Richest Comedians in the World

Comedy became a touring business before music did. A stand-up who fills arenas for a decade can earn more than a film star, and the smartest names kept ownership of the recordings, the production company and the platform. The fortunes on this list mix ticket sales with streaming deals, podcast advertising and equity in the companies that distribute the work. We rank comedians by the dated estimate on each profile, and each page shows which of those income streams is actually doing the work.