George Clooney made more money last year than any actor across a 12-month period — thanks in part to the sale of the its company he co-founded.

Forbes estimates the 57-year-old star made US$239 million in pre-tax earnings in the year beginning on June 1, 2017.

That puts him second in its annual list of the world’s best-paid celebrities, a place behind boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Kylie Jenner is placed third in the Celebrity 100 countdown, having made an estimated US$166.5 million last year.

Earlier this month Forbes said the social media star was on track to become “the youngest-ever self-made billionaire.”

U2, British acts Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are also included in the top 10 alongside global football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Celebrity 100 list ranks “front of the camera” stars around the globe using their estimated pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018.

Of the 100 top-earning celebrities, just 15 were women — down one compared with last year’s list.

Times are pretty good for those who made it to this year’s list: The world’s 100 top-earning celebrities pulled in a combined US$6.3 billion over the past 12 months — up 22 percent from last year.

Eleven superstars now cross the US$100 million threshold — more than double the number from the last two years combined.

(SD-Agencies)