According to data published by 'Forbes', Cristiano Ronaldo earned €78.89m this year, while the author brought in €80.58m, making her the highest paid person in Europe.
A number of footballers appear in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking. Alongside Ronaldo are his Real Madrid team-mate Garerth Bale with €28.84m and, propping up the list is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with his earnings at a measly €27.14.
FORBES LIST OF HIGHEST PAID EUROPEAN CELEBRITIES
1 - J.K.Rowling (Great Britain, 80,58 million euros)
2 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 78.89 million euros)
3 - Coldplay (Great Britain, 74.64 million euros)
4 - Adele (Great Britain, 58.53 million euros)
5 - Roger Federer (Switzerland, 54.29 million euros)
6 - Elton John (Great Britain, 50.89 million euros)
7 - Gordon Ramsey (Great Britain, 50.89 million euros)
8 - Paul McCartney (Great Britain, 45,80 million euros)
9 - Rory McIlroy (Great Britain, 42.41 million euros)
10 - Calvin Harris (Great Britain, 40.72 million euros)
11 - Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, 39.06 million euros)
12 - Simon Cowell (Great Britain, 36.90 million euros)
13 - Tiesto (Netherlands, 33.08 million euros)
14 - Sebastian Vettel (Germany, 32.66 million euros)
15 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 31.89 million euros)
16 - Ed Sheeran (Great Britain, 31.38 million euros)
17 - Fernando Alonso (Spain, 30.54 million euros)
18 - Gareth Bale (Great Britain, 28.84 million euros)
19 - Conor McGregor (Ireland, 28.84 million euros)
20. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, 27.14 million euros)