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It's good to be young. And it’s even better to be young and rich, especially if the money was not inherited from rich relatives, but earned through your own labor. The ranking of the highest paid celebrities under 30 was recently published by Forbes magazine. There are a total of 30 names in it, and we present the top 10 young rich people of 2017.
10. Kylie Jenner, model
The participant of the popular show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is younger than all other participants in the ranking of the richest young celebrities according to Forbes. She was only 20 years old.
Kylie is also the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, and earns a “modest” $41 million a year thanks to her family’s television show, as well as a line of cosmetics and clothing under the Kardashian brand.
9. Taylor Swift, singer
Last year, the 27-year-old country-pop singer earned $170 million from her record-breaking 1989 world tour.
Taylor Swift continues to generate multimillion-dollar profits even in 2017, thanks to album sales and endorsement deals with Keds and Apple and AT&T. Swift's income for the year was $44 million.
8. James Harden, athlete
In eighth position in the selection of sports and show business stars who have not yet turned 30 years old is a professional 29-year-old basketball player with an income of $46.6 million. Harden's unique style and strong play have made him one of the NBA's best-selling players. In 2016, he signed a four-year contract worth $118 million with the Huston Rockets.
Adidas has made Harden one of the faces of its NBA campaign and will pay him $200 million for a 13-year contract. The basketball player's other advertising partners include Beats, Foot Locker, BodyArmor, and half a dozen other well-known brands.
7. Stephen Curry, athlete
The 29-year-old basketball player's salary for the 2016-17 season was $12.1 million and was in 85th place on the list of the largest salaries of NBA players.
Additionally, Curry was voted NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, including the first unanimous MVP vote in league history.
His income has nearly tripled in the past 12 months. Curry has signed endorsement deals with JPMorgan Chase, Brita, Vivo and PressPlay and earned $47.3 million over the past year.
6. Rory McIlroy, athlete
The professional golfer, who recently turned 28, won the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup in 2016. The trophy came with a bonus of $10 million, the largest prize in golf.
Between June 2016 and June 2017, he earned $50 million. The Nike brand signed a 10-year contract with McIlroy, and in addition, in 2015, the golfer became the face of the Electronic Arts video games instead of Tiger Woods.
Rory finished second in the 2017 FedEx Cup, and expect his earnings to be more modest in the next ranking.
5. Andrew Luck, athlete
Andrew Luck, 28, has the highest salary among NFL players. In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts worth $123 million.
Luck finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting two years in a row (2010-2011) and was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in those same years.
Currently, Lack's annual income is $50 million.
4. Kevin Durant, athlete
The 29-year-old professional basketball player shocked the sports world when he left the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors ahead of the 2016-17 season (he can opt out after a year).
Durant has signed deals with many popular brands such as Nike, Beats and Sparkling Ice. Just one ten-year contract with Nike will bring the athlete a total of $300 million.
Durant's annual income was $60.6 million.
3. Adele, singer
The top three young stars of sports and show business with the highest incomes opens with a 29-year-old singer from Britain, whose album “25” was the best-selling album of 2016 and sold 1.73 million copies.
This album and concert performances helped Adele earn $69 million.
2. Justin Bieber, singer
The annual income of this 23-year-old Canadian handsome man is $83.5 million. He first appeared in Forbes at the age of 18 and is now confidently moving towards first place in the list of the young, rich and famous.
1. Abel Tesfaye, singer
At the top of the ranking is a 27-year-old pop singer who performs under the pseudonym The Weeknd. He started by releasing free mixtapes in 2010 under his mysterious username.
And over the past year, Tesfaye earned $92 million, mainly thanks to his concert activities. The singer is currently touring the world on his sixth tour, Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour. The tour began on 17 February 2017 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm and is scheduled to end on 14 December 2017 at the Perth Arena in Perth.
The Weeknd ranks sixth on the 100 list.
Collectively, the thirty highest-paid celebrities under 30 earned $1.24 billion before taxes and fees between June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017.
Partly due to the preponderance of professional athletes, the overall list of the world's highest-paid young stars is extremely unbalanced, with 84% of the list being male.
It's no secret that some Russian celebrities are very wealthy. And most often, not only creative activity, but also the correct management of earned funds helps them earn large sums.
The business of Russian stars is a success among fans. The list of business stars is in the material.
loveisik.ruEveryone knows him as a musician, composer and singer, but this talented person has another non-core business. Krutoy is engaged in the construction business, investing in the Moscow real estate market. Igor Krutoy invested in the construction of complexes near the Varshavskaya metro station. The project involves 538,880 sq. m of real estate for various purposes, including residential and commercial.
In 2017, Krutoy was not included in the top richest artists in Russia, but on average, in previous years, his income fluctuated around $6 million.
Grigory Leps
dni.ru The Russian singer tries himself in many areas of business. The artist’s main source of income is creativity and his own production center. Taking advantage of popular popularity, Leps runs a restaurant business. He owns a glass shop called “Ryumka Vodka”, the average bill of which is about 1,500 rubles. In addition to the center and restaurants, he owns four other companies, including recently an engineering company.
According to Forbes magazine, Leps took third place among the richest Russian celebrities in 2017. His income was $6 million.
Philip Kirkorov
intermoda.ru Business did not leave stars aside either. The king of the Russian pop scene also decided to try his hand at commerce and organized a network of Phill 4 You boutiques. In its stores, fans can buy personal belongings of Russian pop stars, including Philip Bedrosovich himself.
According to Forbes, in 2017 the artist earned a total of over $7.4 million. This includes profits from the star’s creative activities.
Timati
gailya.ru Perhaps the most famous businessman among celebrities is rapper Timur Yunusov. - a popular artist and one of the most sought-after producers in Russia. Under his leadership there is a well-known label that produces youth artists. Among them, and others. In addition, Timati is the owner of the Black Star Burger fast food restaurant in Moscow. It is planned to open them in the regions soon.
According to Forbes, the 34-year-old entrepreneur earned over $6.5 million in 2017.
Sergey Zhukov
Opening of the confectionery shop "Love and Sweets" | woman.ru Compared to other celebrities, the income is much more modest, but in 2017 the star managed to break into the top 50 richest celebrities in Russia according to Forbes. Despite Zhukov’s popularity, music does not bring him as much money as he would like, so in 2016 the artist decided to become an entrepreneur, opening a family confectionery shop with his wife. The family business was called Cupcake Story, but later renamed “Love and Sweets.”
Celebrity business began to flourish. Already in 2017, thanks to his creativity and his own confectionery, the singer earned $1.5 million. Thus, Zhukov took 43rd place among wealthy Russian celebrities.
Natasha Koroleva
carendar.ru The Russian and Ukrainian singer is the owner of beauty salons on Smolensky Boulevard and Mosfilmovskaya Street. Koroleva's establishments provide hairdressing, beauty and cosmetology services. Obviously, only smart craftsmen work there, because even a regular bangs cut will cost 1,000 rubles, hair coloring in a star’s salon will cost 5,500-14,500 rubles, and styling will cost 2,400-9,500 rubles.
There is no exact information about Natasha Koroleva’s annual earnings on the Internet, but if we take into account the above figures multiplied by the artist’s popularity, as well as the average fee for Koroleva’s performance (at least 850 thousand rubles, according to some media reports), the amount turns out to be significant.
The wealthiest representatives of Russian show business are the famous trainers Edgard and Askold Zapashny. Their fortune is close to $6 million. Despite the fact that both twin brothers, and not one of them, earned this round sum, this achievement can truly be called a breakthrough in the domestic circus business. Their rich stars and part-time parents can rightfully be proud of their talented sons, the successors of the famous circus dynasty. 
Grigory Leps took second place according to the Forbes rating. By 2011, the singer managed to increase his capital to $5 million, beating in this regard Alla Pugacheva, her ex-husband Philip Kirkorov and the current favorite of “Diva” Maxim Galkin. This achievement can be explained by the singer’s large number of fans. Grigory Leps often breaks records for the number of listeners at concerts and for sales of his audio recordings. The individuality of the artist’s creativity has brought him a constant audience of fans, which only grows every year. In third place on the list of the richest people in Russian show business is perhaps the most scandalous Russian pop singer, Philip Kirkorov. He earned almost $5 million. 
Maxim Galkin earned a little less, namely $4.7 million, taking fourth place in the Russian Forbes rating. Maxim Galkin owes this success largely to his “close acquaintance” with Alla Borisovna, who is not only his common-law wife, but also the patroness of the young showman’s work. On the other hand, if the artist were not a talented TV presenter, comedian, singer and actor, it would be difficult for him to earn even half of his current wealth. Fifth place is occupied by “Prima Donna” herself. In this case, comments are unnecessary. It would be surprising if Alla Pugacheva did not make it into the top ten richest stars of Russian show business, where she has been for several years and does not seem to be going to leave in the coming years. Her net worth is $4.5 million. 
In sixth place according to the magazine's rating, among the richest celebrities in Russia, was Timur Bekmambetov. The talented film director, music video director and producer has already entered the top five best film directors in the world. His film “Wanted,” starring Angelina Jolie, grossed more than $84 million and brought Timur Bekmambetov worldwide recognition. His famous films also helped the director earn $4 million: “Night Watch”, “Day Watch”, “The Irony of Fate. Continuation", "Christmas trees". Timur Bekmambetov has every chance to rise higher in the Forbes ranking next year. 
Seventh place in the top ten richest Russian celebrities went to Dima Bilan. The winner of Eurovision 2008 earned $3.7 million. 
Eighth place in the ranking belongs to Nikolai Baskov. Recently, the artist not only sings on stage and at corporate events, but is also a successful TV presenter of entertainment programs and concerts. Today, the singer's net worth is $3.6 million. 
Ninth place - charming singer Valeria. For many years now, the mother of three children and an amazingly talented woman has been delighting her fans with her unique voice and stunning appearance. Valeria earned $3.5 million. At the very bottom of the “rich ten” is the “nightingale” of the domestic stage - Valery Meladze. The singer's net worth is $3.2 million.
Russian stars of show business and sports are always in the spotlight. Their earnings, level of popularity, mention in online and paper publications and search engines - everything is taken into account and systematized.
So Forbes magazine, after a thorough analysis, released an annual ranking of the most famous Russian stars of 2017, the list was based on three factors:
- annual income (from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017);
- mention in the media;
- audience interest (the number of requests about a particular person in Yandex).
We present to you the top 10 richest and most popular stars of show business and sports in Russia.
Area of activity: TV.
Income: 2.1 million dollars.
Since last year, the famous journalist, television and radio presenter has added five points at once, which allowed her to enter the top ten Russian celebrities according to Forbes. More recently, in 2016, Ksenia and her husband Maxim Vitorgan had a son, Platon. But the new mother doesn't seem to have any plans to become a desperate housewife. She leads an active social life, interviews famous people (in particular, Alexei Navalny), and there are rumors that Sobchak could become. An unnamed interlocutor in the presidential administration, in a conversation with a Vedomosti journalist, said that the bright, interesting and intelligent Ksenia Sobchak would be an “ideal option” for a contender for the post of head of the Russian Federation.
Area of activity: classical music
Income: 7.5 million dollars.
The sweet-voiced opera diva has moved up 20 places in the list of the main Russian stars over the year. She has a number of contracts with the most famous stages in the world: the Vienna Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Bavarian Opera, etc. In August 2017, at the Salzburg Festival, she sang one of her best roles in the opera Aida.
Two years ago, Anna married tenor Yusif Eyvazov and became very prettier in her marriage. This is noted by Instagram users when discussing new photos of the singer.
Fraudsters also took advantage of the star’s name for their own selfish purposes. They posted an advertisement on a specialized web resource about recruiting people for Netrebko’s new video. And they took money for questionnaires, which applicants were asked to send to the specified address. Netrebko’s team quickly responded to the fraud, and on her Instagram Anna published a warning to her fans, and also said that she had no plans to shoot videos “in her old age.”
Area of activity: hockey
Income: 8.5 million dollars.
A new face in the ranking, he is the first and only of all Russian hockey players to receive the award as the best goalkeeper of the regular season of the National Hockey League - the Vezina Trophy (in 2013 and 2017).
Bobrovsky took part in the Winter Olympics in 2014 as part of the Russian team, and in the 2014-2015 World Championships. and was recognized as the best player of the Russian team in the semi-final match against the US team, and also became a silver medalist at the 2015 World Championship.
Sergei Bobrovsky is currently the goalie for the Columbus Blue Jackets and is under contract until the end of the 2018-19 season.
Area of activity: pop music
Income: 4 million dollars.
The most charming and attractive bachelor of the Russian stage has moved one position forward in the top ten stars of Russian sports, music and television.
In 2017, Creed released the album “What Do They Know?”, which included three videos: “I can’t”, “I’ll spend it” and “If you don’t love me”, and also recorded the song “Team 2018” together with Polina Gagarina and Smash. dedicated to the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Area of activity: hockey
Income: 9.5 million dollars.
The center forward, who plays for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins and the Russian national team, added four points to the 2017 stellar top 10.
This year has been very successful for Malkin. Together with his wife Anna Kasterova, the hockey player signed a personalized star for the Alley of Champions in Kuntsevo. Next to Malkin's star are the stars of Pierre Richard, Antonio Banderas, Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and many other world celebrities. He also received the prestigious Kharlamov Trophy 2017 award, which the Soviet Sport publication presents to the best Russian hockey player of the season.
Area of activity: pop music
Income: 6 million dollars.
The singer and Honored Artist of Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria has improved his “indicators” in the rating by eight points since last year. It was he who was the first singer representing Russia to win Eurovision in 2008. Fans are still wondering who the star’s heart is, because Bilan is very sensitive to the secrets of his personal life and does not give the yellow press reasons for scandals. Because of this, ill-wishers even suspected the singer of having a “wrong” orientation.
In 2017, Bilan suffered a serious illness - five hernias in the spine pinched a nerve and caused severe pain. Because of them, the artist lost a lot of weight (and fans immediately noted this), but after undergoing a course of treatment he began to gain weight again.
Area of activity: pop music
Income: 6.6 million dollars.
You can love rapper Timati, you can hate him. But one thing cannot be denied: he is a bright personality on the modern pop stage. He was a graduate of Star Factory 4, and is now engaged in producing activities, produces his own clothing line aimed at fans of hip-hop and R&B, owns a burger joint on Novy Arbat in Moscow, and in 2017 performed at the New Wave “, where together with Philip Kirkorov he performed the composition “The Last Spring”.
The rapper has a new show program “Generation” planned for November this year, and the first city where its presentation will take place will be Voronezh. The artist’s concert is scheduled for November 26 at the Event-Hall City Park “Grad”.
In last year's list of the brightest stars of sports and show business in Russia, Timati took only 11th place.
Area of activity: pop music
Income: 6 million dollars.
The author of the hit “Women Like Me” and mentor in the show “The Voice” is the only person in the top 10 highest-paid Russian celebrities of 2017 who has not added, but rather decreased, one point since last year. However, this is unlikely to greatly upset Leps, who is currently busy with an anniversary tour called “#YouAreSoSerious.” It is dedicated to the singer’s 55th birthday.
Area of activity: pop music
Income: 7.4 million dollars.
The Bulgarian king of Russian pop music added two points in a year. Five times in a row he was awarded the World Music Awards as the most popular performer in Russia, and received the Ovation Award eight times. But times are changing and the younger generation of Kirkorovs has grown up - five-year-old Alla-Victoria and Martin. On the New Wave stage in Sochi they debuted with the song “My Bunny,” creating a real sensation in the hall. So there is no need to worry about the future of the musical dynasty.
Area of activity: hockey
Income: 14 million dollars.
The leader of the selection of the richest and most famous athletes and show businessmen was the famous Russian hockey player and the future face of the Papa John's pizzeria chain in Russia. Since 2016, he has climbed four steps up the ladder of fame and fortune. As part of an advertising campaign that could cost PJ Western several million dollars annually, Ovechkin will star in videos dedicated to the pizzeria and take part in photo shoots and webcasts. As for the main activity, the athlete is doing well here too. He serves as the captain of the NHL's Washington Capitals, and before the start of preseason games, he is already on the ice practicing with all his might to remain an effective player.
However, contrary to the hockey player’s early statements that he would go to the 2018 Olympics and help the Russian team, information appeared in the media that Ovechkin would not participate in the Olympics in Pyeongchang. This is due to the corresponding ban of the International Hockey Federation; it applies to all NHL players, including those from the Washington Capitals. Well, now all the complaints are against the American bureaucrats.
For the second year in a row, it was headed by one of the most famous Russian athletes - hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.
The publication compiled the rating based on three indicators: income for the year, the number of mentions in the media and the interest that the star arouses among the audience on the Internet, measured by the number of queries in Yandex. The leaders of the rating are in the RBC photo gallery
Alexander Ovechkin
Age: 32 years
Field of activity: sport
Annual income:$14.5 million
One of the most talented hockey players of the last two decades finally managed to win one of the main trophies in world professional sports this summer: as a member of the NHL Washington Capitals, he won the Stanley Cup
Sergei Shnurov
Age: 45 years
Field of activity: music
Annual income:$13.9 million
In April, the Leningrad group, whose leader is Shnurov, released its first album in four years, “Everything”
Philip Kirkorov
Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova / RIA Novosti
Age: 51 years old
Field of activity: music
Annual income:$8.9 million
People's Artist of Russia and Moldova, multiple winner of the Ovation, Golden Gramophone and Song of the Year awards.
In May last year, Kirkorov became the winner of the Ru TV award in three categories at once, and also took part as a judge in the show “Success” on STS
Grigory Leps
Photo: Dmitry Korotaev / Kommersant
Age: 56 years old
Field of activity: music
Annual income: $8.2 million
Honored Artist of Russia, winner of the “Chanson of the Year”, “Golden Gramophone” awards and the Ru TV channel. Last year, he began the “#YouAreSoSerious” tour, dedicated to his 55th anniversary
Ivan Urgant
Photo: Evgenia Novozhenina / RIA Novosti
Age: 40 years
Field of activity: Show Business
Annual income:$8.2 million
Urgant has been hosting his own show “Evening Urgant” on Channel One for six years, an adaptation of popular American evening television shows. According to Forbes, a significant portion of an artist’s earnings comes from participating in corporate events.
Olga Buzova
Age: 32 years
Field of activity: Show Business
Annual income:$3.9 million
A former participant in the show “Dom-2” works on the TNT channel, records music and is engaged in the restaurant business
Dima Bilan
Photo: Evgeny Odinokov / RIA Novosti
Age: 36 years
Field of activity: music
Annual income:$7.7 million
Two-time participant in the Eurovision music competition, Honored Artist of Ingushetia and Chechnya, People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria. At the end of last year he released a new album “Egoist”
Evgeniy Malkin
Photo: Vladimir Astapkovich / RIA Novosti
Age: 32 years
Field of activity: sport
Annual income:$9.5 million
One of the most titled Russian hockey players, three-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time world champion. This summer, his NHL club, the Pittsburgh Penguins, lost a playoff series to the eventual Stanley Cup winner, a team from Washington that included Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexander Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov
Stas Mikhailov
Photo: Sergey Nikolaev / Interpress / TASS
Age: 49 years old
Field of activity: music
Annual income:$7.4 million
Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the Chanson of the Year and Golden Gramophone awards. Currently actively touring
Ksenia Sobchak
Age: 37 years
Field of activity: show business, politics
Annual income:$1.4 million
The daughter of the first mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, took part in the Russian presidential elections in the spring, taking 4th place with a result of 1.68%.
Manages the editorial office of L’Officiel magazine and participates in corporate events. In June the documentary film “The Sobchak Case” was released, filmed by her together with producer Vera Krichevskaya