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SRK, Salman, Akshay make it to Forbes’ highest earning celebrities list
There is no doubt that Shah Rukh, Salman, Akshay Kumar rule the Bollywood industry. Not just ruling the box office numbers they are even considered as the highest paid actors of the industry. Well, now the Bollywood superstars have made another mark in their career. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have made it to the latest ‘World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities‘ list, released by Forbes on Monday.
SRK ranked 65th on the list with earnings of ₹245 crore ($38 million), Salman stood 71st with earnings of ₹238.5 crore ($37 million). Akshay, who earned ₹228.8 crore ($35.5 million), ranked 80th on the list.
To another surprise, Virat Kohli too made it to Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes. Kohli ranked in the 89th position in the list.
American rapper Sean Diddy topped the list with an earning of $130 million. Also, singer Beyonce ranked second with $105 million as her earnings last year.
The third spot has been claimed by British author J K Rowling who with $95 million. No Indian actress made it to the list.