Celebrities are influencers, and most of the time, brands are ready to pay them a huge amount of money for promotion.
At least $1.9 trillion was wiped off the fortunes of the world’s richest 500 billionaires in 2022 alone, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI)
While some of the billionaires are recovering, here is a list of the youngest highest-paid celebrities in the world and what they earn, as of January 2023;
Note: This ranking is based on age and not necessarily the amount these young celebrities earn.
1. Billie Eilish – $53 million
Age: 21 years old
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single “Ocean Eyes”, written and produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows.
She reportedly collected $25 million from Apple for a documentary about her life and career.
2. Shawn Mendes – $54.4 million
Age: 24 years old
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He gained a following in 2013, when he posted song covers on the video sharing platform Vine.
The singer-songwriter grossed $87 million on tour in 2019, slightly more than the Jonas Brothers and a bit less than Post Malone.
Mendes is barely old enough to buy a beer and has endorsement deals with the likes of Calvin Klein.
3. Kylie Jenner – $590 million
Age: 25 years old
Kylie Kristen Jenner is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She starred in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021 and is the founder and owner of cosmetic company Kylie Cosmetics. She is the third-most-followed person on Instagram.
One of the stars of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” Jenner used $250,000 of her modeling earnings to launch a line of lip kits in 2015.
She sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to publicly traded Coty, Inc. in January 2020 for $600 million; she pocketed some $540 million, pretax.
4. Naomi Osaka – $37.4 million
Age: 25 years old
Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.
Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, with two Australian Open and two US Open titles.
Naomi Osaka set an earnings record for female athletes with $60 million in the 12 months ending May 1, 2021.
She fell just shy of that mark the following year with $59.2 million.
5. Post Malone – $60 million
Age: 27 years old
Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Known for his variegated vocals, Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of hip hop, pop, R&B, and trap.
Post Malone was grossing over $1.3 million per city when the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered his tour in mid-March, later than some would have liked.
6. Jared Goff – $49 million
Age: 28 years old
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 28
Age: 28 years old
8. Ariana Grande – $72 million
Age: 29 years old
9. Carson Wentz – $59.1 million
Age: 30 years old
10. Marshmello – $56 million
Age: 30 years old
11. Kyrie Irving – $41.9 million
Age: 30 years old
12. Mohamed Salah – $35.1 million
Age: 30 years old
13. Neymar – $95.5 million
Age: 31 years old
14. Travis Scott – $39.5 million
Age: 31 years old
15. Ed Sheeran – $64 million
Age: 32 years old
16. Canelo Alvarez – $37 million
Age: 32 years old
17. Damian Lillard – $37 million
Age: 32 years old
18. Jonas Brothers – $68.5 million
Age: 33 million
19. Taylor Swift – $63.5 million
Age: 33 years old
20. Rory McIlroy – $52 million
Age: 33 years old
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