According to Forbes’ latest announcement, Taylor Swift is currently ranked number one in the ranking of the 100 highest-paid artists in the world in 2019.
According to data from June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019 of Forbes, Taylor Swift surpassed the world’s richest self-made female billionaire Kylie Jenner to rise to the top of the table. Taylor is also one of 16 women included in the 2019 ranking of the 100 highest-paid artists in the world.
Taylor Swift’s position is due to the success of the Reputation tour and album of the same name in 2018. The tour brought the singer 185 million USD (pre-tax income). Previously in 2016, the 29-year-old female singer was also ranked number one after making an album and tour called 1989.
Right behind Taylor in the rankings is Kylie Jenner (21 years old) with an income of 170 million USD (pre-tax income) from a cosmetics company and online cosmetics selling. In early 2019, Jenner was also honored by Forbes as the youngest self-made billionaire in the world.
In third place is rapper Kanye West (Kim Kardashian’s husband). Forbes estimates Kanye’s income at $150 million (pre-tax income), mainly from the Yeezy sneaker line.
Notably, the only Asian representative appearing in this chart is the band BTS. BTS ranked 43rd, surpassing other famous names such as Bradley Cooper, Pink, Scarlett Johansson, etc. According to Forbes, BTS earned 57 million USD (pre-tax income), mainly from the world tour. titled “Love Yourself”, shows, and 2 theatrical films.
Forbes said the figures they calculated were based on numbers from many statistical sites such as Nielsen Music, Pollstar, IMDB, NPD BookScan and ComScore, in addition to many interviews with industry experts and some stars.
