26. Novak Djokovic ~ $56m
    26. Kevin Durant ~ $56m
    30. Matt Damon ~ $55m
    30. Ryan Seacrest ~ $55m
    30. U2 ~ $55m
    30. The Weeknd ~ $55m
    34. Beyoncé Knowles ~ $54m
    34. Gordon Ramsay ~ $54m
    36. Jay Z ~ $53.5m
    37. Luke Bryan ~ $53m
    37. Tom Cruise ~ $53m
    37. Phil Mickelson ~ $53m
    37. Cam Newton ~ $53m
    37. Jordan Spieth ~ $53m
    42. Kim Kardashian ~ $51m
    43. Kobe Bryant ~ $50m
    44. Muse ~ $49m
    45. Foo Fighters ~ $48.5m
    46. Johnny Depp ~ $48m
    47. Toby Keith ~ $47.5m
    48. Judy Sheindlin ~ $47m
    49. Lewis Hamilton ~ $46m
    49. Jennifer Lawrence ~ $46m
    51. Tiger Woods ~ $45.5m
    52. Eli Manning ~ $45m
    53. Joe Flacco ~ $44.5m
    54. Bigbang ~ $44m
    54. Tom Brady ~ $44m
    54. Floyd Mayweather ~ $44m
    57. Jerry Seinfeld ~ $43.5m
    58. Ben Affleck ~ $43m
    58. Sofía Vergara ~ $43m
    60. Rory McIlroy ~ $42.5m
    61. Elton John ~ $42m
    61. Russell Wilson ~ $42m
    63. Dr. Dre ~ $41m
    63. Katy Perry ~ $41m
    63. Sebastian Vettel ~ $41m
    66. Jimmy Buffett ~ $40.5m
    67. Mumford & Sons ~ $40m
    68. Jennifer Lopez ~ $39.5m
    69. Drake ~ $38.5m
    70. Philip Rivers ~ $38m
    70. Tiesto ~ $38m
    72. Zlatan Ibrahimovic ~ $37.5m
    72. Rafael Nadal ~ $37.5m
    72. Neymar ~ $37.5m
    75. Jason Aldean 75 ~ $36.5m
    75. Fernando Alonso ~ $36.5m
    77. Gareth Bale ~ $36m
    78. Marcell Dareus ~ $35m
    79. Vin Diesel ~ $35m
    80. Peyton Manning ~ $34m
    80. Derrick Rose ~ $34m
    82. Maroon 5 ~ $33.5m
    82. AJ Green ~ $33.5m
    82. Ken Nishikori ~ $33.5m
    82. Ed Sheeran ~ $33.5m
    86. Robert Downey Jr. ~ $33m
    86. James Harden ~ $33m
    86. Shahrukh Khan ~ $33m
    86. Dave Matthews Band ~ $33m
    86. Melissa McCarthy ~ $33m
    91. Usain Bolt ~ $32.5m
    92. Clayton Kershaw ~ $32m
    92. Dwayne Wade ~ $32m
    94. Akshay Kumar ~ $31.5m
    94. Penn & Teller ~ $31.5m
    94. Brad Pitt ~ $31.5m
    97. Carmelo Anthony ~ $31m
    98. Drew Brees ~ $31m
    99. Giselle Bündchen ~ $30.5m
    99. Britney Spears  ~ $30.5m

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