Taylor Swift is now the highest paid celebrity

Taylor Swift has been crowned the highest paid celebrity by Forbes magazine.

Published 12th Jul 2016

Taylor Swift has been crowned the highest paid celebrity by Forbes magazine after earning an impressive $170 million last year. She’s shot up seven places, from number eight last year, this is largely due to the success of her 1989 world tour and deals with brands such as Apple.

Number two are the list are One Direction with earnings of $110 million. Kevin Hart is up from number 965 number 6, while Adele is at number 8 on Forbes’ list.