Highest annual earnings for a children's author (current year)

Highest annual earnings for a children's author (current year)
Who
Jeff Kinney
What
19,500,000 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable ()
When
2016

First appearing on educational browser site FunBrain in 2004, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has grown into a global franchise with 11 instalments and three feature films. The series helped author and illustrator Jeff Kinney (USA) to very un-wimpy estimated earnings of $19.5 m (£14.5 m) between June 2015 and June 2016, according to Forbes magazine.

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