Forbes: "Kylie Jenner Tops Global High-Income Celebrities This Year"... BTS Ranks 43rd

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] According to the American economic media Forbes on the 16th (local time), the highest-earning celebrity worldwide this year is Kylie Jenner, a reality TV star from the United States.

According to Forbes' announcement of 'The world's highest-paid celebrities 2020' released that day, Kylie Jenner's annual pre-tax income is reported to be $590 million. This amount corresponds to approximately 644.9 billion KRW.

In second place was rapper Kanye West with $170 million, followed by tennis player Roger Federer in third place with $106.3 million.

The 4th and 5th places went to football players. Fourth place was Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned $105 million, and fifth place was Lionel Messi, who earned $104 million.

Among the top 10 were actor and director Tyler Perry ($97 million), football player Neymar ($95.5 million), actor Howard Stern ($90 million), basketball player LeBron James ($88.2 million), and actor Dwayne Johnson ($87.5 million). 'Star chef' Gordon Ramsay ranked 19th with $70 million.

Pop stars also made the high-income list. Ariana Grande ranked 17th ($72 million), The Chainsmokers 21st ($68 million), Ed Sheeran 23rd ($64 million), Taylor Swift 25th ($63.5 million), and Billie Eilish 43rd ($53 million).

Joanne K. Rowling, author of the novel series 'Harry Potter,' also made the high-income list at 28th place ($60 million).

BTS also ranked 47th worldwide with $50 million in earnings. Forbes evaluated that BTS earned more concert revenue than any other group except the American band Metallica in 2019.

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