Feels like it’s been a whole month since a list from Forbes! This year’s Celebrity 100 which looks at fame, money and other factors ranks a lady named Gaga as the most powerful person around, former pop queen Britney Spears (not on the list this year) is old news. Here’s a snippet from Forbes about the top slots:
Lady Gaga topples Oprah Winfrey from her No.1 spot on our list, which she’s given up for only the third time in seven years. Gaga is there not just because of the $90 million she earned with a monster tour, but also because of her 32 million Facebook fans and 10 million Twitter followers–aka Little Monsters–who helped move 1 million digital downloads of her recent single “Born This Way” in only five days. They’re also happy to buy the MAC makeup, Monster headphones and Virgin Mobile phones she features in her videos.
Oprah doesn’t fall far though. The daytime talk maven, who earned $290 million last year, comes in second. Winfrey’s earnings sank $25 million partially due to a reduced payday at SiriusXM. She still earns big from her syndicated show and from the stars she’s spawned, including Dr. Phil (No. 18) Rachael Ray and Dr. Oz.
The Biebs debuts on our list at the tender young age of 17, with $53 million earned over the last 12 months thanks to concerts, music sales and a 3-D documentary movie that grossed $100 million at the global box office.
When it comes to a ranking of just money however the list looks like this:
1. Oprah
2. U2
3. Tyler Perry
4. Bon Jovi
5. Jerry Bruckenheimer
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Elton John
8. Simon Cowell
9. Lady Gaga
10. James Patterson (writer)
More from the Celebrity 100 list and find out where some of the.LIFE Files favorites placed after the jump.
4. U2
Music, $195 million
5. Elton John
Music, $100 million
6. Tiger Woods
Athletes, $75 million
7. Taylor Swift
Music, $45 million
8. Bon Jovi
Music, $125 million
9. Simon Cowell
Television, $90 million
10. LeBron James
Athletes, $48 million
11. Angelina Jolie
Actor, $30 million
12. Katy Perry
Music, $44 million
13. Johnny Depp
Actor, $50 million
14. Kobe Bryant
Sports, $53 million
15. Leonardo Dicaprio
Actor, $77 million
Other notables Charlie Sheen #28 with earnings of $40 million, Beyonce #29 with earnings of $35 million, Usher #32 with earnings of $46 million, David Beckham #35 with earnings of $40 million, Jay-Z #38 with earnings of $37 million, Jennifer Lopez #50 with earnings of $25 million, Diddy #52 with earnings of $35 million, Jay Leno #56 with earnings of $32 million, Dwayne Wade #57 with earning of $26 million, Giselle Bundchen #60 with earnings of $45 million, Will Smith #65 with earnings of $36 million, Eminem #71 with earnings of $14 million, Sarah Jessica Parker #73 with earnings of $30 million, Mark Wahlberg #74 with earnings of $28 million, Kanye West #76 with earnings of $16 million, Heidi Klum #83 with earnings of $20 million, Serena Williams #84 with earnings of $12 million, Lil Wayne #85 with earnings of $15 million, Venus Williams #86 withe earnings of $13 million and finally Kate Moss #94 with earnings of $13 million.
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