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Leave it to Forbes to put the world’s highest paid DJs in one convenient list. Leading the pack of spinners and electronic music makers is DJ-songwriter-producer Calvin Harris, who raked in a cool $46 million. And if you haven’t heard of the Scottish born-and-raised DJ, his latest list of accomplishments includes playing over 100 shows and writing hits for the likes of Rihanna and LMFAO. Not bad for a guy who used to bag groceries for a living. Other DJs that made a financial splash are Tiësto and David Guetta.
Here is the complete list:
1. Calvin Harris — $46 million
2. Tiësto — $32 million
3. David Guetta — $30 million
4. Swedish House Mafia — $25 million
5. Deadmau5 — $21 million
6. Avicii — $20 million
7. Afrojack — $18 million
8. Armin van Buuren — $17 million
9. Skrillex — $16 million / Kaskade — $16 million
10. Steve Aoki — $14 million
11. DJ Pauly D — $13 million / Diplo — $13 million