Are Young Male & Female Celebs Comparable Earners?

Did you think a little thing like having a PR-nightmare of a year could stop the Biebz from raking in some serious cash? Well, then you were very, very mistaken. On Tuesday, Forbes released its 2014 Top-Earning Celebrities Under 30 list and, much to my surprise, Justin Bieber is Forbes' top-earning celeb of 2014. Which probably seems incredible to you — it seemed incredible to me — because it seems like the 20-year-old performer hasn't done much for the past year. Well, except for that possible cameo Bieber had a cameo during Selena Gomez's AMAs performance and settling those legal issues that came out of Eggate.

Bieber earned a total of $80 million in 2014, which Forbes attributes to "the tail end of his world tour." The interesting thing about Bieber topping Forbes list in 2014, however, isn't the fact that he actually made that much money but that it's the first time in since Forbes launched the list in 2007 that a male has topped it. (The first was LeBron James.) It's also interesting to note that, with the exception of 2011 and 2010, women have dominated this list — with Beyoncé topping it three consecutive years followed by Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift.

So, how equal has the Forbes Top-Earning Celebrities list been in representing the top-earning men and women since its launch in 2007? Let's take a look.

2014 (under 30)

The List: Justin Bieber, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lawrence, Lady Gaga, Avicii, Skrillex

# of Women: 5

# of Men: 5

2013 (under 30)

The List: Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

# of Women: 7

# of Men: 3

2012 (under 30)

The List: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele, Kristen Stewart, Lil Wayne, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson

# of Women: 6

# of Men: 4

2011 (under 30)

The List: Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Beyoncé, Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal, Rihanna, Dwight Howard, Dywane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Maria Sharapova, Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Carrie Underwood, Lil Wayne

# of Women: 9

# of Men: 11

2010 (under 30)

The List: Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, LeBron James (tie), Roger Federer (tie), Eli Manning, Terrell Suggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, The Jonas Brothers, Philip Rivers

# of Women: 5

# of Men: 7

2009 (under 30)

The List: Beyoncé, Kimi Raikkonen, LeBron James, Britney Spears, Roger Federer, Ronaldinho, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Daniel Radcliffe, Gisele Bündchen, Maria Sharapova, Taylor Swift

# of Women: 6

# of Men: 6

2008 (under 30)

The List: Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Keira Knightley, Maria Sharapova, Daniel Radcliffe, Miley Cyrus, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Katherine Heigl, The Jonas Brothers, Zac Efron, Emma Watson, Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff, Rupert Grint, Vanessa Hudgens

# of Women: 12

# of Men: 8

2007 (under 25)

The List: LeBron James, Reggie Bush, Maria Sharapova, Michelle Wie, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Daniel Radcliffe, Hilary Duff, Avril Lavigne, Carmelo Anthony, Keira Knightley, Carrie Underwood, Scarlett Johansson, Mischa Barton, Dakota Fanning, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Mandy Moore, Frankie Muniz

# of Women: 14

# of Men: 6

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