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In pics: World's top-paid celebs; Akshay Kumar only Indian with $48.5 mn

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar once again features in the Forbes 100 highest paid celebs list this year

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Photo: Wiki

BS Web Team New Delhi
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With $590 million, Kylie Jenner tops the list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities. She pulled most of her earnings from selling 51 per cent stake ​in her cosmetics firm to Coty in January.

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Kanye West​ brought in $170 million from his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas, making him the second most paid celebrity on the list. Besides, he has also topped the list of the highest-paid musicians for 2020.

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The world's highest-paid athlete, Roger Federer, stands third, thanks to his unmatched portfolio of lucrative endorsement deals.

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Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become football's first-ever billionaire one spot above his rival in the sport and Argentine star Lionel Messi, according to Forbes.

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With $104M stands fifth on the list. Last year he was named the world’s highest-paid athlete for the first time.

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Best known for his "Madea" franchise, which has grossed more than $660 million, actor-comedian Perry is the sixth most paid celeb.

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Neymar is on a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain through June 2022 worth $350 million in salary.

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The veteran shock jock is the world's highest-paid radio host thanks to an eight-figure annual contract with SiriusXM.

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Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 under a four-year, $153 million contract

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Popularly known as The Rock, Johnson is the world's highest-paid actor thanks to big paydays for forthcoming films "Black Adam" and "Red Notice."

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Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar once again features in the Forbes 100 highest paid celebs list this year, with an estimated earning of $48.5 million. However, this year, Akshay's rank has dropped from 33 (with $65 million) to 52.

Topics : Forbes

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First Published: Jun 06 2020 | 6:25 PM IST

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