It's good to be young. And to be young and rich is even better, especially if the money did not inherit from rich relatives, but earned by their own labor. The ranking of the highest paid celebrities under the age of 30 was recently published by Forbes magazine. In total, there are 30 names in it, but we represent the top 10 young rich people of 2017.
10. Kylie Jenner, model
The participant of the popular show "The Kardashian Family" is younger than all other participants in the Forbes ranking of the richest young celebrities. She was only 20 years old.
Kylie is also the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, and earns "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 American country pop singer received $ 170 million from her record-breaking 1989 world tour.
Taylor Swift continues to generate multimillion-dollar profits even in 2017 through album sales and promotional deals with Keds and Appleand AT&T. Swift's income for the year was $ 44 million.
8. James Harden, athlete
In the eighth position in the selection of sports and show business stars who have not yet turned 30, there 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 best-selling players in the NBA. In 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Huston Rockets for $ 118 million.
The deal added $ 10 million to Harden's salary in 2016-17. The athlete thanked the Huston Rockets by becoming the first NBA player to score 2,000 points.
Adidas has made Harden one of the faces of its NBA campaign, and will pay him $ 200 million over a 13-year contract. Other advertising partners of the basketball player are Beats, Foot Locker, BodyArmor, and half a dozen other famous brands.
7. Stephen Curry, athlete
The 29-year-old basketball player had a salary of $ 12.1 million for the 2016-1917 season and was the 85th largest player in the NBA.
In addition, Curry has been voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, including the first unanimous MVP vote in league history.
Over the past 12 months, his income has nearly tripled. Curry has signed advertising deals with JPMorgan Chase, Brita, Vivo and PressPlay and has earned $ 47.3 million over the past year.
6. Rory McIlroy, athlete
The professional golfer, who recently turned 28, won the Tour Championship and received the FedEx Cup in 2016. The trophy came with a $ 10 million bonus - the biggest prize in golf.
Between June 2016 and June 2017, he earned $ 50 million. Nike signed a 10-year contract with McIlroy, and in 2015, the golfer replaced Tiger Woods as the face of Electronic Arts' video games.
In 2017, Rory finished second in the FedEx Cup, and we can expect that his earnings will be more modest when the next ranking is made.
5. Andrew Luck, athlete
Andrew Luck, 28, has the highest salary in the US National Football League. In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts for $ 123 million.
For two years in a row (2010-2011), Lac took second place in the Heisman Trophy voting, and in the same years he was recognized as the best offensive player at the Pac-12 sports student conference.
Luck currently has an annual income of $ 50 million.
4. Kevin Durant, athlete
The 29-year-old professional basketball player shocked the sports world when he left the Oklahoma City Thunder club to sign a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors ahead of the 2016-17 season (he may be canceled after a year).
Durant has signed contracts with many popular brands such as Nike, Beats and Sparkling Ice. The ten-year contract with Nike alone will bring the athlete a total of $ 300 million.
Durant's annual income was $ 60.6 million.
3. Adele, singer
The top three of the top-earning young sports and entertainment stars are opened by the 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 live performances helped Adele earn $ 69 million.
2. Justin Bieber, singer
This 23-year-old Canadian handsome has an annual income of $ 83.5 million. He first appeared in Forbes at the age of 18 and is now confidently moving towards the first place in the list of young, rich and famous.
1. Abel Tesfaye, singer
At the top of the rankings is the 27-year-old pop singer under the pseudonym The Weeknd. He began by releasing free mixtapes in 2010 under his mysterious nickname.
And over the past year Tesfaye has earned $ 92 million, mainly through his concert activities. The singer is currently touring the world with his sixth Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour. The tour began on February 17, 2017 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm and is due to conclude on December 14, 2017 at the Perth Arena in Perth.
The Weeknd ranks sixth on the 100 list world celebrities with the highest earnings.
Collectively, the thirty highest-paid celebrities under 30 earned $ 1.24 billion before taxes and duties between June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017.
In part due to the overwhelming majority of professional athletes, the overall list of the world's highest paid young stars is extremely unbalanced, and 84% of the participants on the list are male.