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LOS ANGELES, July 10 (Reuters) – Singer Taylor Swift was named the world's highest-paying artist on Wednesday, but was closely followed by two Kardashian clan members, the star of reality turned queen of hearts. cosmetics Kylie Jenner and rapper Kanye West.
The football stars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar have been ranked in the top 10 annual rankings, as well as British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and the 1970s rock band The Eagles , which has launched a new tour in 2018.
West, Kim Kardashian's husband, returned to the list after a four-year absence. Forbes estimated its pre-tax profit at $ 150 million, mainly thanks to its popular line of Yeezy sneakers, which puts it in third place. Kim Kardashian is ranked # 26 on the list.
Swift, who just completed his tour and his album "Reputation" in 2018, earned about $ 185 million to climb to the top. The 29-year-old pop star also dominated the list in 2016 after her successful tour and album "1989".
Jenner, 21, Kim's half-sister, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, came in second after reporting about $ 170 million through her burgeoning business of lip kits and cosmetics.
Earlier this year, Forbes said Jenner was the youngest billionaire in the world.
Forbes has compiled its 2019 list by estimating pre-tax profit from June 2018 to June 2019, before executives' expenses, based on Nielsen's data, the Pollstar commercial publication, the IMDB film database. and interviews with industry experts and many celebrities.
According to the magazine, the top 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world received a pre-tax tax of $ 6.3 billion in the last 12 months.
American boxer Floyd Mayweather and actor George Clooney took the top two spots on last year's list but ended up outside the top 10 this time.
The full list is available at http://www.forbes.com/celebrities
(Report by Jill Serjeant, edited by Cynthia Osterman)
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