Elton John £6m richer than Cowell, thanks to tour

Elton John earns more money than Simon Cowell.

The singer made £63m last year thanks to his world tour.

Elton John is fourth in the Forbes annual list of top paid male stars, behind Steven Speilberg but £6m ahead of Cowell.

The Forbes annual list of top paid male stars:

1 Tyler Perry - £82m

2 Jerry Bruckheimer - £71m

3 Steven Spielberg - £67.7m

4 Elton John - £63m

5 Simon Cowell - £57m

6 James Patterson - £53m

7 Dr Phil McGraw - £50m

8 Howard Stern - £54m

9 Leo Di Caprio - £48.7m

10 Tiger Woods - £47.5m