Forbes World’s Highest Paid Bollywood Celebs 2016

Forbes have listed Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar among the world’s highest paid celebrities in the 2016 list.

SRK is a new entry and ranks at number 86 with an estimated salary of US$33 million (£25m).

He ties with ‘Iron Man’ Robert Downey Jr and comedy actress Melissa McCarthy.

Akshay enters the list for two consecutive years, but has dropped to 94th from 2015’s 76th position.

The Housefull 3 star still manages to cash in US$31.5 million (£24m) in the past year, sharing the same place as Brad Pitt.

Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel, who will be seen opposite our very own Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone in the their Hollywood big screen debut, come in at number 19 and 78.

Taking the top spot this year is American singer Taylor Swift. The highest-ranking athlete is Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, followed by Barcelona’s forwarder Lionel Messi.

Here is the full list of Forbes World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2016:

1. Taylor Swift ~ $170m
2. One Direction ~ $110m
3 James Patterson ~ $95m
4. Dr. Phil McGraw ~ $88m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo ~ $88m
6. Kevin Hart ~ $87.5m
7. Howard Stern ~ $85m
8. Lionel Messi ~ $81.5m
9. Adele ~ $80.5m
10. Rush Limbaugh ~ $79m
11. LeBron James ~ $77m
12. Madonna ~ $76.5m
13. Ellen DeGeneres ~ $75m
13. Rihanna  ~ $75m
15 Garth Brooks ~ $70m
16. Roger Federer ~ $68m
17. AC/DC ~ $67.5m
18. Rolling Stones ~ $66.5m
19. Dwayne Johnson ~ $64.5m
20. David Copperfield ~ $64m
21. Calvin Harris ~ $63m
22. Sean Combs ~ $62m
23. Jackie Chan ~ $61m
24. Bruce Springsteen ~ $60.5m
25. Paul McCartney ~ $56.5m
26. Justin Bieber  ~ $56m
26. Kenny Chesney ~ $56m
26. Novak Djokovic ~ $56m
26. Kevin Durant ~ $56m
30. Matt Damon ~ $55m
30. Ryan Seacrest ~ $55m
30. U2 ~ $55m
30. The Weeknd ~ $55m
34. Beyoncé Knowles ~ $54m
34. Gordon Ramsay ~ $54m
36. Jay Z ~ $53.5m
37. Luke Bryan ~ $53m
37. Tom Cruise ~ $53m
37. Phil Mickelson ~ $53m
37. Cam Newton ~ $53m
37. Jordan Spieth ~ $53m
42. Kim Kardashian ~ $51m
43. Kobe Bryant ~ $50m
44. Muse ~ $49m
45. Foo Fighters ~ $48.5m
46. Johnny Depp ~ $48m
47. Toby Keith ~ $47.5m
48. Judy Sheindlin ~ $47m
49. Lewis Hamilton ~ $46m
49. Jennifer Lawrence ~ $46m
51. Tiger Woods ~ $45.5m
52. Eli Manning ~ $45m
53. Joe Flacco ~ $44.5m
54. Bigbang ~ $44m
54. Tom Brady ~ $44m
54. Floyd Mayweather ~ $44m
57. Jerry Seinfeld ~ $43.5m
58. Ben Affleck ~ $43m
58. Sofía Vergara ~ $43m
60. Rory McIlroy ~ $42.5m
61. Elton John ~ $42m
61. Russell Wilson ~ $42m
63. Dr. Dre ~ $41m
63. Katy Perry ~ $41m
63. Sebastian Vettel ~ $41m
66. Jimmy Buffett ~ $40.5m
67. Mumford & Sons ~ $40m
68. Jennifer Lopez ~ $39.5m
69. Drake ~ $38.5m
70. Philip Rivers ~ $38m
70. Tiesto ~ $38m
72. Zlatan Ibrahimovic ~ $37.5m
72. Rafael Nadal ~ $37.5m
72. Neymar ~ $37.5m
75. Jason Aldean 75 ~ $36.5m
75. Fernando Alonso ~ $36.5m
77. Gareth Bale ~ $36m
78. Marcell Dareus ~ $35m
79. Vin Diesel ~ $35m
80. Peyton Manning ~ $34m
80. Derrick Rose ~ $34m
82. Maroon 5 ~ $33.5m
82. AJ Green ~ $33.5m
82. Ken Nishikori ~ $33.5m
82. Ed Sheeran ~ $33.5m
86. Robert Downey Jr. ~ $33m
86. James Harden ~ $33m
86. Shahrukh Khan ~ $33m
86. Dave Matthews Band ~ $33m
86. Melissa McCarthy ~ $33m
91. Usain Bolt ~ $32.5m
92. Clayton Kershaw ~ $32m
92. Dwayne Wade ~ $32m
94. Akshay Kumar ~ $31.5m
94. Penn & Teller ~ $31.5m
94. Brad Pitt ~ $31.5m
97. Carmelo Anthony ~ $31m
98. Drew Brees ~ $31m
99. Giselle Bündchen ~ $30.5m
99. Britney Spears  ~ $30.5m

Indian female celebrities are notably missing from the list. It is hoped that we will see a more balanced representation in the future!