Forbes publish top-earning DJs list

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Forbes have published a list of all the top-earning DJs in the world from over the past year.

Tiësto tops the Top 10, with Skrillex coming in second, followed by the recently-disbanded Swedish House Mafia.

David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Steve Aoki also feature elsewhere in the high-grossing list.

The overall earnings come to a whopping £80.4 million, with Tiësto pocketing a £14m share of that alone.

The full rundown is as below, look away if you’re susceptible to envy or disgust:

1. Tiësto – $22m (£14m)
2. Skrillex – $15m (£9.7m)
3. Swedish House Mafia – $14m (£9m)
4. David Guetta – $13.5m (£8.7m)
5. Steve Aoki – $12m (£7.7m)
6. Deadmau5 – $11.5m (£7.4m)
7. DJ Pauly D – $11m (£7.1m)
8. Kaskade – $10m (£6.5m)
9. Afrojack – $9m (£5.8m)
10. Avicii – $7m (£4.5m)