Ngonyaka, uPatterson wathola ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-70. Njengoba umagazini amanothi, isimo sombhali singaphinde sagcwaliswa kakhulu ngo-2012. Kwaphela iminyaka emibili, umbhali kufanele abhale u-11 usebenzela abantu abadala nezincwadi eziyisithupha zezingane.
Endaweni yesibili esimweni, uStephanie Meyer waphenduka ukubonga okuthandwayo kwama-vampire Vampire Novels Series. Izincwadi zakhe zavikelwa kathathu futhi zahunyushwa izilimi ezingaphezu kwezingu-30. Amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100 amanoveli awo athengiswa emhlabeni. Isimo sikaMeier sonyaka sagcwaliswa kabusha amadola ayizigidi ezingama-40. Abaholi bakwaTroika bavale iStephen King ($ 34 million), imali etholile evela ekuthengisweni kwemisebenzi yabo yokuqala. Izincwadi eziphathelene noHarry Potter zilethe umbhali waseBrithani odumile uJoan Rowling eziyizigidi eziyishumi. Kwavela ukuthi kweshumi kuphela lesimo.
Ababhali abaphezulu abangu-10 abaphumelela kakhulu ngokuya nge-Forbes kubukeka kanjena:
1. UJames Patterson (amadola ayizigidi ezingama-70)
2. UStephanie Meyer (amadola ayizigidi ezingama-40)
3. UStephen King (amadola ayizigidi ezingama-34)
4. UDaniel Stil (amadola ayizigidi ezingama-32)
5. UKen Follett (amadola ayizigidi ezingama-20)
6. UDing Kunz (amadola ayizigidi eziyi-18)
7. UJanet Ivanovich (amadola ayizigidi eziyi-17)
8. UJohn Grisham (amadola ayizigidi eziyi-15)
9. Ama-Niccholas Spark (amadola ayizigidi eziyi-14)
10. UJoan Rowling (amadola ayizigidi eziyi-10).