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Forbes' World's highest-paid celebrities list: Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan make it to top 100
The list of the world's highest-paid celebrities is out. Bollywood superstars Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the list. Read to know their earnings.
Forbes has shared the list for top 100 highest-paid celebrities of 2018. The top five celebrities on the list are by boxer Floyd Mayweather, followed by actor George Clooney, Kylie Jenner, Judy Sheindlin, Dwayne Johnson, respectively.
Coming to Bollywood celebrities, superstars Akshay Kumar (76) and Salman Khan (82) have made it to the list of 100 highest-paid celebs in the world. The list is based on the money the actor made from June 2017-2018.
As mentioned by Forbes magazine, Akshay Kumar earned $40.5 million this year. "One of Bollywood’s leading men has transitioned to socially-conscious roles, such as ‘Toilet,’ a comedy supporting government campaigns to improve sanitation, and ‘Padman,’ about a guy hoping to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to rural communities. He still mints millions from backend profits and endorsing some 20 brands, including Tata and Eveready," mentioned the magazine about Akshay Kumar.
Salman Khan earned $37.7 M and about him, the magazine wrote, "This Bollywood mainstay continues to produce and star in hits such as ‘Tiger Zinda Hai,’ cashing in on backend profits. Coupled with a slew of endorsements from Suzuki motorcycles to Chlormint gum, he remains one of India’s top earners."
However, Shah Rukh Khan has not made it to the list this year. Last year, the superstar was on the 65th rank on the list of $38 million earnings.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Akshay Kumar is currently busy with Housefull 4. On the other hand, Salman Khan will soon start shooting for Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat.
