2019 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List released
Every year, Forbes India release the list of highest earning celebrities in the country. Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has topped the list this year. He is probably the most paid cricketer in the world. The 31-year-old has earned Rs 252.72 crore between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019. This was through match fees, the BCCI central contract, brand endorsements and an eight-figure fee for every sponsored Instagram post.
Following him closely is Akshay Kumar (293.25 cr) and Salman Khan (229.25 cr). Amitabh Bachchan (239.25 cr), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (135.93 cr), Shah Rukh Khan (124.38 cr), Ranveer Singh (118.20 cr), Alia Bhatt (59.21 cr), Sachin Tendulkar (76.96 cr) and Deepika Padukone (48 cr) are the other celebrities in the top 10 positions.
Superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty are the only actors from Malayalam cinema to be part of the list. While the former did not find a spot in the list, he is now placed at the the 27th position with earnings of Rs 64.50 crore. Mammootty is at the 62nd spot with earnings of Rs 33.50 crore.
Here’s the full list:
1. Virat Kohli
2. Akshay Kumar
3. Salman Khan
4. Amitabh Bachchan
5. MS Dhoni
6. Shah Rukh Khan
7. Ranveer Singh
8. Alia Bhatt
9. Sachin Tendulkar
10. Deepika Padukone
11. Rohit Sharma
12. Ajay Devgn
13. Rajinikanth
14. Priyanka Chopra Jones
15. Aamir Khan
16. AR Rahman
17. Pritam
18. Hrithik Roshan
19. Amit Trivedi
20. Vishal-Shekhar
21. Anushka Sharma
22. Ajay-Atul
23. Katrina Kaif
24. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
25. Varun Dhawan
26. Arijit Singh
27. Mohanlal
28. Shradha Kapoor
29. Neha Kakkar
30. Rishabh Pant
31. Hardik Pandya
32. Jacqueline Fernandez
33. Jasprit Bumrah
34. KL Rahul
35. Shikhar Dhawan
36. Shahid Kapoor
37. Ayushmann Khurrana
38. Kriti Sanon
39. Diljith Dosanjh
40. Tiger Shroff
41. Parineeti Chopra
42. Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
43. Disha Patani
44. Prabhas
45. Ranbir Kapoor
46. John Abraham
47. Vijay
48. Sunny Leone
49. Guru Randhawa
50. Karan Johar
51. Ravindra Jadeja
52. Ajith Kumar
53. Kapil Sharma
54. Mahesh Babu
55. Shankar
56. Kamal Haasan
57. Madhuri Dixit Nene
58. Badshah
59. Sonakshi Sinha
60. Rohit Shetty
61. Kuldeep Yadav
62. Mammootty
63. PV Sindhu
64. Dhanush
65. Arjun Kapoor
66. Sara Ali Khan
67. Kartik Aaryan
68. Taapsee Pannu
69. Sushant Singh Rajput
70. Kangana Ranaut
71. Anil Kapoor
72. Vicky Kaushal
73. Sanjeev Kapoor
74. Saif Ali Khan
75. Shilpa Shetty Kundra
76. Malaika Arora
77. Trivikram Srinivas
78. Ali Abbas Zafar
79. Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya
80. Siva
81. Saina Nehwal
82. Bharti Singh
83. Zoya Akhtar
84. Karthik Subbaraj
85. Sunil Chhetri
86. Remo D’Souza
87. Mary Kom
88. Mithali Raj
89. Raveena Tandon
90. Smriti Mandhana
91. Harmanpreet Kaur
92. Karan Kundra
93. Kalki Koechlin
94. Bajrang Punia
95. Anirban Lahiri
96. Ranveer Brar
97. Vikas Khanna
98. Rohan Bopanna
99. Vicky Ratnani
100. Saransh Goila
According to Forbes, the rankings are based on two parameters – estimates of earnings through professions and endorsements of celebrities and estimates of their fame. Event appearances, private performances, returns on investments and stake sales are not considered. The period under consideration for both is from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.
