With an earning of 48.5 million dollars, Akshay Kumar becomes the only Indian to feature on Forbes 2020 list of highest-paid celebrities of the world

4 Jun 2020

Forbes has released the list of Top 100 highest-paid entertainers of the world in 2020. Undoubtedly, the combined earnings of all these celebrities have drastically come down compared to 2019 owing to the global pandemic, The worlds highest-paid celebrities earned a combined $6.1 billion before taxes and fees, a $200 million drop from 2019.The list of highest-paid entertainers of the world includes musicians, athletes, authors, comedians and personalities. At number 52, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the only Indian personality to feature on the list. With an earning of 48.5 million dollars, the actor has beaten celebs like Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez.Not only does Akshay Kumar do the most number of films in a year as the lead actor, but he also runs a production company and also has several brand endorsements in his kitty. He is also expected to make his web debut with a show tentatively titled The End.Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner who was at the second spot last year has taken over the first spot with an earning of 590 million dollars. She is followed by Kanye West with 170 million dollars.