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Forbes Celebrity 100
Annual list of 100 celebrities by power or income
Annual list of 100 celebrities by power or income
Celebrity 100 was an annual list compiled and published by Forbes magazine from 1999 to 2020, preceded by the Forbes Top 40 entertainers list. Until 2014, the rankings were made based on a complex combination of factors, including earnings, social media following, magazine covers and a range of qualitative metrics, with the aim of "measuring power". Since 2015, Forbes had solely factored pretax earnings (from June of the previous year through June of the publishing year), before deducting fees for managers, lawyers and agents.
Celebrity 100 lists
Below is the top 10 for each year since the list's inception.
Top 10 most powerful celebrities
No.
Recipient
Career
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5
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10
USA Michael Jordan
Sportsperson (basketball)
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
USA Jerry Seinfeld
Comedian
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
GBR Spice Girls
Musicians
USA Harrison Ford
Actor
USA Robin Williams
Comedian
CAN Celine Dion
Musician
GBR The Rolling Stones
Musicians
Note: Jerry Seinfeld was the highest-paid celebrity of 1999, with $267 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Julia Roberts
Actress
USA George Lucas
Filmmaker
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Tom Hanks
Actor
USA Michael Jordan
Sportsperson (basketball)
GBR The Rolling Stones
Musicians
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
USA Backstreet Boys
Musicians
USA Cher
Musician
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2000, with $400 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Tom Cruise
Actor
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
GBR The Beatles
Musicians
USA Britney Spears
Musician
USA Bruce Willis
Actor
USA Michael Jordan
Sportsperson (basketball)
USA Backstreet Boys
Musicians
USA NSYNC
Musicians
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Mel Gibson
Actor
Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2001, with $250 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Britney Spears
Musician
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
USA Madonna
Musician
IRE U2
Musicians
USA NSYNC
Musicians
USA Mariah Carey
Musicians
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Michael Jordan
Sportsperson (basketball)
USA Tom Hanks
Actor
Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2002, with $200 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Jennifer Aniston
Actress
USA Eminem/USA Dr. Dre
Musicians
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
USA Jennifer Lopez
Musician and actress
GBR Paul McCartney
Musician
USA Ben Affleck
Actor
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Tom Hanks
Actor
GBR The Rolling Stones
Musicians
Note: Steven Spielberg was the highest-paid celebrity of 2003, with $200 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Mel Gibson
Actor
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Tom Cruise
Actor
GBR The Rolling Stones
Musicians
GBR J.K. Rowling
Writer
USA Michael Jordan
Sportsperson (basketball)
USA Bruce Springsteen
Musician
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
USA Johnny Depp
Actor
Note: Mel Gibson was the highest-paid celebrity of 2004, with $210 million.
No.
Recipient
Career
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA Oprah Winfrey
Television personality
USA Tiger Woods
Sportsperson (golf)
USA Mel Gibson
Actor
USA George Lucas
Filmmaker
USA Shaquille O'Neal
Sportsperson (basketball)
USA Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker
USA Johnny Depp
Actor
USA Madonna
Musician
GBR Elton John
Musician
USA Tom Cruise
Actor
Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2005, with $290 million.
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