Forbes have released the list of the 100 highest-earning entertainers of 2015 and it will once again make you regret putting a premature end to a burgeoning athletic/acting/music career when you were younger.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio top the list at one and two after their long-awaited and ultimately disappointing fight that earned them more money than most of us can ever dream of.
One Direction came in at number four but there’s five – now four – to share the stake with, while Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are the only female representatives in the top ten but they don’t have to share with anyone.
You can see the top 100 in full here.
Forbes top ten highest-earning entertainers of 2015
- Floyd Mayweather. Earnings: $300 million (approximately €277.6 million)
- Manny Pacquiao. Earnings: $160 million (approx. €148 million)
- Katy Perry. Earnings: $135 million (approx. €125 million)
- One Direction. Earnings: $130 million (approx. €120.3 million)
- Howard Stern. Earnings: $95 million (approx. €88 million)
- Garth Brooks. Earnings: $90 million (approx. €83.3 million)
- James Patterson. Earnings: $87 million (approx. €82.3 million)
- Robert Downey Junior. Earnings: $80 million (approx. €74 million)
- Taylor Swift. Earnings: $80 million (approx. €74 million)
- Cristiano Ronaldo. Earnings: $79.5 million (approx. €73.5 million)
