Trevor Noah Is Officially The Fourth Highest Paid Comedian In The World

South African comedian and The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, is officially the fourth highest paid comedian in the world for the first time according to Forbes list for highest paid comedians.

The South African-born star made a whopping $28 million (R430 million) last year through various projects including his day job as The Daily Show host and his stand-up shows. The bulk of his earnings, however, came through his 70-stop worldwide stand up tour.

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“Despite the demands of hosting a late-night show, Noah made more than 70 stops across the world and had his second Netflix special last fall. In addition, his 2016 book, Born a Crime, is still ranked No. 1 on the New York Times’ bestseller list for paperback nonfiction,” the magazine reported.

Not only is the 35-year-old still making some serious money through his book sales from his New York best seller Born A Crime but he also made a significant amount from his second Netflix special, Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia.

The Daily Show host’s star continues to rise. Noah was named one of “The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media” by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world and this year he bagged four nominations at the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) awards.

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Although Trevor is pretty rich, he is nowhere close to earning as much as the comedian in the number one spot, Kevin Hart.

Kevin made an estimated $59 million (R909 million) from his comedy tour last year, even though he was snubbed from hosting the Oscars, it didn’t make a dent in his overall earnings.

Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan hold the second and third positions on the list with R632 million and R462 million respectively.

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Here’s The Top 10 List Of the World’s Highest-Paid Comedians Of 2018 According to Forbes:

1.       Kevin Hart – Earnings: $59 million (R909 million)

2.       Jerry Seinfeld – Earnings: $41 million (R632 million)

3.       Jim Gaffigan – Earnings: $30 million (R462 million)

4.       Trevor Noah – Earnings: $28 million (R431 million)

5.       Sebastian Maniscalco – Earnings: $26 million (R401 million)

6.       Gabriel Iglesias – Earnings: $22 million (R339 million)

7.       Amy Schumer – Earnings: $21 million (R323 million)

8.       Terry Fator – Earnings: $17 million (R262 million)

9.       Jeff Dunham – Earnings: $15 million (R231 million)

10.    Aziz Ansari – Earnings: $13 million (R200 million)

Source: AfricaCelebrities.com