The Shake It Off singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110 million.
"The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones' North American touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour," Forbes said in a statement.
With earnings of $95 million, American author James Patterson came in third. US television personality Dr Phil McGraw and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo were tied fourth with earnings of $88 million, the magazine said.
