- Music
- 17 Aug 16
Revealed: World's Highest Paid DJs
Forbes has unveiled its list of the world’s highest paid DJs.
Forbes calculates an annual list of DJs’ earnings, based solely on their DJ income. There is little movement in the Top Three, with Calvin Harris still on top.
Harris earned £48.3m in 2015 from DJing, down slightly from his £50.6m income the previous year. Tiesto is some way behind in second place, netting £29.2m.
The full list is:
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Forbes’ World’s Highest Paid DJs are:
1) Calvin Harris, £48.3m
2) Tiesto, £29.2m
3) David Guetta, £21.5m
4) Zedd, £18.8m
5) Steve Aoki, £18.1m
6) Diplo, £17.7m
7) Skrillex, £15.4m
8) Kaskade, £14.6m
9) Martin Garrix, £12.3m
10) Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, £11.9m
11) Afrojack, £11.5m
12) Avicii, £11.1m