​Forbes unveils its latest Electronic Cash Kings 2017

The highest-earning DJs in the world have been revealed with the publication of Forbes‘ Electronic Cash Kings list for 2017.

For the fifth year running, Calvin Harris tops the list, earning $48.5 million (£37.4m) in the past 12 months alone. He’s followed in the list by Tiesto, breakthrough duo The Chainsmokers, Skrillex and Steve Aoki.

The second half of the top 10 is occupied by Diplo, David Guetta, Marshmello, Martin Garrix and Zedd. No women feature in the list. We believe that next year the situation change and we see a couple of female DJs names in the list. 

See the full top 10 below:

1. Calvin Harris ($48,500,000)
2. Tiesto ($39,000,000)
3. The Chainsmokers ($38,000,000)
4. Skrillex ($30,000,000)
5. Steve Aoki ($29,500,000)
6. Diplo ($28,500,000)
7. David Guetta ($25,000,000)
8. Marshmello ($21,000,000)
9. Martin Garrix ($19,500,000)
10. Zedd ($19,000,000)