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- Diddy
Musician US $130 MlN
Nearly two decades after appearing on
the cover of the first-ever Celebrity 100
issue, Diddy tops the list thanks to his
Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, a partner-
ship with Diageo’s Ciroc vodka and
selling one-third of his Sean John cloth-
ing line for an estimated $70 million. - Beyoncé
Musician US $105 MlN - JK Rowling
author UK $95 MlN - Drake
Musician Canada $94 MlN - Cristiano Ronaldo
athlete PortUgal $93 MlN - The Weeknd
Musician Canada $92 MlN - Howard Stern
Personality US $90 MlN - Coldplay
Musicians UK $88 MlN - James Patterson
author US $87 MlN - LeBron James
athlete US $86 MlN - Rush Limbaugh
Personality US $84 MlN - Guns N’ Roses
Musicians US $84 MlN - Justin Bieber
Musician Canada $83.5 MlN - Lionel Messi
athlete argentina $80 MlN
Though only the second-highest-paid
in soccer, Messi still earned more than
any athlete on Earth not named LeBron
or Ronaldo. Roughly two-thirds of his
haul came from his FC Barcelona salary,
the rest from endorsing brands, includ-
ing Adidas, EA Sports and Gatorade.
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