The
much
awaited
2020
Forbes
annual
list
of
100
highest-paid
celebrities
is
out!
With
four
back-to-back
hits
last
year
with
Kesari,
Mission
Mangal,
Housefull
4
and
Good
Newwz,
Akshay
Kumar
is
the
only
Indian
celebrity,
whose
name
features
on
the
list.
The
superstar
stands
on
the
52nd
position
with
earnings
of
$48.5
million
from
June
2019
till
May
2020.
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Speaking
about
being
featured
on
the
list,
Akshay
shared,
"I
just
wanted
to
earn
around
Rs
1
crore,
that's
it.
But,
I
am
a
human
being,
and
when
I
made
my
first,
I
thought,
why
can't
I
make
100
crores.
To
be
honest,
there
was
no
stopping
for
me.
Akshay
Kumar
Ranks
#52
On
The
Forbes
2020
List
Of
Highest-Paid
Celebs
The
Sooryavanshi
actor's
rank
has
dropped
to
#52
(his
earnings
are
estimated
at
$48.5
million)
from
last
year's
#33
with
$65
million.
This
Is
How
Forbes
Described
Akshay
Kumar
Forbes
described
Akshay
Kumar
as
"Bollywood's
top-earning
star" and
"One
of
India's
most
philanthropic
celebrities
-
he
donated
$4.5
million
to
the
Novel
Coronavirus
relief
in
the
country."
The
Forbes
listing
puts
Akshay's
collaboration
with
the
streaming
giant,
Amazon
Prime
Video
for
the
actor's
digital
debut
series,
The
End
as
one
of
the
reasons
of
him
being
in
the
list
of
the
highest-paid
celebrities
this
year.
Akshay
Kumar
Beats
Hollywood
Stars
Like
Angelina
Jolie
And
Will
Smith
The
action
star
has
raced
ahead
of
Hollywood
celebrities
like
Will
Smith,
who
is
ranked
at
#69
with
earnings
of
$44.5
million,
and
Angeline
Jolie,
who
ranks
at
#99
with
$35.5
million
on
the
Forbes
list.
Akshay
Kumar
Races
Ahead
Of
Popstars
Rihanna,
Katy
Perry,
Lady
Gaga
and
Jennifer
Lopez
While
Jennifer
Lopez
is
on 56th
position
with
$47.5
miilion,
Rihanna
ranks 60th
on
the
list
with
$46
million.
Katy
Perry
has
bagged
the 86th
spot
with
$38.5
million,
followed
by
Lady
Gaga
who
is
ranked
at
#87
with
an
earnings
of
$38
million.
Talking
about
the
top
three
spots
on
the
Forbes
annual
list
of
100
highest-paid
celebrities,
model-enterpreneur
Kylie
Jenner
ranks
#1
with
a
total
earnings
of
$590
million.
With
$170
million,
American
rapper
Kanye
West
ranks
#2,
while
tennis
champion
Roger
Federer
stands
on
rank
#3
with
$106.3
million.
Coming
back
to
Akshay
Kumar,
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
superstar
is
keeping
himself
busy
by
binge-watching
TV
shows
and
spending
time
with
his
family.
The
actor
feels
one
has
to
change
with
time.
He
shared,
"From
screenplays
and
scripts
to
technology
and
the
way
of
shooting.
The
zeroes
in
my
cheque
have
changed.
Everything
has
changed."