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The celebrities earning the most from business ventures

More and more of our favourite celebrities just aren’t satisfied with smashing it in their day job and are branching out into the world of business to try their hand at being an entrepreneur.

And while many celebrity ventures are dead in the water after just a few years, many have actually done very well for themselves and are now striking the perfect balance between the glamorous careers that we know them for, alongside putting in serious hours in the boardroom and bringing home some cash.

Here are some of the celebrities who have seen the greatest success in the world of business.

The celebrities earning the most ranked

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The celebrities earning the most ranked

While lots of celebs stick to what they know, such as Dr. Dre going into audio equipment or Victoria Beckham starting a fashion line, there are plenty of others who took slightly more surprising steps into entrepreneurship.

For example, Ashton Kutcher has invested in startups such as Airbnb and Uber through his VC firm, while Mark Wahlberg has his own burger chain, Wahlburgers.

The majority (28%) of businesses that we looked at were in fashion, but there was also a definite trend toward the food and drink sector, with many celebs investing in alcoholic beverages, such as Jay-Z’s Armand de Brignac champagne and George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila.

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Revenue estimates were taken from a variety of sources, primarily Owler but also using various news articles from publications such as Forbes and Bloomberg.

Figures are purely estimates and are for the most recent year for which estimates are available.