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Beyoncé and Jay-Z top best-paid celeb couple list

Plus, we take a look at the highest paid celebrities under the age of 30… we’re not at all jealous of these youngsters, honestly.

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HOW MUCH DO you earn a year?

Forgive us for asking, but thanks to Forbes’ list of the world’s highest paid celebrity couples and its rundown of the highest-paid celebrities under-30, we’re feeling both under-talented and broke.

Here’s the top five in the list of celebrity couples, which is really making us question our choice of partner. (We kid! We’re not that shallow, honestly.)

  1. Beyoncé and Jay Z
  2. Tom Brady and Giselle Bundchen
  3. David and Victoria Beckham
  4. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
  5. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

Celebs under 30

We’re currently booked in for guitar lessons, as topping the poll of highest-paid celebs under 30 is country-pop songstress Taylor Swift, who at the ripe old age of 22 earned a paltry $57 million last year.

If that doesn’t work, then we might turn our hand to writing popular love songs (how does ‘I love you, you love me, let’s love each other forever, yeah baby oh yeah’ sound?), as teeny-bopper Justin Bieber racked up $55 million last year. Did we mention he’s 18?

One interesting thing about the Forbes list is that it contains more women in the top 10 than men. That’s a far cry from its list of the top 100 richest people in America, which had a miniscule amount of women featured.

For more, take a look at our slideshow of the 10 highest-paid celebrities under-30 below.

Just don’t blame us if you feel a bit broke afterwards.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z top best-paid celeb couple list
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  • 1. Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift smiles to herself, knowing she earned million in the past year. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
  • 2. Justin Bieber

    Justin Bieber might be a bit miffed that Taylor Swift earned million more than him. It's ok, Biebs, your million is still tens of millions more than the rest of us will earn in a lifetime. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
  • 3. Rihanna

    "Wahey!" shouts Barbados -born singer Rihanna. "I earned million last year!" The moola came from endorsements with companies like Vita Coco and performing a whooping 85 shows in 12 months. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
  • 4. Lady Gaga

    Big hair, big glasses, bright dress and bulging bank account - that's our Lady Gaga, who was paid million last year. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)
  • 5. Katy Perry

    Given her constant touring, appearances and endorsements, we reckon US singer Katy Perry isn't that surprised to hear she earned million in the last year. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
  • 6. Adele

    Soulful crooner Adele is awaiting the impending birth of her first child, and unlike most parents she won't have money worries - she earned million in the past year. (PA Wire)
  • 7. Kristen Stewart

    She has been in the news for negative things recently, so here's something she may be happy about - Kristen Stewart earned .5 million last year. (Pic: Vince Flores/UK Press/Press Association Images)
  • 9. Taylor Lautner

    He may have earned the same amount - .5 million - as his Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, but Lautner pipped him to the post because he got more press, Forbes said. (Pic: Vince Flores/UK Press/Press Association Images)
  • 8. Lil Wayne

    Wayne sold a million copies of his album Carter IV, played 50 shows in a year and launched a clothing line, which all added up to a cool million in earnings. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, file)
  • 10. Robert Pattinson

    Robert Pattinson's appearance at number 10 rounds off the trio of Twilight stars who appeared in this Forbes list. He hasn't had much luck in his love life of late, but he did earn .5 million. Not enough to mend a broken heart, but enough to allow him to stay glued to his couch eating take-aways for a few months. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

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