Taylor Swift is world’s highest earning celebrity

There is no blank space in the singer’s bank account as she counts the dollar bills after her sell-out world tour. Taylor Swift raked in US$170m (£131m) last year

TAYLOR Swift has become the world’s highest paid celebrity after raking in $170m (£131m) last year.

The pop star’s huge earnings put her ahead of fellow chart-toppers Adele at number nine on the Forbes list with US$80,5m, Madonna at 12 with US$76,5m, Rihanna at 13 with US$75m and Katy Perry at 63 with US$41m.

The Shake It Off singer’s 1989 World Tour earned more than US$200m last year.

One Direction came second after earning $110m which should tide them over while they enjoy a hiatus from making music.

Harry Styles is currently filming Christopher Nolan’s new film Dunkirk, while bandmates Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne are rumoured to be working on new music.

Swift’s ex, the Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, pulled in US$63m, according to the list.

Reality star Kim Kardashian, who is featured on the cover of the magazine, was 42nd on the list with earnings of US$51m.

Some 40% of her income came from her mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Forbes said.

Kardashian shared a picture of her cover on Instagram with the caption: “Such a tremendous honour to be on the cover of @forbes! I never dreamed this would happen and know my Dad would be so proud.”

She added the hashtag: “#NotBadForAGirlWithNoTalent – news.sky.com

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