Singer Taylor Swift became famous with more revenue from the Forbes list in the last year, which brings together the 100 best paid celebrities in the world, earning $ 170 million, mainly thanks to its world tour "1989". The singer of "Shake It Off", 26, was placed in front of the boy band One Direction, currently on a break, which came in second with 110 million dollars. "The pop star broke the record set by the Rolling Stones with their North American tour, earning $ 200 million on tour on the continent and on the way to reaching the $ 250 million total in his world tour '1989'" Forbes said in a statement.
Third came the American writer James Patterson with 95 million dollars, while the television host Dr. Phil McGraw and Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo tied for fourth with 88 million dollars, according to the magazine. Other celebrities who appeared among the top 10 on the Forbes list were American comedian Kevin Hart, British singer Adele and Argentine Lionel Messi Barcelona player, plus US radio presenters Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh. "100 famous better paid jointly won 5,100 million before tax in the last year, a figure greater than the sum of the gross domestic product of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined," Forbes said.