Bollywood
Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to be included in the Forbes list of top 100 highest-paid celebrities
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has found himself only Indian to make a cut in the Forbes list of the top 100 highest-paid celebrities on the year 2020. With estimated pre-tax earnings of USD 48.5 million (approx Rs 366 crore) from June 2019 to May 2020, Akshay Kumar found himself at the 52nd position. ## American media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner topped the list with estimated earnings of USD 590 million (Rs 4,453 crore) in the same period. ## Talking about Akshay Kumar, he, however, slipped 19 positions from his last year's ranking of 33 in the top 100 celebrity list. Last year his earnings were USD 65 million. Coronavirus has impacted on his earnings. ## Forbes report suggests that one of the big reasons for Akshay being on the list of highest-paid celebrities this year is his collaboration with streaming giant Amazon Prime Video with the actor makes his digital debut with the multi-season series The End. It is said that Amazon has inked the deal for Akshay's digital debut at a whopping amount of USD 10 million (approx Rs 75 crore).## Despite being the only Indian in the list, Akshay Kumar has outranked some of the big international celebrities like Jennifer Lopez (56), Rihanna (60), Will Smith (69), Adam Sandler (75), Jackie Chan (80), to name a few. ## Meanwhile, Forbes' top 10 highest paid celebrities around the world are Kylie Jenner, Kanye West, Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Tyler Perry, Neymar, Howard Stern, Lebron James, and Dwayne Johnson.## FYI, Virat Kohli is the only Indian athlete to feature in the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. He secured 100th rank in the Forbes list.## Stay tuned...
