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The "Shake It Off" singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One
Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110
million.
"The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones' North American
touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route
to a quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour,"
Forbes said in a statement.
With earnings of $95 million, American author James Patterson
came in third. U.S. television personality Dr Phil McGraw and
Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo were tied fourth with
earnings of $88 million, the magazine said.
The other top 10 spots were held by American comedian Kevin
Hart, British singer Adele and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi
alongside U.S. radio hosts Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh.
"The world's 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion
pretax over the past 12 months, more than the GDP of Belize,
Gambia and Bhutan combined," Forbes said.
(Reporting By Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Catherine
Evans)
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