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!["Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://img.money.com/2017/06/diddy-met-gala.jpg)
*Sean Combs attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.*

Last year, [Sean "Diddy" Combs](https://time.com/4274012/sean-diddy-combs-new-york-charter-school/) didn't even crack the top 20 of *Forbes* list of the world's highest-paid celebrities. But a lot has changed for the artist formerly known as [Puff Daddy](https://time.com/36790/p-diddy-puff-daddy-sean-combs-name/), who was named the highest-earning celebrity of the year Monday.

He earned $130 million in the past year, jumping 21 spots on *Forbes* annual ranking of the world's highest-paid celebs. Beyoncé snagged the No. 2 slot with $105 million in her pocket, and [J.K. Rowling](https://time.com/4812905/jk-rowling-misogyny-twitter-rant/) came in third with $95 million, according to *[Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/#tab:overall)*. The annual ranking measured pre-tax incomes for the 100 highest-earning celebrities from June 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017.

Diddy's lucrative earnings came from a sponsorship deal with [Ciroc vodka](https://time.com/3710967/sean-diddy-combs-ciroc/), his Sean John clothing line and from his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour. Diddy earned $70 million when Global Brand Group bought a majority stake in his clothing line, *Forbes* reported.

He also has large stakes in companies like DeLéon tequila, Aquahydrate alkaline water and Revolt TV — skyrocketing his net worth to about $820 million, according to *Forbes.*

Like Diddy, Beyoncé also jumped to the top of the list this year, rising from number 34 last year. This year was her second-highest earning of her career, *Forbes* noted, and can be attributed to her Formation World Tour as well as the release of her album, *Lemonade*.

*Forbes*' list includes a range of celebrities from musicians to authors to athletes to "personalities" like Kim Kardashian West.

Here are this year's 10 highest-earning celebrities, according to *Forbes*:

1.  Sean "Diddy" Combs, $130 million
2.  Beyoncé Knowles, $105 million
3.  J.K. Rowling, $95 million
4.  Drake, $94 million
5.  Cristiano Ronaldo, $93 million
6.  The Weeknd, $92 million
7.  Howard Stern, $90 million
8.  Coldplay, $88 million
9.  James Patterson, $87 million
10.  LeBron James, $86 million

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