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Kylie Jenner, Kanye West top Forbes list of highest-paid celebrities

Kylie Jenner has been named the world's highest-paid celebrity followed by Kanye West and Roger Federer. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
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June 5 (UPI) -- Kylie Jenner has been ranked as the world's highest-paid celebrity for 2020 by Forbes. Her brother-in-law, Kanye West, came in second, followed by tennis star Roger Federer.

The Forbes list, released Thursday, ranks 100 celebrities including musicians, film stars, athletes and comedians.

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Jenner tops the list with a pre-tax income of $590 million after she sold a 51 percent stake in her cosmetics company to Coty in January.

West earned $170 million over the past year, primarily from his Yeezy sneaker line with Adidas.

Federer is in third with $106.3 million, making him the world's highest-paid athlete. The tennis player's income comes from his endorsement deals which include Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo with $105 million, soccer star Lionel Messi with $104 million, filmmaker Tyler Perry with $97 million, soccer star Neymar with $95.5 million, radio host Howard Stern with $90 million, NBA star LeBron James with $88.2 million and actor Dwayne Johnson with $87.5 million round out the Top 10.

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Taylor Swift topped the list last year with $185 million, followed by Jenner in second place and West in third.

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