Highest-Paid Celebrities
2023: Top 10 Highest Paid Celebrities, Ronaldo Makes The List
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Celebrity paychecks depend on many factors which can be from getting paid per show to getting paid through influencing a particle brand, product, or service or even getting a salary, all these form a great factor in how much a celebrity earns or how they are paid and as the highest paid celebrities that will be listed in this post have a large source of income not only depending on career earnings, some of their wealth also comes from other business dealings.
This is promising to be a lucrative one as celebrities keep signing endorsements that are raking in millions of dollars or other selling their music catalog, selling visual effects right, or just doing what they love doing best.
Meanwhile, this list consists of five musicians and the newcomer featured on this list of highest-paid celebrities in 2023 is Cristiano Ronaldo the former Manchester United star who left the club and move to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. Below is the list starting with the highest-paid celebrity in 2023 down to the list earner on this list of top 10 highest-paid celebrities.
1. Peter Jackson – $580 million
Peter Jackson is the highest-paid celebrity in 2023 earning approximately $530 million dollars. Jackson is a film director, screenwriter, and producer from New Zealand perhaps he is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbits.
Peter made the list as one of the top billionaire filmmakers behind Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas including Tyler Perry who also makes this list. Jackson became a billionaire after selling a chunk of his Weta digital film effects shop to Unity Software for $1.6 billion in cash and stock.
2. Bruce Springsteen – $435 million
Bruce Springsteen is the top-earning music celebrity on this list making an estimated $435 million dollars. The music legend’s story is one that is mixed with a lot of hard work and persistence. Bruce earned almost $500 million dollars from selling his entire music catalog to Sony Music Group.
He is one of the highest-paid celebrities in 2023 that are getting cashing and getting paid from their years of work. The music catalog he sold consists of a body of work from over five decades.
3. Jay-Z – $340 million
The first hip-hop musician to become a billionaire Jay-Z who is also the boss of Roc-A-Fella Records is among the richest musicians in the world as well as one of the highest-paid celebrities in the world. Meanwhile, as a musician, Jay-Z is more of a businessman, and his businesses including his music and other ventures like the stake he has in music streamer Tidal and the Armand de Brignac champagne brand bring in the $340 million dollars he earns annually.
4. Dwayne Johnson – $270 million
An actor’s paycheck depends on a variety of factors owing to the fact that the changing industry makes it more difficult for actors to get paid as they have truly worked for. Unlike the days when viewers and audiences flock to the theatre to watch movies, now you have to be truly exceptional and the film phenomenal.
Dwayne Johnson, The Rock gets most of his money from acting roles and getting paid as high as $22.5 million dollars, aside from earning $1.7 million cost per post as an influencer on Instagram alone. Dwayne was once the highest-paid actor in the world.
5. Kanye West – $235 million
The Yeezy boss net $235 million as his earning annually, Kanye who was once one the top richest musician billionaire in the world lost his status in 2022 after Adidas cut ties with him after his antisemitic comment. However, Ye is still being able to make such an amount as his earnings, which made him among the top highest-paid celebrities in the world.
6. Trey Parker and Matt Stone – $210 million
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are American actors, animators, filmmakers, and composers who are known for co-creating South Park and The Book of Mormon. They also signed a $900 million deal with Paramount+, and altogether in a year, they rakes in $210 million dollars. The duo has been operating the studio since 1997.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo – $208 million
Ronaldo is the latest newcomer to appear on this list of highest-paid celebrities in 2023. The Portugal national who is a former Manchester United Star has more than 500 followers on his Instagram page making the cost per post to be estimated to be around $ 2.4 million.
Meanwhile, after his fallout with his former club Manchester United, the football legend signed a contract with the Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr which made him not only the highest-paid Instagram influencer but also the highest-paid player in the world. Additionally, Ronaldo is to earn per year: £173m
per month: £14.4m, per week: £3.6m, per day: £514k, per hour: £21,400, per minute: £357, per second: £6 in his new club aside from what he will be paid in his other ventures.
8. Paul Simon – $200 million
The American musician, singer, and songwriter Paul Simon who is also an actor whose career has spanned six decades is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music. Paul LIke other celebrities on this list also sold most of his music catalog which has brought in a whopping $250 million dollars. Meanwhile, he rakes in up to $200 million dollars every year from all his ventures including his music.
9. Tyler Perry – $165 million
Tyler Perry a renowned actor and filmmaker who is the creator and performer of the Madea character is also one of the highest-paid celebrities in the world. Aside from being one of the top-earning actors and filmmakers, he is also one of the richest filmmakers in the world who are billionaires.
Meanwhile, Tyler is most famous for the Madea character which he created but most of his earnings come from the deals partnership and the deals he signs with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and BET worth millions of dollars. All his ventures bring his earnings in a year to $165 million dollars.
10. Ryan Tedder – $160 million
Lastly. Ryan Tedder who is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead singer of the popular American band OneRepublic takes this sport among the highest-paid celebrities in 2023 while netting $160 million dollars. Meanwhile, he joins the other musicians who appear on this list who sold a part, a large part of their music catalog.
Key Takeaways
- Ronaldo makes the list as one of the highest-paid celebrities in 2023
- Bob Dylan didn’t make the top 10 highest-paid celebrities in 2023
- The list consists of 5 musicians 4 actors and filmmaker and a football star
- No youtube influencer makes the list, likewise the Kardashian or the Jenner family
Top 10 Highest Paid Celebrities 2023
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Jackson | New Zealander | Film director, writer, and producer |
| 2 | Bruce Springsteen | American | Musician |
| 3 | Jay-Z | American | Musician |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | American | Actor |
| 5 | Kanye West | American | Musician |
| 6 | Trey Parker and Matt Stone | American | Actor and filmmaker |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portuguese | Footballer |
| 8 | Paul Simon | American | Musician |
| 9 | Tyler Perry | American | Actor and filmmaker |
| 10 | Ryan Tedder | American | Musician |
Being a superstar also pays, especially if you’re exceptional or have decades of catalogs in your collections. Meanwhile, it is not a day job it all has to do with how well you can market yourself and get the reward of what you truly deserve. Additionally, there are also some big names in some of the industries that the top 10 highest-paid celebrities on this list belong to but who couldn’t make the list as what they earn doesn’t come close to those on this list.
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Sources
Forbes.com
Metro.co.uk
visualcapitalist.com
Wikipedia.com
Scmp.com