The 'Blank Space' singer beats One Direction, Lionel Messi, Adele, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lawrence and Drake among others.
- Nov 17, 2016
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift tops another list for the richest. According to Forbes, the 26-year-old country/music singer becomes the highest-earning celebrity under 30 in 2016. She makes a whooping $170 million in a year. Her biggest earning comes from her 1989 world tour which raked in $200 million from North America alone.
One Direction comes in the second place. The British boyband that consists of Taylor's 22-year-old ex Harry Styles, 24-year-old Louis Tomlinson, and 23-year-old Niall Horan and Liam Payne earn $110 million combined. 29 Argentinean soccer star Lionel Messi rounds up the top 3 with $81.5 million.
Adele and Rihanna, both 28, trail closely behind at No. 4 and 5 with $80.5 million and $75 million respectively. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Justin Bieber follows at the sixth place with $56 million. The highest-paid actress Jennifer Lawrence occupies No. 12 with $46 million and Drake sits at No. 18 with $38 million.
