James Patterson - earnings 2019

The author James Patterson earned 70 million U.S. dollars in the period June 2018 to June 2019, down from 86 million a year earlier. The annual earnings of James Patterson from May 2010 to June 2019 are shown, with the renowned author regularly ranking in the world's top earning writers.

Annual earnings of James Patterson from May 2010 to June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Earnings in million U.S. dollars
June 2018 to June 2019	70
June 2017 to June 2018	86
June 2016 to June 2017	87
June 2015 to June 2016	95
June 2014 to June 2015	89
June 2013 to June 2014	90
June 2012 to June 2013	91
May 2011 to May 2012	94
May 2010 to April 2011	84

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Release date

December 2019

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Worldwide

Survey time period

May 2010 to June 2019

Supplementary notes

Figures for the period May 2010 to June 2017 come from earlier Forbes reports.
The source provides the following information on the methodology: "To form the list of highest-earning authors, we look at print, ebook and audiobook sales from Nielsen BookScan figures, consider TV and movie earnings and talk to authors, agents, publishers and other experts. Earnings (...) are pretax; other fees are not deducted."

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