
BIGBANG Named In Forbes Highest-Earning International Celebrities Under 30 List
BIGBANG has been named by Forbes as one of the highest-earning international celebrities under the age of 30!
On November 15, Forbes revealed the top 30 celebrities to make it into the list, and BIGBANG represented K-Pop in 13th place in the ranking and banking $44 million over the past year.
The full top 30 ranking this year is as follows:
1. Taylor Swift ($170 million)
2. One Direction ($110 million)
3. Lionel Messi ($81.5 million)
4. Adele ($80.5 million)
5. Rihanna ($75 million)
6. Justin Bieber ($56 million; tie)
6. Novak Djokovic ($56 million; tie)
6. Kevin Durant ($56 million; tie)
9. The Weeknd ($55 million)
10. Cam Newton ($53 million; tie)
10. Jordan Spieth ($53 million; tie)
12. Jennifer Lawrence ($46 million)
13. BIGBANG ($44 million)
14. Rory McIlroy ($42.5 million)
15. Russell Wilson ($42 million)
16. Sebastian Vettel ($41 million)
17. Drake ($38 million)
18. Rafael Nadal ($37.5 million; tie)
18. Neymar ($37.5 million; tie)
20.Gareth Bale ($36 million)
21. Marcell Dareus ($35 million)
22. Derrick Rose ($34 million)
23. A.J. Green ($33.5 million; tie)
23. Kei Nishikori ($33.5 million; tie)
23. Ed Sheeran ($33.5 million; tie)
26. James Harden ($33 million)
27. Usain Bolt ($32.5 million)
28. Clayton Kershaw ($32 million)
29. Olivier Vernon ($32 million)
30. Kyrie Irving ($28.5 million)
Meanwhile, BIGBANG also made it into the 2016 Forbes Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the highest-earning celebrities worldwide. BIGBANG became the first K-Pop act to land on the Celebrity 100 list and were revealed to have made more than American band Maroon 5 this past year.
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