so does forbes only count the US sales,toures and endorsements or they also take the WW in consideraton

WW.

Mark my words (women rankings)

1. Taylor Swift
2. Katy Perry (toss around)
2. Lady Gaga (toss around)
2. Adele (toss around)
5. Beyonce
6. Britney
7. Rihanna

Most of them will be living on Facebook likes and Twitter followers.

Gaga won't top it, but come next year...

Maybe they only put your earnings in there if you want them made public. Or maybe it's something to do with the fact that she's not a US citizen.

Or maybe she has to pay a lot of taxes on the money she earns because she keeps it in a bank account in Barbados (because every time you take money out of the country there's a considerable sum you have to pay).

They did put her there in the bubbling under sectiion with 29M$

Lady Gaga.

Why would Gaga not touring impact her spot that much?
I remember Oprah made more than twice the amount of money Gaga did last year, yet Gaga still topped it because of other factors.

Katy will be a lot higher this year. She toured and had so many endorsements in the past year.

I'm sure Gaga brought in plenty of money. I'd say the top 4 will probably be Taylor, Beyonce, Gaga and Justin, in no particular order.

Touring is massive for artists like Gaga, Taylor and Bieber.

Forbes counts the money the artist actually makes, not how much the revenue their products bring in.

Welp.

Rihanna did it!

Very wrong.

I think JLo will top it