Kwegore, Patterson akawana mamirioni makumi manomwe emadhora. Sezvo zvinyorwa zvemagazini, mamiriro emunyori anogona kuzadzikiswa zvakanyanya na2012. Kwemakore maviri, munyori anofanira kunyora mabasa 11 evakuru nemabhuku matanhatu evana.
Munzvimbo yechipiri mukwenzi, Meghanie Meyer yakazove nekuzivikanwa nekutenda kune twilight vampire notoses. Mabhuku ake akavharirwa katatu uye akashandura mitauro inopfuura makumi matatu. Anopfuura mamirioni zana emakopi ezvinyorwa zvaro zvinotengeswa zviri munyika. Chimiro cheMeiel yegore rose chakazadzikiswa mamirioni makumi mana emadhora. Troika Vatungamiri Vanovhara Stephen King ($ 34 miriyoni), mari inowanikwa kubva pakutengeswa kwemabasa avo ekutanga. Mabhuku pamusoro peHarry Potter akaunza munyori weBritish anozivikanwa Joan Rowling mamirioni emadhora. Izvo zvakazova mugumi wekutungamira.
Vanyori vepamusoro gumi vakabudirira zvinoenderana neForbes zvinoita kunge izvi:
1. James Patterson (70 miriyoni madhora)
2. Stephanie Meyer (mamirioni makumi mana emadhora)
3. Stephen King (34 miriyoni madhora)
4. Daniel Stil (mamirioni makumi matatu emadhora)
5. Ken Follett (Mamiriyoni makumi maviri emadhora)
6. Ding Kunz (18 miriyoni madhora)
7. Janet Ivanovich (17 miriyoni madhora)
8. John Grisham (15 miriyoni madhora)
9. Nicholas Spark (14 miriyoni madhora)
10. Joan Rowling (mamirioni gumi emadhora).