Bachchan,Salman,Akshay,Dhoni among world's highest-paid celebs

June 29, 2015 20:22

Bollywood stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities, according to the Forbes' annual list which is topped by by American boxer Floyd Mayweather.

The Forbes 2015 list of 'Celebrity 100: The World's Top-Paid Entertainers 2015'. has been topped by Floyd Mayweather with earnings of 300 million dollars.

Breaking into the elite global club, Bachchan and Khan are tied for the 71st rank with earnings of 33.5 million dollars each.

Coming in at the 76th spot is Akshay Kumar with earnings of $32.5 million. Dhoni is ranked 82nd with earnings of $31 million dollars.

Notably India's biggest superstar Shahrukh Khan and no woman celebrity from the country has made it to the list. Forbes, which releases the Celeb 100 list every year since 1999, said given the profound changes in the entertainment world, it changed its methodology and for the first time, made the list "truly international: instead of using US-centric power metrics, we're simply ranking the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities, regardless of nationality.

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