10 highest paid celebrities under 30
Here is a list of the highest paid celebrities under 30. The list was topped by pop singer Lady Gaga, who became famous not only for her hits, but also for her outrageous outfits. Despite the early termination of the Born This Way Ball tour, Lady Gaga from June 2012 to June 2013 earned the most of her peers from show business - $ 80 million.
In second place is Canada-born Justin Bieber. Over the past year, the singer managed to get on the cover of Forbes for the first time and earn $ 58 million. 19-year-old Bieber is also the youngest participant in the rating. Country singer Taylor Swift took third place. Her latest album, Red, sold 1.2 million copies in its first week. Swift's income was estimated by Forbes at $55 million.
Seven out of ten lines in the ranking this year were occupied by girls. In addition, most of the people on the list earn in the music industry. In addition to them, the list includes only two actresses - Jennifer Lawrence ($26 million) and Kristen Stewart ($22 million) - and one actor - Taylor Lautner ($22 million). Read more about the highest paid stars in our gallery.
To estimate the income of the stars, data was obtained from agents, managers, managers and other persons working for celebrities. The total annual earnings included all income from entertainment-related activities. Taxes, agent fees, and other payments the stars face were not included.
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1. Lady Gaga
Revenue: $80 million
Lady Gaga would have made more if she hadn't canceled her Born This Way Ball due to hip surgery caused by wearing too high heels.
2. Justin Bieber
Revenue: $58 million
The 19-year-old pop singer from Canada made the cover of Forbes last year. It is not only recordings and concerts that bring him income. Bieber is a shareholder in several startups, including the Enflick online messenger, Tinychat video chat, and the Spotify music service.
3. Taylor Swift
Revenue: $55 million
The singer released her fourth album, Red, in October, which sold 1.2 million copies in the first week. The single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together allowed Swift to top the Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the first time.
4 Calvin Harris
Revenue: $46 million
The DJ and producer, whose creative career began by posting records on Myspace, this year debuted in the Forbes 100 Influential Celebrities. Harris has played over 150 shows in the past year. In addition to his own compositions, he also writes hits for his stage colleagues - for example, he is the author of the song We Found Love, performed by Rihanna.
5. Rihanna
Revenue: $43 million
The 25-year-old Barbados native recorded her seventh album, Unapologetic, over the past year, has played over 40 shows and released hits such as Diamonds and Stay.
6. Katy Perry
Revenue: $39 million
Despite the fact that five songs from Perry's Teenage Dream album topped the Billboard music chart at once (previously only Michael Jackson managed to do this), in general, the last year has been relatively calm for the performer. Katy Perry continues to perform in private concerts and collaborate with the perfume company Coty. She also earns some income from her share in Popchips, a snack maker. Perry's biopic Part of Me grossed seven figures at the box office.
7. Adele
Revenue: $25 million
The British singer still sells a lot of records, but without a concert tour and new recordings, Adele could not stay in the Forbes ranking of the 100 most influential stars in the world. But in the past 12 months, she became a young mother and recorded the soundtrack for the latest James Bond series, winning an Oscar in the profile category with the song Skyfall.
8. Jennifer Lawrence
Revenue: $26 million
The rising Hollywood star climbed high in the Forbes rankings thanks to his starring role in the film adaptation of the hugely popular Hunger Games trilogy, which became a hit in the world box office. For her role in the first part of the film, she received a fee of only $ 1 million, but the box office success of the picture provided Lawrence with a new lucrative contract from Lionsgate. The actress has managed to break the hegemony of male stars in the lucrative superhero movie niche. In addition, Lawrence last year received recognition from the professional workshop: she won an Oscar for best actress in the film My Boyfriend Is a Crazy.
9. Kristen Stewart
Revenue: $22 million
The role of the main character in the film adaptation of the cult teen novel "Twilight" helped Stewart in just a few years to become one of the wealthiest Hollywood actresses. And, unlike partners in the vampire saga, Stewart managed to make his next film after "Twilight" fantasy "Snow White and the Huntsman" box office. Recently, the actress began to pay more attention to independent projects, such as the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road.
10. Taylor Lautner
Revenue: $22 million
Lautner became a teen idol thanks to one of the main roles in the Twilight saga. But with the release of the last part of the vampire franchise, the success of the young actor is in danger of declining. His full-fledged "solo" debut in the action "Chasing" was a failure, and the supporting role in Adam Sandler's comedy "Odnoklassniki 2" can hardly be considered a serious bid to conquer "adult" Hollywood.