Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) Forbes Highest Paid Actor Speaks

Nollywood Actor and Wrestler, Dwayne Johnson is the Highest Paid Actor in the world. He took the No. 19 spot on Forbes Top 100 Global Celebrity. Taylor Swift emerges as the highest paid celebrity overall.with earnings worth $170 million

Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo were the only two footballers that fell in the Top 10 celebrity.

Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi with earnings worth $88 miilion  while  Messi's worth was $81.5 million both staying at No. 4 and No. 8 respectively

The Rock took to IG to express his excitement.

"The wolf is always scratchin' at the door" was the first thing I said when we found out from @forbes I was officially the world's highest paid actor. Well, actually the first thing I said was "Aw shit!", then I said the wolf part. Receiving news like this will always serve as my anchoring reminder to continue to work even harder. We not only want to "embrace the grind", but take the grind to new levels. I learned a few invaluable lessons a long time ago that can help all of you guys out there succeed at whatever it is you're doing. Greatness is never achieved alone. Surround yourself with hungry, brilliant individuals who not only buy into your philosophy, but who are all willing to work just as hard as you. Power of teamwork. And don't ever forget where you came from. I was evicted at 14yrs old and completely broke by 23. Every day I wake up as if that eviction notice is right around the corner waiting for me.. which is why I always say, "the wolf is always scratchin' at the door". He's scratchin' cause he's hungry and never satisfied. We embrace and respect our past (even if it was f*cked up), but we never let it define our future. Let's stay hungry and chase that greatness. I will now jump in my pick up truck, go to work and figure out whether or not I need psychiatric therapy for this damn wolf that's become my best friend. #Celeb100 #SevenBucksProductions #HardestWorkersInTheRoom #1WolfOnThePlanet

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on Jul 13, 2016 at 6:18am PDT

See  the Top 100 Celebrity List below

1 Taylor Swift $170,000,000 USA

2 One Direction $110,000,000 UK

3 James Patterson $95,000,000 USA

4 Dr. Phil McGraw $88,000,000 USA

4 Cristiano Ronaldo $88,000,000 Portugal

6 Kevin Hart $87,500,000 USA

7 Howard Stern $85,000,000 USA

8 Lionel Messi $81,500,000 Argentina

9 Adele $80,500,000 UK

10 Rush Limbaugh $79,000,000 USA

11 LeBron James $77,000,000 USA

12 Madonna $76,500,000 USA

13 Ellen DeGeneres $75,000,000 USA

13 Rihanna $75,000,000 Barbados

15 Garth Brooks $70,000,000 USA

16 Roger Federer $68,000,000 Switzerland

17 AC/DC $67,500,000 Australia

18 Rolling Stones $66,500,000 UK

19 Dwayne Johnson $64,500,000 USA

20 David Copperfield $64,000,000 USA

21 Calvin Harris $63,000,000 UK (Scotland)

22 Diddy $62,000,000 USA

23 Jackie Chan $61,000,000 China

24 Bruce Springsteen $60,500,000 USA

25 Paul McCartney $56,500,000 UK

26 Kevin Durant $56,000,000 USA

26 Novak Djokovic $56,000,000 Serbia

26 Justin Bieber $56,000,000 Canada

26 Kenny Chesney $56,000,000 USA

30 Ryan Seacrest $55,000,000 USA

31 U2 $55,000,000 Ireland

31 The Weeknd $55,000,000 Canada

31 Matt Damon $55,000,000 USA

34 Beyonce $54,000,000 USA

34 Gordon Ramsay $54,000,000 UK

36 Jay Z $53,500,000 USA

37 Tom Cruise $53,000,000 USA

37 Cam Newton $53,000,000 USA

37 Jordan Spieth $53,000,000 USA

37 Phil Mickelson $53,000,000 USA

37 Luke Bryan $53,000,000 USA

42 Kim Kardashian $51,000,000 USA

43 Kobe Bryant $50,000,000 USA

44 Muse $49,000,000 UK

45 Foo Fighters $48,500,000 USA

46 Johnny Depp $48,000,000 USA


47 Toby Keith $47,500,000 USA

48 Judy Sheindlin $47,000,000 USA

49 Jennifer Lawrence $46,000,000 USA

49 Lewis Hamilton $46,000,000 UK

51 Tiger Woods $45,500,000 USA

52 Eli Manning $45,000,000 USA

53 Joe Flacco $44,500,000 USA

54 Floyd Mayweather $44,000,000 USA

54 Tom Brady $44,000,000 USA

54 Bigbang $44,000,000 South Korea

57 Jerry Seinfeld $43,500,000 USA

58 Sofia Vergara $43,000,000 Colombia

58 Ben Affleck $43,000,000 USA

60 Rory McIlroy $42,500,000 UK (N. Ireland)

61 Russell Wilson $42,000,000 USA

61 Elton John $42,000,000 USA

63 Dr. Dre $41,000,000 USA

63 %%%77%%% $41,000,000 Germany

63 Katy Perry $41,000,000 USA

66 Jimmy Buffett $40,500,000 USA

67 Mumford & Sons $40,000,000 UK

68 Jennifer Lopez $39,500,000 USA

69 Drake $38,500,000 Canada

70 Philip Rivers $38,000,000 USA

70 Tiesto $38,000,000

72 Neymar $37,500,000 Brazil

72 Rafael Nadal $37,500,000 Spain

72 Zlatan Ibrahimovic $37,500,000 Sweden

75 Jason Aldean $36,500,000 USA

75 Fernando Alonso $36,500,000 Spain

77 Gareth Bale $36,000,000 UK (Wales)

78 Vin Diesel $35,000,000 USA

78 Marcell Dareus $35,000,000 USA

80 Derrick Rose $34,000,000 USA

80 Peyton Manning $34,000,000 USA

82 Ed Sheeran $33,500,000 UK

82 A.J. Green $33,500,000 USA

82 Kei Nishikori $33,500,000 Japan

82 Maroon 5 $33,500,000 USA

86 Shah Rukh Khan $33,000,000 India

86 Dave Matthews Band $33,000,000 USA

86 Robert Downey, Jr. $33,000,000 USA

86 Melissa McCarthy $33,000,000 USA

86 James Harden $33,000,000 USA

91 Usain Bolt $32,500,000 Jamaica

92 Clayton Kershaw $32,000,000 USA

92 Dwyane Wade $32,000,000 USA

94 Penn & Teller $31,500,000 USA

94 Brad Pitt $31,500,000 USA

94 Akshay Kumar $31,500,000 India

98 Carmelo Anthony $31,000,000 USA

98 Drew Brees $31,000,000 USA

99 Gisele Bundchen $30,500,000 Brazil

99 Britney Spears $30,500,000 USA