Boxer Floyd Mayweather leads Forbes list of top-paid celebrities

Forbes has released its Celebrity 100 list and boxer Floyd Mayweather came out on top. The 38-year-old boxer raked in $300 million over the past 12 months, earnings nearly double those of the second-highest paid celebrity — Manny Pacquiao, who took in $160 million. 

Both boxers owe their status to the May 2 match that Mayweather won.

Coming in third place overall is Katy Perry, the highest-paid female celebrity with earnings of $135 million, soundly beating the influential Taylor Swift.

The top 10 women are:

Musician Katy Perry, $135 million

Musician Taylor Swift, $80 million

TV personality Ellen DeGeneres, $75 million

Musician Lady Gaga, $59 million

Musician Beyonce Knowles, $54.5 million

TV Personality Kim Kardashian, $52.5 million

Actress Jennifer Lawrence, $52 million

TV Personality Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy), $47 million

Model Gisele Bündchen, $44 million

Actress Scarlett Johansson, $35.5 million.

TAYLOR SWIFT

Swift, however, does have the distinction of being among the youngest top-earning celebrities. Swift, 25, was ranked eighth in the overall highest-paid list.

The 10 youngest celebrities on Forbes list include:

Soccer player Neymar, $31 million, age 23

Soccer player James Rodriguez, $29 million, age 23

Musician Ed Sheeran, $57 million, age 24

Actress Jennifer Lawrence, $52 million, age 24

Musician Taylor Swift, $80 million, age 25

Soccer player Gareth Bale, $35 million, age 25

Basketball player Kevin Durant, $54 million, age 26

Golfer Rory McIlroy, $48.5 million, age 26

Basketball player Derrick Rose, $34 million, age 26

F1 driver Sebastian Vettel, $33 million, age 27.

Only two Canadians made Forbes’ top earners’ list, musician Michael Bublé who took in $45.5 million, beating hip-hop empresario Drake, who took in $39.5 million. Bublé, 39, was ranked 45th in the overall list, whereas Drake, 28, was ranked 54th.

DRAKE

Musicians accounted for 36 of the 100 spots on the list, followed by athletes (28), actors (14), personalities (10), actresses (2), TV actresses (2), hip-hop empresarios (2), comedians (2), authors (1), magicians (1) and TV actors (1).

The top-earning actor on the list was Robert Downey Jr., who tied with Swift for the No. 8 overall spot on the list and took in $80 million over the past year.

The top earning actress, ranked 34 overall, was Jennifer Lawrence, who took in $52 million.

As for the top 10 overall earners?

Floyd Mayweather, $300 million

Manny Pacquiao, $160 million

Katy Perry, $135 million

One Direction, $130 million

Howard Stern, $95 million

Garth Brooks, $90 million

James Patterson, $89 million

Robert Downey Jr., $80 million

Taylor Swift, $80 million

Cristiano Ronaldo, $79.5 million