| 1 |  James PattersonBestselling Author / Thriller | American | $800M |
| 2 |  Paulo CoelhoAuthor / Inspirational Fiction | Brazilian | $500M |
| 3 |  John GrishamAuthor / Legal Thriller | American | $400M |
| 4 |  Dan BrownAuthor / Thriller | American | $300M |
| 5 |  E.L. JamesAuthor / Erotic Romance | British | $150M |
| 6 |  Jeff KinneyAuthor / Children's Fiction | American | $100M |
| 7 |  Suzanne CollinsAuthor / Young Adult Fiction | American | $80M |
| 8 |  Lee ChildAuthor / Action Thriller | British | $70M |
| 9 |  Brandon SandersonAuthor / Epic Fantasy | American | $50M |
| 10 |  Rick RiordanAuthor / Young Adult Fantasy | American | $35M |
| 11 | S Sarah J. MaasAuthor / Fantasy Romance | American | $30M |
| 12 |  Malcolm GladwellJournalism / Social Science | Canadian-British | $30M |
| 13 |  Colleen HooverAuthor / Romance & Drama | American | $20M |
| 14 |  John GreenAuthor / Young Adult Fiction | American | $20M |
| 15 |  Neil GaimanAuthor / Fantasy & Comics | British | $18M |
| 16 |  Yuval Noah HarariAuthor / Non-Fiction | Israeli | $15M |
| 17 |  Gillian FlynnAuthor / Psychological Thriller | American | $15M |
| 18 |  Richard Dawkinsevolutionary biologist | British | $15M |
| 19 |  Paula HawkinsAuthor / Psychological Thriller | British-Zimbabwean | $12M |
| 20 |  Mark MansonAuthor / Self-Help | American | $12M |
| 21 |  Rebecca YarrosAuthor / Fantasy Romance | American | $10M |
| 22 | D Delia OwensAuthor / Literary Fiction | American | $10M |
| 23 |  Daniel KahnemanPsychologist & Economist | American | $10M |
| 24 |  Veronica RothAuthor / Young Adult Fiction | American | $10M |
| 25 |  Sally RooneyAuthor / Literary Fiction | Irish | $10M |
| 26 |  | American | $10M |
| 27 |  Jane Goodalluniversity teacher | British | $10M |
| 28 |  Jordan Petersonclinical psychologist | Canadian | $8M |
| 29 | T Taylor Jenkins ReidAuthor / Historical Fiction | American | $8M |
| 30 |  | Canadian-Indian | $8M |
| 31 |  Niall Fergusoneconomic historian | British | $8M |
| 32 | F Freida McFaddenAuthor / Psychological Thriller | American | $8M |
| 33 |  Noam ChomskyLinguist and Public Intellectual | American | $5M |
| 34 |  | American | $5M |
| 35 |  Peter AttiaPhysician & Longevity Researcher | Canadian | $5M |
| 36 |  Michio Kakutheoretical physicist | American | $5M |
| 37 |  Lex FridmanAI Researcher & Podcaster | American | $5M |
| 38 |  Andrew HubermanNeuroscientist & Podcaster | American | $5M |
| 39 |  Neil deGrasse Tysonastrophysicist | American | $5M |
| 40 |  Graham HancockAuthor & Alternative Historian | British | $3M |