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The entertainment sector has long been a significant source of income, with well-known figures making enormous sums of money from their work in television, movies, music, sports, and digital media. By 2025, the entertainment industry’s financial situation had changed even more, with performers using a variety of revenue sources to increase their profits. The biggest stars in entertainment are making more money than ever before through everything from record-breaking concert tours and blockbuster movie deals to brand endorsements, business endeavors, and partnerships with streaming services.
List Of Top 10 Highest Paid Entertainers In The World 2025
1. Genesis
In September, the iconic pioneers of progressive rock signed a remarkable $300 million music rights deal with Concord Music Group, bringing 2022 to a close. This profitable pact included publication rights and a share of the band’s recorded music royalties, as well as individual earnings from Phil Collins, which included his famous song “In The Air Tonight,” and contributions from bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. Their financial success was further strengthened by the additional revenue they received from touring and recorded music royalties.
2. Sting
In February, the former leader of The Police, who has won 17 Grammy Awards and is famous for songs like “Every Breath You Take” and “Roxanne,” made a huge deal with Universal Music Group. He sold his entire repertoire, which includes both his solo work and his work with The Police, for $300 million before fees. A well-respected lawyer in the field complimented the British singer’s collection of work, saying, *”It’s a good catalog. Wouldn’t mind owning it.”*
3. Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is what a modern Renaissance man should be like. The actor, director, writer, and studio owner had another very successful year. His movies, BET TV shows, and the huge Atlanta production backlot that he owns all brought in a lot of money. Perry is the only billionaire on the list, with an estimated net worth of $1 billion. This is his second year in a row making Forbes’ list of the 10 highest-paid celebrities.
4. Trey Parker & Matt Stone
The naughty people who created “South Park” had another great year, thanks to money they made from their long-term deal with HBO Max and from “The Book of Mormon,” their satirical show about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But most of their money comes from a huge deal they made with Paramount in 2021 that promises them $935 million over six years.
5. James L. Brooks & Matt Groening
People all over the world love the yellow cartoon family The Simpsons. In April 2019, they moved to Disney+ as part of a streaming deal that happened after Disney bought Fox for $52 billion. Brooks and Groening, who created the show together, have a lot to be happy about because sources close to the deal say they make an amazing $105 million a year after fees, which was not known before.
6. Brad Pitt
When Brad Pitt sold most of his Plan B production company in December, he made about $113 million after fees. This caused a lot of buzz in Hollywood. “It’s definitely become a brand,” says one lawyer, adding that Plan B likely owns backend rights and has a potential development slate that raises its value. Plan B has produced Oscar-winning movies like “Moonlight,” “12 Years a Slave,” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed.” But not everyone agrees with this point of view. “It doesn’t really have assets,” says another lawyer, pointing out that the company mostly makes movies and doesn’t actually own them. Besides the sale, Pitt made around $30 million from movies like “Bullet Train,” “Babylon,” and “The Lost City.”
7. Rolling Stones
If Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and the rest of the Rolling Stones aren’t happy with the $136 million they make from tours and record sales, they might want to paint their money black. Concert tracker Pollstar said that the famous British rock band made more than $8.5 million per night on their 15-city tour across Europe last summer.
8. James Cameron
More and more money is coming in for James Cameron: With the huge success of Avatar: The Way of Water, he is now the director of three of the most successful movies of all time, along with Avatar (2009) and Titanic (1997). According to people in the business, his return to Pandora made him at least $95 million. The terms of the deal included back-end earnings and bonuses for reaching certain box office goals.
9. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift makes money in a number of different ways, such as through selling records, streaming on services like Spotify, digital files, and licensing and sync deals. This makes me wonder what the 33-year-old superstar and her devoted fans, the Swifties, can’t do. Ticketmaster crashed because of so many people wanting to see her “Midnights” show in November. This makes us think that 2023 will be even bigger for her. As a result of her 52 nights of shows across the U.S., she could get paid nine figures.
10. Bad Bunny
Millions of people around the world were captivated by the Puerto Rican rapper’s unique blend of reggaeton (a mix of Caribbean reggae and mainland rap) and Latin trap (a hip-hop style with roots in the southern U.S.). In his tour, he flew through the air on a palm tree, he shared the screen with Brad Pitt in “Bullet Train,” and his gender-fluid style challenged traditional macho. He left a lasting impression. He made most of his money from two big tours: *El Último Tour Del Mundo*, where he played in halls, and *The World’s Hottest Tour*, where he played in huge stadiums for the first time. Even more money came in from endorsements with names like Corona, Cheetos, and Adidas.
