Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has been named as the highest earning DJ in Forbes’ Electronic Cash Kings List 2015.
He earned an estimated $66m (£41.8m) for the 12 months ending June 1, 2015, making him the top earner for the third consecutive year.
In second place was the French DJ David Guetta with $37m worth of earnings.
Calvin told Forbes: ‘The rise of dance music has been astronomical … I happened to be in the right place at the right time.’
The rest of the top 10 includes Avicii, Kaskade, Martin Garrix, Zedd and Afrojack.
Visit the Forbes website to read the full list of top earners.
The electronic music industry is worth almost $6.9bn according to the International Music Summit's 2015 Business Report, published earlier in the year.
He earned an estimated $66m (£41.8m) for the 12 months ending June 1, 2015, making him the top earner for the third consecutive year.
In second place was the French DJ David Guetta with $37m worth of earnings.
Calvin told Forbes: ‘The rise of dance music has been astronomical … I happened to be in the right place at the right time.’
The rest of the top 10 includes Avicii, Kaskade, Martin Garrix, Zedd and Afrojack.
Visit the Forbes website to read the full list of top earners.
The electronic music industry is worth almost $6.9bn according to the International Music Summit's 2015 Business Report, published earlier in the year.
