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The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities List: The Celebrity 100

EntertainmentCelebritiesThe World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List: The Celebrity 100

Forbes magazine has been publishing the Celebrity 100 list annually since 1999, succeeding the Forbes Top 40 entertainers list. Prior to 2014, the rankings were determined using a combination of intricate metrics, such as earnings, social media presence, magazine covers, and qualitative factors, with the objective of evaluating “power”. Starting in 2015, Forbes has exclusively considered pre-tax earnings (from the previous June to the June of the publishing year) for the rankings, prior to any deductions for manager, lawyer, and agent fees.

1990s

1999

No.RecipientCareer
1 Michael JordanSportsperson (Basketball)
2 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
3 Leonardo DiCaprioActor
4 Jerry SeinfeldComedian
5 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
6 Spice GirlsMusicians
7 Harrison FordActor
8 Robin WilliamsComedian
9 Celine DionMusician
10 The Rolling StonesMusicians

2000s

2000

No.RecipientCareer
1 Julia RobertsActress
2 George LucasFilmmaker
3 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
4 Tom HanksActor
5 Michael JordanSportsperson (Basketball)
6 The Rolling StonesMusicians
7 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
8 Backstreet BoysMusicians
9 CherMusician
10 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker

2001

No.RecipientCareer
1 Tom CruiseActor
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 The BeatlesMusicians
4 Britney SpearsMusician
5 Bruce WillisActor
6 Michael JordanSportsperson (Basketball)
7 Backstreet BoysMusicians
8 NSYNCMusicians
9 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
10 Mel GibsonActor

2002

No.RecipientCareer
1 Britney SpearsMusician
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
4 MadonnaMusician
5 U2Musicians
6 NSYNCMusicians
7 Mariah CareyMusicians
8 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
9 Michael JordanSportsperson (Basketball)
10 Tom HanksActor

2003

No.RecipientCareer
1 Jennifer AnistonActress
2 Eminem/ Dr. DreMusicians
3 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
4 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
5 Jennifer LopezMusician / Actress
6 Paul McCartneyMusician
7 Ben AffleckActor
8 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
9 Tom HanksActor
10 The Rolling StonesMusicians

2004

No.RecipientCareer
1 Mel GibsonActor
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
4 Tom CruiseActor
5 The Rolling StonesMusicians
6 J.K. RowlingWriter
7 Michael JordanSportsperson (Basketball)
8 Bruce SpringsteenMusician
9 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
10 Johnny DeppActor

2005

No.RecipientCareer
1 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 Mel GibsonActor
4 George LucasFilmmaker
5 Shaquille O’NealSportsperson (Basketball)
6 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
7 Johnny DeppActor
8 MadonnaMusician
9 Elton JohnMusician
10 Tom CruiseActor

2006

No.RecipientCareer
1 Tom CruiseActor
2 The Rolling StonesMusicians
3 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
4 U2Musicians
5 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
6 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
7 Howard SternRadio personality
8 50 CentMusician
9 James GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoMichael ImperioliJamie-Lynn SiglerActors
10 Dan BrownWriter

2007

No.RecipientCareer
1 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 MadonnaMusician
4 The Rolling StonesMusicians
5 Brad PittActor
6 Johnny DeppActor
7 Elton JohnMusician
8 Tom CruiseActor
9 Jay-ZMusician
10 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker

2008

No.RecipientCareer
1 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
2 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
3 Angelina JolieActress
4 BeyoncéMusician
5 David BeckhamSportsperson (Association football)
6 Johnny DeppActor
7 Jay-ZMusician
8 The PoliceMusicians
9 J.K. RowlingWriter
10 Brad Pitt/ Paula DeenActor/Television personality

2009

No.RecipientCareer
1 Angelina JolieActress
2 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
3 MadonnaMusician
4 BeyoncéMusician
5 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
6 Bruce SpringsteenMusician
7 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
8 Jennifer AnistonActress
9 Brad PittActor
10 Kobe BryantSportsperson (Basketball)

2010s

2010

No.RecipientCareer
1 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
2 BeyoncéMusician
3 James CameronFilmmaker
4 Lady GagaMusician
5 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
6 Britney SpearsMusician
7 U2Musicians
8 Sandra BullockActress
9 Johnny DeppActor
10 MadonnaMusician

2011

No.RecipientCareer
1 Lady GagaMusician
2 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
3 Justin BieberMusician
4 U2Musicians
5 Elton JohnMusician
6 Tiger WoodsSportsperson (Golf)
7 Taylor SwiftMusician
8 Bon JoviMusician
9 Simon CowellTelevision personality
10 LeBron JamesSportsperson (Basketball)

2012

No.RecipientCareer
1 Jennifer LopezMusician / Actress
2 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
3 Justin BieberMusician
4 RihannaMusician
5 Lady GagaMusician
6 Britney SpearsMusician
7 Kim KardashianTelevision personality
8 Katy PerryMusician
9 Tom CruiseActor
10 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker

2013

No.RecipientCareer
1 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
2 Lady GagaMusician
3 Steven SpielbergFilmmaker
4 BeyoncéMusician
5 MadonnaMusician
6 Taylor SwiftMusician
7 Bon JoviMusicians
8 Roger FedererSportsperson (Tennis)
9 Justin BieberMusician
10 Ellen DeGeneresTelevision personality

2014

No.RecipientCareer
1 BeyoncéMusician
2 LeBron JamesSportsperson (Basketball)
3 Dr. DreMusician
4 Oprah WinfreyTelevision personality
5 Ellen DeGeneresTelevision personality
6 Jay-ZMusician
7 Floyd Mayweather Jr.Sportsperson (Boxing)
8 RihannaMusician
9 Katy PerryMusician
10 Robert Downey Jr.Actor

2015

No.RecipientCareer
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr.Sportsperson (Boxing)
2 Manny PacquiaoSportsperson (Boxing)
3 Katy PerryMusician
4/ One DirectionMusicians
5 Howard SternTelevision personality
6 Garth BrooksMusician
7 James PattersonAuthor
8 Robert Downey Jr.Actor
8 Taylor SwiftMusician
10 Cristiano RonaldoSportsperson (Association football)

2016

No.RecipientCareer
1 Taylor SwiftMusician
2/ One DirectionMusicians
3 James PattersonAuthor
4 Cristiano RonaldoSportsman (Association Football)
4 Dr. Phil McGrawTelevision Personality
6 Kevin HartComedian
7 Howard SternRadio Personality
8 Lionel MessiSportsman (Association Football)
9 AdeleMusician
10 Rush LimbaughRadio Personality

2017

No.RecipientCareer
1 Sean ‘Diddy’ CombsMusician
2 BeyoncéMusician
3 J. K. RowlingAuthor
4 DrakeMusician
5 Cristiano RonaldoAthlete (Association Football)
6 The WeekndMusician
7 Howard SternRadio Personality
8 ColdplayMusicians
9 James PattersonAuthor
10 LeBron JamesAthlete (Basketball)

2018

No.RecipientCareer
1 Floyd MayweatherAthlete (Boxing)
2 George ClooneyActor
3 Kylie JennerPersonality
4 Judge Judy SheindlinTelevision Personality
5 Dwayne JohnsonActor
6 U2Musicians
7 ColdplayMusicians
8 Lionel MessiAthlete (Association football)
9 Ed SheeranMusician
10 Cristiano RonaldoAthlete (Association football)

2019

No.RecipientCareer
1 Taylor SwiftMusician
2 Kylie JennerPersonality
3 Kanye WestRapper
4 Lionel MessiAthlete (Association football)
5 Ed SheeranMusician
6 Cristiano RonaldoAthlete (Association football)
7 NeymarAthlete (Association football)
8 The EaglesMusic group
9 Phil McGrawTelevision Personality
10 Saul “Canelo” AlvarezAthlete (Boxer)

2020s

2020

No.RecipientCareer
1 Kylie JennerMedia Personality
2 Kanye WestRapper
3 Roger FedererAthlete (Tennis)
4 Cristiano RonaldoAthlete (Association football)
5 Lionel MessiAthlete (Association football)
6 Tyler PerryActor
7 NeymarAthlete (Association football)
8 Howard SternRadio personality
9 LeBron JamesAthlete (Basketball)
10 Dwayne JohnsonActor

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