Beyoncé Tops Forbes Celebrity 100 with $115 Million

Beyoncé at her “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Beyoncé reigns supreme on this year’s Forbes Celebrity 100 list as the highest earning celebrity this year.

After a year that included 95 massive tour dates — estimated to have raked in an average $2.4 million each, endorsements with Pepsi and H&M , a line of fragrances and her own clothing company called House of Dereon , the woman of many hats earned an estimated $115 million between June 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014.

As far as music goes, Dr. Dre , whose recent $3 billion sale of Beats by Dre to Apple boosted his credentials, comes in at #3 with earnings of $620 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 of musicians are Rihanna and Katy Perry at #8 and #9 with $48 million and 40 million respectively.

Take a look at the full Top 20 list below, which features Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Kanye West just to name a few.

1. Beyonce Knowles $115 million
2. LeBron James $72 million
3. Dr. Dre $620 million
4. Oprah Winfrey $82 million
5. Ellen DeGeneres $70 million
6. Jay Z $60 million
7. Floyd Mayweather $105 million
8. Rihanna $48 million
9. Katy Perry $40 million
10. Robert Downey Jr. $75 million
11. Steven Spielberg $100 million
12. Jennifer Lawrence $34 million
13. Bon Jovi $82 million
13. Bruno Mars $60 million
15. Kobe Bryant $62 million
16. Roger Federer $55 million
17. Miley Cyrus $36 million
18. Taylor Swift $64 million
19. Lady Gaga $33 million
20. Kanye West $30 million

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