Forbes Celebrity 100#2010s

{{Short description|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.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/06/29/celebrity-100-our-new-methodology-explained/?sh=2d3af6624e2e | title=Celebrity 100: Our New Methodology Explained | website=Forbes }}{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5b46157231358e2c990ec05b/methodology/?sh=41cb2566127b | title=Methodology | website=Forbes }}

Celebrity 100 lists

Below is the top 10 for each year since the list's inception.

=Top 10 most powerful celebrities =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 1999{{cite web\|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=78\|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [1999]\|work=amiannoying.com}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Michael Jordan \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Leonardo DiCaprio \| Actor
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jerry Seinfeld \| Comedian
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Spice Girls \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Harrison Ford \| Actor
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Robin Williams \| Comedian
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Celine Dion \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians

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|+ 1999{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=78|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [1999]|work=amiannoying.com}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Jordan

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Leonardo DiCaprio

| Actor

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Seinfeld

| Comedian

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Spice Girls

| Musicians

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harrison Ford

| Actor

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robin Williams

| Comedian

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Celine Dion

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

Note: Jerry Seinfeld was the highest-paid celebrity of 1999, with $267 million.{{Cite web |date=2006-10-30 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=1999&passListType=Person&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=+numberfield1,+stringfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=power+rank |access-date=2023-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030054824/http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=1999&passListType=Person&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=+numberfield1,+stringfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=power+rank |archive-date=2006-10-30 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2000{{cite web\|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=79\|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2000]\|work=amiannoying.com}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Julia Roberts \| Actress
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Lucas \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Hanks \| Actor
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Michael Jordan \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Backstreet Boys \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Cher \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker

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|+ 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=79|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2000]|work=amiannoying.com}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Julia Roberts

| Actress

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Lucas

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Hanks

| Actor

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Jordan

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Backstreet Boys

| Musicians

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cher

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2000, with $400 million.{{Cite web |date=2001-11-16 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 2000 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passListType=Person&passYear=2000 |access-date=2023-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011116201829/http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passListType=Person&passYear=2000 |archive-date=2001-11-16 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2001{{cite web\|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28avr2kc55h0yglr55jz5irrj3%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=20\|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2001]\|work=amiannoying.com}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Beatles \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Britney Spears \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Willis \| Actor
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Michael Jordan \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Backstreet Boys \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} NSYNC \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mel Gibson \| Actor

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|+ 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28avr2kc55h0yglr55jz5irrj3%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=20|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2001]|work=amiannoying.com}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Beatles

| Musicians

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Britney Spears

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Willis

| Actor

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Jordan

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Backstreet Boys

| Musicians

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} NSYNC

| Musicians

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Gibson

| Actor

Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2001, with $250 million.{{Cite web |date=2001-11-15 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 2001 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passListType=Person&passYear=2001&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortCategoryName=earnings+($mil)&resultsSortProperties=-numberfield3,+stringfield1&resultsStart=1 |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011115161300/http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passListType=Person&passYear=2001&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortCategoryName=earnings+($mil)&resultsSortProperties=-numberfield3,+stringfield1&resultsStart=1 |archive-date=2001-11-15 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2002{{cite web\|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28ylm23545via5cz3efshv5u55%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=219\|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2002]\|work=amiannoying.com}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Britney Spears \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|IRE}} U2 \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} NSYNC \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mariah Carey \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Michael Jordan \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Hanks \| Actor

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|+ 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28ylm23545via5cz3efshv5u55%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=219|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2002]|work=amiannoying.com}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Britney Spears

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|IRE}} U2

| Musicians

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} NSYNC

| Musicians

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mariah Carey

| Musicians

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Jordan

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Hanks

| Actor

Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2002, with $200 million.{{Cite web |date=2006-02-16 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2002&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=&searchParameter2=&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=+numberfield2,+stringfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=money_rank&passKeyword=&category1=&category2= |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216221837/http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2002&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=&searchParameter2=&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=+numberfield2,+stringfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=money_rank&passKeyword=&category1=&category2= |archive-date=2006-02-16 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2003{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/static_html/celebs/2003/index.shtml\|title=Forbes.com\|website=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jennifer Aniston \| Actress
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Eminem/{{flagicon\|USA}} Dr. Dre \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jennifer Lopez \| Musician and actress
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Paul McCartney \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ben Affleck \| Actor
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Hanks \| Actor
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians

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|+ 2003{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/static_html/celebs/2003/index.shtml|title=Forbes.com|website=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Aniston

| Actress

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eminem/{{flagicon|USA}} Dr. Dre

| Musicians

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Lopez

| Musician and actress

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul McCartney

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Affleck

| Actor

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Hanks

| Actor

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

Note: Steven Spielberg was the highest-paid celebrity of 2003, with $200 million.{{Cite web |date=2006-02-17 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 2003 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=4XKR&datatype=Person |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217093208/http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=4XKR&datatype=Person |archive-date=2006-02-17 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2004{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/06/16/celebs04land.html\|title=The Celebrity 100\|author=Peter Kafka\|date=June 18, 2004\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mel Gibson \| Actor
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} J.K. Rowling \| Writer
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Michael Jordan \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Springsteen \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Depp \| Actor

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|+ 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/06/16/celebs04land.html|title=The Celebrity 100|author=Peter Kafka|date=June 18, 2004|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Gibson

| Actor

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} J.K. Rowling

| Writer

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Jordan

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Springsteen

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Depp

| Actor

Note: Mel Gibson was the highest-paid celebrity of 2004, with $210 million.{{Cite web |date=2005-04-08 |title=Forbes.com: Forbes Celebrity 100 2004 |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/maserati/celebrities2004/LIR0YIW.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=0YIW&datatype=Person |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408073308/http://www.forbes.com/maserati/celebrities2004/LIR0YIW.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=0YIW&datatype=Person |archive-date=2005-04-08 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2005{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html\|title=The Celebrity 100\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mel Gibson \| Actor
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Lucas \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Shaquille O'Neal \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Depp \| Actor
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Elton John \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor

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|+ 2005{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html|title=The Celebrity 100|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Gibson

| Actor

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Lucas

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Shaquille O'Neal

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Depp

| Actor

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elton John

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

Note: George Lucas was the highest-paid celebrity of 2005, with $290 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/PNOV.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828233929/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/PNOV.html | archive-date=2005-08-28 | title=Forbes List Directory | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2006{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Rank.html\|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|IRE}} U2 \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Howard Stern \| Radio personality
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} 50 Cent \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler \| Actors
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dan Brown \| Writer

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|+ 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|IRE}} U2

| Musicians

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Stern

| Radio personality

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} 50 Cent

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

|{{flagicon|USA}} James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

| Actors

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Brown

| Writer

Note: Steven Spielberg was the highest-paid celebrity of 2006, with $332 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813092509/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html | archive-date=2006-08-13 | title=Forbes List Directory | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2007{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616185842/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 16, 2007\|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Rolling Stones \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Brad Pitt \| Actor
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Depp \| Actor
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Elton John \| Musician
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jay-Z \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616185842/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2007|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Rolling Stones

| Musicians

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pitt

| Actor

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Depp

| Actor

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elton John

| Musician

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jay-Z

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

Note: Oprah Winfrey was the highest-paid celebrity of 2007, with $260 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817094045/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-date=2007-08-17 | title=Forbes List Directory | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2008{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html\|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Angelina Jolie \| Actress
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} David Beckham \| Sportsperson (association football)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Depp \| Actor
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jay-Z \| Musician
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} The Police \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} J.K. Rowling \| Writer
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Brad Pitt/{{flagicon\|USA}} Paula Deen \| Actor / Television personality

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Angelina Jolie

| Actress

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Beckham

| Sportsperson (association football)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Depp

| Actor

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jay-Z

| Musician

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} The Police

| Musicians

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} J.K. Rowling

| Writer

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pitt/{{flagicon|USA}} Paula Deen

| Actor / Television personality

Note: J. K. Rowling was the highest-paid celebrity of 2008, with $300 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913113709/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-date=2008-09-13 | title=Forbes List Directory | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2009{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607233833/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 7, 2009\|title=The Celebrity 100\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Angelina Jolie \| Actress
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Springsteen \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jennifer Aniston \| Actress
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Brad Pitt \| Actor
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kobe Bryant \| Sportsperson (basketball)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607233833/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2009|title=The Celebrity 100|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Angelina Jolie

| Actress

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Springsteen

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Aniston

| Actress

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pitt

| Actor

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kobe Bryant

| Sportsperson (basketball)

Note: Oprah Winfrey was the highest-paid celebrity of 2009, with $275 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801044633/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html | archive-date=2009-08-01 | title=Forbes List Directory | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2010{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html\|title=The Celebrity 100\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} James Cameron \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Lady Gaga \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Britney Spears \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|IRE}} U2 \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sandra Bullock \| Actress
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Depp \| Actor
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|title=The Celebrity 100|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Cameron

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lady Gaga

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Britney Spears

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|IRE}} U2

| Musicians

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Bullock

| Actress

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Depp

| Actor

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

Note: Oprah Winfrey was the highest-paid celebrity of 2010, with $315 million.{{Cite web |title=#1 Oprah Winfrey - Forbes.com |website=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Oprah-Winfrey_O0ZT.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804054727/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Oprah-Winfrey_O0ZT.html |archive-date=2010-08-04 }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2011{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/celebrities/celebrity-100_2011.html\|title=Celebrity 100 2011\|work=Forbes\|access-date=August 28, 2017\|archive-date=September 5, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905004028/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/celebrities/celebrity-100_2011.html\|url-status=dead}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Lady Gaga \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Justin Bieber \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|IRE}} U2 \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Elton John \| Musician
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods \| Sportsperson (golf)
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Swift \| Musician
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bon Jovi \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Simon Cowell \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} LeBron James \| Sportsperson (basketball)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/celebrities/celebrity-100_2011.html|title=Celebrity 100 2011|work=Forbes|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905004028/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/celebrities/celebrity-100_2011.html|url-status=dead}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lady Gaga

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Justin Bieber

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|IRE}} U2

| Musicians

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elton John

| Musician

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| Sportsperson (golf)

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Swift

| Musician

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bon Jovi

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Simon Cowell

| Television personality

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} LeBron James

| Sportsperson (basketball)

Note: Oprah Winfrey was the highest-paid celebrity of 2011, with $290 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816014731/http://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities | archive-date=2011-08-16 | title=The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2020 | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2012{{cite web\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/forbes-celebrity-100-jennifer-lopez-2012-list_n_1519288.html\|title=Forbes' Celebrity 100: Jennifer Lopez Tops The 2012 List\|work=The Huffington Post\|date=May 16, 2012 }}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jennifer Lopez \| Musician and actress
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Justin Bieber \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|BRB}} Rihanna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Lady Gaga \| Musician
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Britney Spears \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kim Kardashian \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Katy Perry \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Cruise \| Actor
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/forbes-celebrity-100-jennifer-lopez-2012-list_n_1519288.html|title=Forbes' Celebrity 100: Jennifer Lopez Tops The 2012 List|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 16, 2012 }}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Lopez

| Musician and actress

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Justin Bieber

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|BRB}} Rihanna

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lady Gaga

| Musician

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Britney Spears

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kim Kardashian

| Television personality

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katy Perry

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Cruise

| Actor

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

Note: Oprah Winfrey was the highest-paid celebrity of 2012, with $165 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917204511/http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ | archive-date=2012-09-17 | title=The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2020 | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2013{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/forbes-lists-top-100-most-powerful-celebrities-2013-oprah-winfrey-takes-number-one-spot-full-list\|title=Forbes Lists Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013: Oprah Winfrey Takes Number One Spot [FULL LIST]\|author=Rebecka Schumann\|date=June 26, 2013\|work=International Business Times}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Lady Gaga \| Musician
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Spielberg \| Filmmaker
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Madonna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Swift \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bon Jovi \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Roger Federer \| Sportsperson (tennis)
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Justin Bieber \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ellen DeGeneres \| Television personality

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/forbes-lists-top-100-most-powerful-celebrities-2013-oprah-winfrey-takes-number-one-spot-full-list|title=Forbes Lists Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013: Oprah Winfrey Takes Number One Spot [FULL LIST]|author=Rebecka Schumann|date=June 26, 2013|work=International Business Times}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lady Gaga

| Musician

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Spielberg

| Filmmaker

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Madonna

| Musician

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Swift

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bon Jovi

| Musicians

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| Sportsperson (tennis)

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Justin Bieber

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ellen DeGeneres

| Television personality

Note: Madonna was the highest-paid celebrity of 2013, with $125 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809020739/http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ | archive-date=2013-08-09 | title=The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2020 | website=Forbes }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2014{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/\|title=Beyoncé Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List\|author=Dorothy Pomerantz\|date=June 30, 2014\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} LeBron James \| Sportsperson (basketball)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dr. Dre \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Oprah Winfrey \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ellen DeGeneres \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jay-Z \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr. \| Sportsperson (boxing)
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|BRB}} Rihanna \| Musician
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Katy Perry \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Downey Jr. \| Actor

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/|title=Beyoncé Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List|author=Dorothy Pomerantz|date=June 30, 2014|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} LeBron James

| Sportsperson (basketball)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dr. Dre

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Oprah Winfrey

| Television personality

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ellen DeGeneres

| Television personality

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jay-Z

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr.

| Sportsperson (boxing)

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|BRB}} Rihanna

| Musician

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katy Perry

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Downey Jr.

| Actor

Note: Dr. Dre was the highest-paid celebrity of 2014, with $620 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/#tab:overall_header:earnings_sortreverse:true | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814114113/http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/#tab:overall_header:earnings_sortreverse:true | archive-date=2014-08-14 | title=The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities | website=Forbes }}

=Top 10 highest-paid celebrities=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2015{{cite news\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/06/29/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-superstars-of-2015/\|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2015\|author= Greenburg, Zack O'Malley\|work=Forbes\|date=June 29, 2015\|access-date=September 1, 2016}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr. \| Sportsperson (boxing)
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|Philippines}} Manny Pacquiao \| Sportsperson (boxing)
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Katy Perry \| Musician
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|UK}}/{{flagicon\|IRE}} One Direction \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Howard Stern \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Garth Brooks \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} James Patterson \| Author
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Downey Jr. \| Actor
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Swift \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Sportsperson (association football)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2015{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/06/29/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-superstars-of-2015/|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2015|author= Greenburg, Zack O'Malley|work=Forbes|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=September 1, 2016}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr.

| Sportsperson (boxing)

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Manny Pacquiao

| Sportsperson (boxing)

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katy Perry

| Musician

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} One Direction

| Musicians

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Stern

| Television personality

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Garth Brooks

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} James Patterson

| Author

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Downey Jr.

| Actor

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Swift

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Sportsperson (association football)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2016{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/celeb-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2016\|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2016\|author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Swift \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}}/{{flagicon\|IRE}} One Direction \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} James Patterson \| Author
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Sportsman (association football)
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dr. Phil McGraw \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kevin Hart \| Comedian
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Howard Stern \| Radio personality
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Lionel Messi \| Sportsman (association football)
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Adele \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Rush Limbaugh \| Radio personality

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/celeb-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2016|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2016|author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Swift

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} One Direction

| Musicians

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} James Patterson

| Author

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Sportsman (association football)

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dr. Phil McGraw

| Television personality

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Hart

| Comedian

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Stern

| Radio personality

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

| Sportsman (association football)

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Adele

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rush Limbaugh

| Radio personality

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2017{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/06/12/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2017\|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2017\|author=Natalie Robehmed\|work=Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sean "Diddy" Combs \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Beyoncé \| Musician
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} J. K. Rowling \| Author
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Drake \| Musician
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} The Weeknd \| Musician
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Howard Stern \| Radio personality
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Coldplay \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} James Patterson \| Author
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} LeBron James \| Athlete (basketball)

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|+ 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/06/12/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2017|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2017|author=Natalie Robehmed|work=Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sean "Diddy" Combs

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beyoncé

| Musician

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} J. K. Rowling

| Author

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Drake

| Musician

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|CAN}} The Weeknd

| Musician

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Stern

| Radio personality

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Coldplay

| Musicians

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} James Patterson

| Author

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} LeBron James

| Athlete (basketball)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2018{{cite web\|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2018/07/16/forbes-releases-2018-celebrity-100-list-of-the-worlds-highest-paid-entertainers/#21b4402823b5\|title= Forbes Releases 2018 Celebrity 100 List Of The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers\|date=July 16, 2018\|work= Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr. \| Athlete (boxing)
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Clooney \| Actor
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kylie Jenner \| Personality
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Judge Judy Sheindlin \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dwayne Johnson \| Actor
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|IRE}} U2 \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Coldplay \| Musicians
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Lionel Messi \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Ed Sheeran \| Musician
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Athlete (association football)

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|+ 2018{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2018/07/16/forbes-releases-2018-celebrity-100-list-of-the-worlds-highest-paid-entertainers/#21b4402823b5|title= Forbes Releases 2018 Celebrity 100 List Of The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers|date=July 16, 2018|work= Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr.

| Athlete (boxing)

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Clooney

| Actor

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kylie Jenner

| Personality

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Judge Judy Sheindlin

| Television personality

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Johnson

| Actor

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|IRE}} U2

| Musicians

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Coldplay

| Musicians

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ed Sheeran

| Musician

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Athlete (association football)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2019{{cite web\|url= https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#48ff68dd5947\|title= The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers of 2019\|date=July 10, 2019\|work= Forbes}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Swift \| Musician
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kylie Jenner \| Personality
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kanye West \| Rapper
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Lionel Messi \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Ed Sheeran \| Musician
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|PRT}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Neymar \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} The Eagles \| Music group
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Phil McGraw \| Television personality
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} Saul "Canelo" Alvarez \| Athlete (boxer)

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|+ 2019{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#48ff68dd5947|title= The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers of 2019|date=July 10, 2019|work= Forbes}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Swift

| Musician

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kylie Jenner

| Personality

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kanye West

| Rapper

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ed Sheeran

| Musician

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} The Eagles

| Music group

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil McGraw

| Television personality

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

| Athlete (boxer)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ 2020{{cite web \|last1=Greenburg \|first1=Zack \|last2=Lafranco \|first2=Rob \|title=2020: The World's Highest Paid Celebrities \|url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ \|website=Forbes \|access-date=June 7, 2020}}
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Recipient ! scope="col" \| Career
scope="row" \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kylie Jenner \| Media personality
scope="row" \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kanye West \| Rapper
scope="row" \| 3 \| {{flagicon\|SWI}} Roger Federer \| Athlete (tennis)
scope="row" \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|PRT}} Cristiano Ronaldo \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 5 \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Lionel Messi \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tyler Perry \| Actor
scope="row" \| 7 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Neymar \| Athlete (association football)
scope="row" \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Howard Stern \| Radio personality
scope="row" \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} LeBron James \| Athlete (basketball)
scope="row" \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dwayne Johnson \| Actor

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|+ 2020{{cite web |last1=Greenburg |first1=Zack |last2=Lafranco |first2=Rob |title=2020: The World's Highest Paid Celebrities |url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |website=Forbes |access-date=June 7, 2020}}

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Career

scope="row" | 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kylie Jenner

| Media personality

scope="row" | 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kanye West

| Rapper

scope="row" | 3

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Roger Federer

| Athlete (tennis)

scope="row" | 4

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Perry

| Actor

scope="row" | 7

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar

| Athlete (association football)

scope="row" | 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Stern

| Radio personality

scope="row" | 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} LeBron James

| Athlete (basketball)

scope="row" | 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Johnson

| Actor

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