TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID AUTHORS

                  TOP 10 MOST VALUABLE AUTHORS

We all have read books at some point in our life. Books have become an essential part of our life. Some people read books everyday while some read books once in a week or a month. But about 72% people all over the world read books every year. People spend about 5 hours averagely in reading in a day.

 Indian spend the maximum of about 10 hours 42 minutes in reading. Thailand comes in second position with about 9 hours 24 minutes of reading a book. The third position is  occupied  by China with 8 hours.

With so much readers, it is obvious that books industry is very big with turnover of about 20 billion dollars per year. In today's world authors have also gone very rich by writing novels and other books. So today we are going to discuss "Top 10 Highest Paid Authors". Are you guys ready, lets get started

1). J.K. ROWLING:- 

The highest earner among authors is indeed J.K. Rowling again. YES, you guess right she is the author of the "Harry Potter" series. Her real name is Joanne Rowling, J.K. Rowling is her pen name. Her net worth is $95 million.

2).JAMES PATTERSON:- 

James Patterson is an American author. He had written many books from 1993 and still writing. Many of his books have turned to big screen. He is still America's richest author. His full name is James Brendan Patterson. His net worth is $87 million.

3).JEFF KINNEY:-

 

  Jeff Kinney is third most highest valuable author. He is also an cartoonist, producer. He is famous in writing children books. You must have read or heard of "Diary of a wimpy kid", he wrote it. It is a series of books. His net worth is $21 million.

4). DAN BROWN:- 

Dan Brown is an American authors of thriller novels. His newest novel is "Origin". Also he has written "Angels and Demons", "The Da Vinci Code" and many more. Many novels of him have been released as a film.His net worth is $20 million.

5).STEPHEN KING:- 

Stephen king is an American author and specialize in writing stories related to horror, supernatural fiction, science fiction and fantasy. His full name is "Stephen Edwin King". His net worth is $15 million.

6).JOHN GRISHAM and NORA ROBERTS:-

  

This is a tie between John Grisham and Nora Roberts. They both have net worth of $14 million. John Grisham is famous in writing legal thrillers. His first novel was "A time to kill". The first novel of Nora Roberts was "Irish Thoroughbred". She was specialized in writing Romantic novels.

7).PAULA HAWKINS:-

  Paula Hawkins was a Zimbabwe born British actor. She is best known for her novel "Girl On The Train". I have read it, have you?? This story deals with story of domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse. Her net worth is $13 million.

8).E.L. JAMES:-

  E.L. James or more appropriately Erika Mitchell Leonard is an English author. Her net worth is $11.5 million. She is best known for  her erotic romantic trilogy, YES you guessed it right "Fifty Shades" series. Newest film based on this series is "Fifty Shades Freed". 

9).DANIELLE STEEL:-

  Danielle steel is an American writer and best known for her romantic novels. She is best selling author alive and fourth best selling fiction author. Her net worth is $11 million. Her newest book is "Accidental Heroes" which was releases on march 20.

10).RICK RIORDAN:-

  Rick Riordan is an American author. He is most known for writing "Percy Jackson" and the "Olympians" series. His net worth is $11.2 million. He is famous for writing detective novels and fantasies.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING. Let me know who is your favorite author. And also let us know if you have any suggestion about the topic of next blog.