Billboard have tallied the results and the highest paid musicians, and the top spot may surprise you.
Even when using a multistep process, calculating who is the most popular on an international scale is still an inexact science. So take all these results with a grain of salt and if you’re interested in the finer details of the process used, check out Billboard’s website.
So, without further ado, here are the five highest paid artists in 2020.
5. Post Malone
Total income: $29.7 million
Box-office take home: $13.2 million
Streaming royalty estimate: $12 million
Global stream count: 10 billion
4. BTS
Total income: $31.5 million
Box-office take home: $0
Streaming royalty estimate: $14.6 million
Global stream count: 17.3 billion
3. Billie Eilish
Total income: $32.8 million
Box-office take home: $1 million
Streaming royalty estimate: $13.6 million
Global stream count: 13.7 billion
2. Taylor Swift
Total income: $41.4 million
Box-office take home: $0
Streaming royalty estimate: $19.8 million
Global stream count: 11.6 billion
1. Queen
Total income: $48.7 million
Box-office take home: $15.1 million
Streaming royalty estimate: $15.2 million
Global stream count: 7 billion