EDM Empire: The world's top 10 highest paid DJs

With electronic dance music (EDM), exploding in America over the past few years, the DJs of the genre and its sub-genres have gained a tremendous amount of support in the form of its fans.

Today, in addition to packing out high profile and underground clubs, these DJs are filling up entire stadiums and other large venues for gigs and festivals - not only in America but all across the globe.

After all the touring and music production, and as EDM continues to climb rapidly, a lot of these guys are raking in some serious cash.

Forbes recently ranked the world's highest paid DJs and how much they have earned, including everyone from the Swedes to the Dutch. Find out which ones made the list! The results are maximal crazy...

#10 Avicii - $7 million

#9 Afrojack - $9 million

#8 Kaskade - $10 million

#7 DJ Pauly D - $11 million

#6 Deadmau5 - $11.5 million

#5 Steve Aoki - $12 million

#4 David Guetta - $13.5 million

#3 Swedish House Mafia - $14 million

#2 Skrillex - $15 million

#1 Tiësto - $22 million

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