Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has once again topped Forbes’ list of ‘Highest Paid Indian Celebrities’. Khan was also ranked as the highest earner in 2012, 2013, 2015 and now in 2017. He is the only celebrity to top the list 4 out of the 7 times that Forbes has released their list.
SRK is followed by his good-friend Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. The superstar has earned $38 million between June 1 2016 to June 1, 2017. He is ranked 65 on the global list
Salman is ranked at 71 on the list with an earning of $37 million while Akshay earned $35.5 million in the past one year and is ranked 80 on the list.
Check out the list of Forbes Highest Paid Stars 2017 below (The names of Indian Celebrities has been highlighted in blue).
| Rank | Name | In US Dollars | Earnings in Rs |
| 1 | Sean Combs | 130 million | 845 crore |
| 2 | Beyoncé Knowles | 105 million | 683 crore |
| 3 | J.K. Rowling | 95 million | 618 crore |
| 4 | Drake | 94 million | 611 crore |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 93 million | 605 crore |
| 6 | The Weeknd | 92 million | 598 crore |
| 7 | Howard Stern | 90 million | 585 crore |
| 8 | Coldplay | 88 million | 572 crore |
| 9 | James Patterson | 87 million | 566 crore |
| 10 | LeBron James | 86 million | 559 crore |
| 11 | Guns N' Roses | 84 million | 546 crore |
| 12 | Rush Limbaugh | 84 million | 546 crore |
| 13 | Justin Bieber | 83.5 million | 543 crore |
| 14 | Lionel Messi | 80 million | 520 crore |
| 15 | Dr. Phil McGraw | 79 million | 514 crore |
| 16 | Ellen DeGeneres | 77 million | 501 crore |
| 17 | Bruce Springsteen | 75 million | 488 crore |
| 18 | Adele | 69 million | 449 crore |
| 19 | Jerry Seinfeld | 69 million | 449 crore |
| 20 | Mark Wahlberg | 68 million | 442 crore |
| 21 | Metallica | 66.5 million | 432 crore |
| 22 | Dwayne Johnson | 65 million | 423 crore |
| 23 | Roger Federer | 64 million | 416 crore |
| 24 | David Copperfield | 61.5 million | 400 crore |
| 25 | Kevin Durant | 60.6 million | 394 crore |
| 26 | Garth Brooks | 60 million | 390 crore |
| 27 | Elton John | 60 million | 390 crore |
| 28 | Gordon Ramsay | 60 million | 390 crore |
| 29 | Ryan Seacrest | 58 million | 377 crore |
| 30 | Chris Rock | 57 million | 371 crore |
| 31 | Vin Diesel | 54.5 million | 354 crore |
| 32 | Paul McCartney | 54 million | 351 crore |
| 33 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 54 million | 351 crore |
| 34 | Louis C.K. | 52 million | 338 crore |
| 35 | Jimmy Buffett | 50.5 million | 328 crore |
| 36 | Adam Sandler | 50.5 million | 328 crore |
| 37 | Andrew Luck | 50 million | 325 crore |
| 38 | Rory McIlroy | 50 million | 325 crore |
| 39 | Jackie Chan | 49 million | 319 crore |
| 40 | Calvin Harris | 48.5 million | 315 crore |
| 41 | Robert Downey Jr. | 48 million | 312 crore |
| 42 | Stephen Curry | 47.3 million | 307 crore |
| 43 | Dave Chappelle | 47 million | 306 crore |
| 44 | Judy Sheindlin | 47 million | 306 crore |
| 45 | James Harden | 46.6 million | 303 crore |
| 46 | Lewis Hamilton | 46 million | 299 crore |
| 47 | Kim Kardashian West | 45.5 million | 296 crore |
| 48 | Drew Brees | 45.3 million | 294 crore |
| 49 | Taylor Swift | 44 million | 286 crore |
| 50 | Simon Cowell | 43.5 million | 283 crore |
| 51 | Phil Mickelson | 43.5 million | 283 crore |
| 52 | Tom Cruise | 43 million | 280 crore |
| 53 | Kenny Chesney | 42.5 million | 276 crore |
| 54 | Steve Harvey | 42.5 million | 276 crore |
| 55 | Luke Bryan | 42 million | 273 crore |
| 56 | Celine Dion | 42 million | 273 crore |
| 57 | Jay Z | 42 million | 273 crore |
| 58 | SofÃa Vergara | 41.5 million | 270 crore |
| 59 | Kylie Jenner | 41 million | 267 crore |
| 60 | Bruno Mars | 39 million | 254 crore |
| 61 | Tiësto | 39 million | 254 crore |
| 62 | Russell Westbrook | 38.6 million | 251 crore |
| 63 | Sebastian Vettel | 38.5 million | 250 crore |
| 64 | Damian Lillard | 38.4 million | 250 crore |
| 65 | Shah Rukh Khan | 38 million | 247 crore |
| 66 | Jennifer Lopez | 38 million | 247 crore |
| 67 | The Chainsmokers | 38 million | 247 crore |
| 68 | Novak Djokovic | 37.6 million | 244 crore |
| 69 | Amy Schumer | 37.5 million | 244 crore |
| 70 | Tiger Woods | 37.1 million | 241 crore |
| 71 | Salman Khan | 37 million | 241 crore |
| 72 | Neymar | 37 million | 241 crore |
| 73 | Bill O'Reilly | 37 million | 241 crore |
| 74 | Dolly Parton | 37 million | 241 crore |
| 75 | Ed Sheeran | 37 million | 241 crore |
| 76 | Dwyane Wade | 36.2 million | 235 crore |
| 77 | Fernando Alonso | 36 million | 234 crore |
| 78 | Sean Hannity | 36 million | 234 crore |
| 79 | Rihanna | 36 million | 234 crore |
| 80 | Bon Jovi | 35.5 million | 231 crore |
| 81 | Akshay Kumar | 35.5 million | 231 crore |
| 82 | Billy Joel | 35 million | 228 crore |
| 83 | Dr. Dre | 34.5 million | 224 crore |
| 84 | Florida Georgia Line | 34.5 million | 224 crore |
| 85 | Toby Keith | 34.5 million | 224 crore |
| 86 | Jordan Spieth | 34.5 million | 224 crore |
| 87 | Derrick Rose | 34.3 million | 223 crore |
| 88 | Usain Bolt | 34.2 million | 222 crore |
| 89 | Gareth Bale | 34 million | 221 crore |
| 90 | Conor McGregor | 34 million | 221 crore |
| 91 | Britney Spears | 34 million | 221 crore |
| 92 | Kei Nishikori | 33.9 million | 220 crore |
| 93 | Fletcher Cox | 33.4 million | 217 crore |
| 94 | Clayton Kershaw | 33.3 million | 216 crore |
| 95 | Chance The Rapper | 33 million | 215 crore |
| 96 | Katy Perry | 33 million | 215 crore |
| 97 | Carmelo Anthony | 32.6 million | 212 crore |
| 98 | Jason Aldean | 32.5 million | 211 crore |
| 99 | Kevin Hart | 32.5 million | 211 crore |
| 100 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 32 million | 208 crore |
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Srk does a lot more ads than movies.. Its like a tym will come when he would have starred for every company! Salman and akshay earn from movies.. SRK EARNS FROM ADS, AWARD SHOWS AND MARRIAGE PARTIES
Forbes know nothing about the payment/earning of Indian celebrities. Salman is the top taxpayer of Bollywood since 2010 (sometimes Akki). But srk is always been the most paid/highest earned indian celebrity according Forbes. Isn’t it laughable??? If we believe Forbes words then we must accept that SRK is a big tax chor.
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-tax-payers-in-bollywood-2015-2016/
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-advance-tax-payers-bollywood-salman-tops-2016-2017/
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-tax-payers-in-bollywood-2012/
@Toilet’s Makkhi Indicine Fabln, this is the problem of the ultra-nationalist religious bigots like you. That’s the reason why most part of the India is still backward and they don’t even get time from preaching hatred to even build Toilets, either.
How convenient is it for you to label SRK and Salman as Pakistans just because of their religious identity (although Salman identifies his religion as INDIAN)?
Dumbass, I back up my claim that Akki is a Canadian by nationality with facts keeping aside my dislikeness for him aside if I have any. But can you do the same for Salman and SRK with facts that they are Pakistanis other than your shameful bigotry stupid claim? Shame on you!
@Tiger the real chuha-SRK doesn’t show off his payment of tax. And oh Yeah, Forbes doesn’t know(,!!! )…but our Hit and Run Bhagoda Criman Gangu Teli sallu’s fan Tiger the real chuha knows all about Celebrities’ earnings. Otherwise we have to accept that SRK has become so rich that he has bought BBC, CNN, Forbes-all of them. Gawar Local Non-actor’s gawar fan..!!
@nanga naach
Omg! Acc to this chompu nanga naach tax payment is just a show off… Hahaha… Koi inn ganwaro se desh ko bachao. Maybe HS ki begum pays his tax in his original nation Pakistan….but he doesn’t pay tax in India…. Here are the proofs http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-tax-payers-in-bollywood-2015-2016/
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-advance-tax-payers-bollywood-salman-tops-2016-2017/
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/highest-tax-payers-in-bollywood-2012/
@sunny mkkiholic
Salman is an Indian and Indian judiciary has given him clean chit from all the charges…You ‘Canadian toilet cleaner’ fanatic has no right to question the credibility of Indian judiciary.
Now I seriously don’t believe in this F(ake)orbes. How can srk salman and small actor akshay kumar be ahead of most successful and richest Indian superstar aamir khan whose movie is earning 1000 cr in foreign country itself and also in domestic his movie earn highest. Something is really fishy. These actors must be paying Forbes and manipulating it. I really doubt it now.
@Indicine-why do you always keep anti-sallu comments under block? I have posted my comment yesterday, still you haven’t published it.
@Tiger the real chuha- Abey gawar, SRK doesn’t have any complaint regarding tax payment. If he doesn’t want to disclose his tax payment he can do that. The above mentioned are only those people whose tax payment have been disclosed. Moron, read properly, nowhere does it say that SRK avoided tax. SRK in his worst phase can by Gangu Teli sallu in his best phase, that means Gangu Teli sallu is a beggar in his best phase…..!!!
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-exempted-from-paying-rs-10-crore-tax-after-winning-income-tax-case-4581745/
@Indicine-why do you always keep anti-sallu comments under block? I have posted my comment yesterday, still you haven’t published it. How much does sallu pay you?
@Tiger the real chuha- Abey gawar, SRK doesn’t have any complaint regarding tax payment. If he doesn’t want to disclose his tax payment he can do that. The above mentioned are only those people whose tax payment have been disclosed. Moron, read properly, nowhere does it say that SRK avoided tax. SRK in his worst phase can buy Gangu Teli sallu in his best phase, that means Gangu Teli sallu is a beggar in his best phase…..!!!
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-exempted-from-paying-rs-10-crore-tax-after-winning-income-tax-case-4581745/
@Indicine-Post it..!! why do you always keep anti-sallu comments under block? I have posted my comment yesterday, still you haven’t published it. How much does sallu pay you?
@Tiger the real chuha- Abey gawar, SRK doesn’t have any complaint regarding tax payment. If he doesn’t want to disclose his tax payment he can do that. The above mentioned are only those people whose tax payment have been disclosed. Moron, read properly, nowhere does it say that SRK avoided tax. SRK in his worst phase can buy Gangu Teli sallu in his best phase, that means Gangu Teli sallu is a beggar in his best phase…..!!!
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-exempted-from-paying-rs-10-crore-tax-after-winning-income-tax-case-4581745/