World's highest-paid celebrities: Kylie Jenner tops list raking in $590 million in 2020

The reality TV star and beauty entrepreneur made an estimated $540m alone from selling a 51 per cent stake ​in her cosmetics firm

20. The Jonas Brothers band - comprising Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas - amassed $68.5 million. Getty Images

19. Chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay netted an estimated $70m. AFP

18. Actor Ryan Reynolds racked up $71.5m in the past year. AP

17. Singer and actress Ariana Grande made an estimated $72m. AP

16. Basketball pro Stephen Curry made an estimated $74.4m. AFP

15. Author James Patterson made an estimated $80m. Getty.

14. Singer Elton John made an estimated $81m. AP

13. Bill Simmons, right, founder of sports and pop culture website The Ringer, made an estimated $82.5m. Instagram

12. TV host and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres made an estimated $84m. AP

11. Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh made an estimated $85m. AFP

10. Wrestler-turned-action star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson made an estimated $87.5m. AP

9. NBA player LeBron James made an estimated $88.2m. Getty Images

8. Radio host Howard Stern made an estimated $90m. AP

7. Paris St Germain footballer Neymar made an estimated $95.5m. Reuters

6. Director, writer, producer and actor Tyler Perry made an estimated $97m. Getty Images

5. Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi made an estimated $104m. AP

4. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo made an estimated $105m. AFP

3. Tennis ace Roger Federer made an estimated $106.3m. EPA

2. Musician and designer Kanye West made an estimated $170m. AP

1. Reality TV star and beauty entrepreneur Kylie Jenner made an estimated $590m. AP

The world's celebrities might have made, collectively, less than they did in 2019 as the pandemic shuttered businesses, cinemas and ground travel to a halt ... but plenty of names will still manage to leave 2020 all the richer.

Kylie Jenner has been named this year's highest-paid celebrity in the world, according to Forbes magazine's annual rich list.

The reality TV star and beauty entrepreneur made an estimated $590 million (Dh2.16 billion), more than double the amount of her closest wealthy peer.

Jenner, 23, raked in an estimated $540m pre-tax alone after selling a 51 per cent stake ​in her cosmetics firm, Kylie Cosmetics, to beauty giant Coty in January.

However, Forbes, which declared Jenner the world's youngest "self-made" billionaire in March 2019, rescinded her billionaire status in May, accusing the star of embellishing the size and success of her business in paperwork.

Her brother-in-law, rapper and designer Kanye West, 43, came in second place in Forbes' list, amassing $170m, predominantly thanks to his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas. In fact, Forbes officially declared the rapper and fashion mogul a billionaire for the first time this year.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the top 20 highest-paid celebrities in the world, according to Forbes.

The list, which compiles the 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world, noted that this year, celebrities earned a combined $6.1bn before taxes and fees, which is a $200m drop from the year before.

Jenner was the only woman in this year's top 10, which also includes footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, tennis ace Roger Federer and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.