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Forbes’ Electronic Cash Kings of 2015
Shelly
September 5th, 2015
Over the past decade, EDM had its rise to fame. DJs started taking over the music scene and started cashing in on the scene. Forbes has released its ‘Electronic Cash Kings’ list and the DJ who took the first place did not surprise us at all. Do you have any idea who are we talking about?
Top 10 Electronic Cash Kings of 2015
Let us give you some spoilers before you have a look at the list. The most successful DJ was Calvin Harris with his $66 million income. The runner up was David Guetta who earned $37 million. Skrillex is also on the list with his personal best. Have a look at the list below.
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Calvin Harris, $66 million
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David Guetta, $37 million
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Tiesto, $36 million
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Skrillex, $24 million
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Steve Aoki, $24 million
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Avicii, $19 million
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Kaskade, $18 million
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Martin Garrix, $17 million
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Zedd, $17 million
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Afrojack, $16 million
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Deadmau5, $15 million
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Diplo, $15 million
Skrillex and Steve Aoki are tied on number 4. with their income of $24 million. Martin Garrix and Zedd, as well as Deadmau5 and Diplo are also tied.