Carrie Underwood passes Kelly Clarkson as biggest American Idol earner - THR

THR reports that Carrie Underwood has now passed Kelly Clarkson in earnings, just as Simon Cowell predicted it. The difference is in the touring box office:

Clarkson’s tour revenues since her win hover around $32,000,000, according to Billboard BoxScore, while Underwood has pulled in twice that amount since 2006, or north of $66,000,000.

From THR:

1. Carrie Underwood
Season 4 winner
Album sales: 12,296,000
Digital track sales: 18,482,000

2. Kelly Clarkson
Season 1 winner
Album sales: 10,674,000
Digital track sales: 17,254,000

3. Chris Daughtry
Season 5, 4th place
Album sales: 6,104,000
Digital track sales: 11,127,000

4. Clay Aiken
Season 2, runner up
Album sales: 4,990,000
Digital track sales: 581,000

5. Fantasia
Season 3 winner
Album sales: 2,809,000
Digital track sales: 1,325,000

6. Ruben Studdard
Season 2 winner
Album sales: 2,556,000
Digital track sales: 445,000

7. Jordin Sparks
Season 6 winner
Album sales: 1,275,000
Digital track sales: 9,547,000

8. Jennifer Hudson
Season 3, 7th place
Album sales: 1,160,000
Digital track sales: 1,964,000

9. David Cook
Season 7 winner
Album sales: 1,324,000
Digital track sales: 4,196,000

10. Kellie Pickler
Season 5, 6th place
Album sales: 1,322,000
Digital track sales: 3,319,000