World's Most Payed Celebrities of 2015 by Forbes

Yo Guys, Today we're going to discuss World's Most Payed Celebrities of 2015.Now a days money is the only thing that matters. No one works for fame or popularity.
As the time is passing, the salary of people is also rising, No matter in what field they are. I'll also introduce these personalities to you, So you get what is there profession and who they became Money Banks.

DISCLAIMER:

The content in this post is taken from Forbes.com and is the courtesy of this organization.
So lets start

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Earnings: $305M
Athlete, Boxing

$305 million per year Mayweather shatters all the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by Tiger Woods who banked $105 million in 2008. Mayweather's May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao crushed multiple boxing financial records, including PPV buys (4.6 million), total gate ($77 million) and sponsorships ($15 million). The fight is expected to gross more than $609 million once everything is counted.Mayweather is a well known athlete and is known for his passion and unique style.

2. Manny Pacquiao
Earnings: $162M
Athlete, Boxing

Pacquiao's $125 million payday for his bout against Floyd Mayweather was four times his previous high for a boxing match (Pacman's boxing earnings also include $23 million for his November fight against Chris Algieri). Pacquiao boosted his income further through endorsement deals with Nike, Foot Locker, Wonderful Pistachios, Nestle's Butterfinger and a handful in the Philippines.

3. Katy Perry
Earnings: $130M
Musician,Singer

The "Roar" singer is the highest-earning non-boxer on this year's Celebrity 100 list, thanks mostly to her Prismatic World Tour. During our scoring period, Perry grossed more than $2 .1 million per city over the course of 128 shows--75 of them overseas out of which one was cancelled.

4. One Direction
Earnings: $133M
Musicians

The world's biggest boy band is also its biggest band of any sort, at least when it comes to earnings over the past year. They were actually contestentsof a reality show X FACTOR. With 78 dates during our scoring period--and seven-figure grosses at every stop--One Direction's payday is more than twice as high as that of the Rolling Stones. Look for that trend to continue even without recently departed bandmember Zayn Malik.

5. Howard Stern
Earnings: $96M
Personality, Radio

The off-beat, and often off-color, Howard Stern has yet to signal where he'll be on air next year. He is basically know for his joyful  accent and his humor. These things are his actual identity. His contract negotiations--dispute, really--with Sirius XM Radio continue. At stake, an eight-digit payday for Stern and the loss of a main attraction for Sirius XM.

6. Garth Brooks
Earnings: $90M
Musician 

The country legend finally returned to the stage from semi-retirement to launch a long-promised concert tour, and the results have been staggering. Brooks has been grossing well over $1 million at every stop, partly because he's been playing back-to-back shows in the same arena on the same night.

7. James Patterson
Earnings: $89M
Author

James Patterson continues to earn more than any other author in publishing. He is also its busiest penman, churning out some 16 books a year with the help of coauthors.

8. Robert Downey Jr.
Earnings: $80M
Actor

Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.'s earnings continue to skyrocket thanks to his roles in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and the forthcoming "Captain America: Civil War," for which he is commanding a reported $40 million. This man has his own class. No matter what role he is assigned, he has proven himself the best in it. This year, Downey made more than any other actor and recorded his highest ever annual payday.

9. Taylor Swift
Earnings: $80M
Musician

The singer-songwriter completed her transition from country starlet to pop superstar with the launch of album 1989, the top release of 2014 with over 3.6 million copies sold--making her one of only three artists with a platinum album last year.

10. Cristiano Ronaldo
Earnings: $79.5M
Athlete, Soccer

The three-time and reigning FIFA best player in the world has scored 60 or more goals in each of the last four calendar years and averages a goal a game for his club Real Madrid.
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1 comment:

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