Ranking of richest celebrities (actors, singers, athletes)

The celebrities below are American unless otherwise specified.

Richest actors/actresses


  1. Shahrukh Khan (India) : $750 million
  2. Tom Cruise : $550 million
  3. George Clooney : $500 million
  4. Amitabh Bachchan (India) : $425 million
  5. Mel Gibson (Australia) : $425 million
  6. Jack Nicholson : $400 million
  7. Sylverster Stallone : $400 million
  8. Jackie Chan (China) : $395 million
  9. Clint Eastwood : $375 million
  10. Keanu Reeves : $360 million
  11. Tom Hanks : $350 million
  12. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) : $350 million
  13. Michael Douglas : $300 million
  14. Adam Sandler : $300 million
  15. Will Smith : $280 million
  16. Robert Downey Jr. : $275 million
  17. Brad Pitt : $270 million
  18. Kevin Costner : $250 million
  19. Victoria Principal : $250 million
  20. Leonardo DiCaprio : $245 million
  21. Salman Khan (India) : $245 million
  22. Scott Speedman (UK/Canada) : $245 million
  23. Sean Connery (UK) : $240 million
  24. Harrison Ford : $230 million
  25. Mark Wahlberg : $225 million
  26. Samuel L. Jackson : $210 million
  27. Akshay Kumar (India) : $210 million
  28. Jennifer Aniston : $210 million
  29. Denzel Washington : $205 million
  30. Gérard Depardieu (France) : $200 million


I combined and averaged the rankings from The Richest and Celebrity Net Worth. Actors in the top 100 are worth over $65 million.

Richest singers/musicians


  1. Andrew LLoyd Webber (UK) : $1.28 billion
  2. Paul McCartney (UK) : $1.2 billion
  3. Herb Alpert : $850 million
  4. Sean 'Puffy' Comb : $825 million
  5. Jay-Z : $810 million
  6. Céline Dion (Canada) : $800 million
  7. Madonna : $780 million
  8. Dr Dre : $740 million
  9. Bono (Ireland) : $700 million
  10. Dolly Parton : $500 million
  11. Gloria Estefan (Cuba) : $500 million
  12. Victoria Beckham (UK) : $450 million (together with David Beckham)
  13. Johnny Mathis : $400 million
  14. Taylor Swift : $400 million
  15. Barbara Streisand : $370 million
  16. Jennifer Lopez : $360 million
  17. Toby Keith : $360 million
  18. Beyonce : $350 million
  19. Shania Twain (Canada) : $350 million
  20. Bruce Springsteen : $340 million
  21. George Strait : $325 million
  22. Cher : $300 million
  23. Mariah Carey : $300 million
  24. Julio Igesias (Spain) : $300 million
  25. Nana Mouskouri (Greece) : $280 million
  26. Lady Gaga : $275 million
  27. Justin Bieber (Canada) : $265 million
  28. Kenny Rogers : $250 million
  29. Diana Ross : $250 million
  30. Tom Jones (UK) : $250 million


According to this list, to be in the top 100 richest singers one has to be worth over $60 million.

Richest Athletes

I did not include sports managers, promoters, announcers and business people.


  1. Michael Jordan : $1.4 billion
  2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) : $800 million
  3. Tiger Woods : $750 million
  4. Magic Johnson : $600 million
  5. Roger Staubach : $600 million
  6. Floyd Mayweather : $560 million
  7. Junior Bridgeman : $500 million
  8. David Beckham (UK) : $450 million
  9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) : $450 million
  10. Roger Federer (Switzerland) : $425 million
  11. Kobe Bryant : $425 million
  12. Lionel Messi (Spain) : $400 million
  13. LeBron James : $390 million
  14. Phil Mickelson : $385 million
  15. Shaquille O'Neal : $375 million
  16. Alex Rodriguez : $325 million
  17. Jack Niklaus : $300 million
  18. Greg Norman (Australia) : $300 million
  19. Lewis Hamilton : $285 million
  20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. : $260 million
  21. "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson : $250 million
  22. Fernando Alonso (Spain) : $220 million
  23. Dave Whelan (UK) : $210 million
  24. Wayne Gretzky (Canada) : $200 million
  25. John Madden : $200 million
  26. Peyton Manning : $200 million
  27. Oscar De La Hoya : $200 million
  28. Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) : $200 million
  29. Jeff Gordon : $200 million
  30. Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) : $190 million

One needs to be worth at least $100 million to make the top 100 wealthiest athletes.
 
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The celebrities below are American unless otherwise specified.

Richest actors/actresses


  1. Shahrukh Khan (India) : $750 million
  2. Tom Cruise : $550 million
  3. George Clooney : $500 million
  4. Amitabh Bachchan (India) : $425 million
  5. Mel Gibson (Australia) : $425 million
  6. Jack Nicholson : $400 million
  7. Sylverster Stallone : $400 million
  8. Jackie Chan (China) : $395 million
  9. Clint Eastwood : $375 million
  10. Keanu Reeves : $360 million
  11. Tom Hanks : $350 million
  12. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) : $350 million
  13. Michael Douglas : $300 million
  14. Adam Sandler : $300 million
  15. Will Smith : $280 million
  16. Robert Downey Jr. : $275 million
  17. Brad Pitt : $270 million
  18. Kevin Costner : $250 million
  19. Victoria Principal : $250 million
  20. Leonardo DiCaprio : $245 million
  21. Salman Khan (India) : $245 million
  22. Scott Speedman (UK/Canada) : $245 million
  23. Sean Connery (UK) : $240 million
  24. Harrison Ford : $230 million
  25. Mark Wahlberg : $225 million
  26. Samuel L. Jackson : $210 million
  27. Akshay Kumar (India) : $210 million
  28. Jennifer Aniston : $210 million
  29. Denzel Washington : $205 million
  30. Gérard Depardieu (France) : $200 million
I combined and averaged the rankings from The Richest and Celebrity Net Worth. Actors in the top 100 are worth over $65 million.

Richest singers/musicians


  1. Andrew LLoyd Webber (UK) : $1.28 billion
  2. Paul McCartney (UK) : $1.2 billion
  3. Herb Alpert : $850 million
  4. Sean 'Puffy' Comb : $825 million
  5. Jay-Z : $810 million
  6. Céline Dion (Canada) : $800 million
  7. Madonna : $780 million
  8. Dr Dre : $740 million
  9. Bono (Ireland) : $700 million
  10. Dolly Parton : $500 million
  11. Gloria Estefan (Cuba) : $500 million
  12. Victoria Beckham (UK) : $450 million (together with David Beckham)
  13. Johnny Mathis : $400 million
  14. Taylor Swift : $400 million
  15. Barbara Streisand : $370 million
  16. Jennifer Lopez : $360 million
  17. Toby Keith : $360 million
  18. Beyonce : $350 million
  19. Shania Twain (Canada) : $350 million
  20. Bruce Springsteen : $340 million
  21. George Strait : $325 million
  22. Cher : $300 million
  23. Mariah Carey : $300 million
  24. Julio Igesias (Spain) : $300 million
  25. Nana Mouskouri (Greece) : $280 million
  26. Lady Gaga : $275 million
  27. Justin Bieber (Canada) : $265 million
  28. Kenny Rogers : $250 million
  29. Diana Ross : $250 million
  30. Tom Jones (UK) : $250 million


According to this list, to be in the top 100 richest singers one has to be worth over $60 million.

Richest Athletes

I did not include sports managers, promoters, announcers and business people.


  1. Michael Jordan : $1.4 billion
  2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) : $800 million
  3. Tiger Woods : $750 million
  4. Magic Johnson : $600 million
  5. Roger Staubach : $600 million
  6. Floyd Mayweather : $560 million
  7. Junior Bridgeman : $500 million
  8. David Beckham (UK) : $450 million
  9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) : $450 million
  10. Roger Federer (Switzerland) : $425 million
  11. Kobe Bryant : $425 million
  12. Lionel Messi (Spain) : $400 million
  13. LeBron James : $390 million
  14. Phil Mickelson : $385 million
  15. Shaquille O'Neal : $375 million
  16. Alex Rodriguez : $325 million
  17. Jack Niklaus : $300 million
  18. Greg Norman (Australia) : $300 million
  19. Lewis Hamilton : $285 million
  20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. : $260 million
  21. "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson : $250 million
  22. Fernando Alonson (Spain) : $220 million
  23. Dave Whelan (UK) : $210 million
  24. Wayne Gretzky (Canada) : $200 million
  25. John Madden : $200 million
  26. Peyton Manning : $200 million
  27. Oscar De La Hoya : $200 million
  28. Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) : $200 million
  29. Jeff Gordon : $200 million
  30. Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) : $190 million

One needs to be worth at least $100 million to make the top 100 wealthiest athletes.

Very interesting. Some surprised me, like Keanu Reeves. Also surprised Lady Gaga isn't higher up on the list. Plus, Herb Alpert made that much money!? That's a shocker. :)
 

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