Ranked: The highest-paid dead celebrities of 2026
Quincy Jones, Dolly Parton and Diane Keaton join the familiar cast of musicians and athletes still making millions from beyond the grave.
Matt Craig, Forbes Staff
‘More content is always great:’ Inside Pocket FM’s $400 million content farm
The popular audio microdrama platform is pumping out 200,000 hours of AI-powered, user-generated shows a month—and finding enough hits to believe it is the future of entertainment.
How Jay Shetty is turning a $100 million podcast deal into a ‘conscious empire’
After signing a lucrative new talk show contract with Spotify and Netflix, the wellness-creator-turned-mogul has big Hollywood aspirations. “I’m not a monk anymore.”
The Highest-Paid Podcasters of 2026
With streaming services entering the marketplace for shows, the lines between podcaster, TV host and internet creator have never been blurrier—and the paydays have never been bigger.
How Christopher Nolan became the biggest movie star in Hollywood
The Oscar-winning director of The Odyssey has become as bankable as any A-List actor. Here’s how much he could earn from his epic summer blockbuster. At The Odyssey premiere in Mumbai on Saturday, director Christopher Nolan joked about its prospects as an international summer blockbuster. “It’s wonderful how [the movie] kind of brings us together, […]
Meet the 25-year-old vying to become Hollywood’s first AI movie mogul
Ex-Google engineer Cecilia Shen cofounded Utopai to crack the code on long-form AI-generated content. And thanks to an investment from NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, the Under 30 alum is now running a billion-dollar studio.
Dr. Dre on becoming a billionaire: “I don’t chase money. I try to make the money chase me.”
He escaped the gang violence of Los Angeles to become a pioneering hip-hop artist and producer, then sold Beats Electronics to Apple to $3 billion. Here’s what Dr. Dre is doing next—and how he’s enjoying success. Late on a Thursday night in the spring of 2014, actor Tyrese Gibson went live on Facebook with Dr. […]
The highest-paid actors of 2025
Adam Sandler continues to laugh all the way to bankability as Hollywood’s top earner. And the youngest-ever newcomer joins the salary A-List this year along with an actress who came out of retirement.
Why Bad Bunny won’t get paid for the Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rico’s favorite son is the first Spanish-language musician to headline the big game’s big show, and he will be performing for free. Donald Trump won’ t be there to see it—but ICE will.
Beyoncé is now a billionaire
A bold pivot to country music led to the most successful concert tour in the genre’s history and helped Cowboy Carter lasso a 10-figure fortune—becoming just the fifth musician to do so.