Forbes Celebrity 100

Celebrity 100 is an annual list compiled and published by Forbes magazine since 1999. The purpose is to list the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities.

Celebrity 100 lists

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

1990s
1999[1]
No. Recipient Career
1 Michael Jordan Sportsperson (Basketball)
2 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
3 Leonardo DiCaprio Actor
4 Jerry Seinfeld Comedian
5 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
6 Spice Girls Musicians
7 Harrison Ford Actor
8 Robin Williams Comedian
9 Celine Dion Musician
10 The Rolling Stones Musicians

2000s
2000[2]
No. Recipient Career
1 Julia Roberts Actress
2 George Lucas Filmmaker
3 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
4 Tom Hanks Actor
5 Michael Jordan Sportsperson (Basketball)
6 The Rolling Stones Musicians
7 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
8 Backstreet Boys Musicians
9 Cher Musician
10 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
2001[3]
No. Recipient Career
1 Tom Cruise Actor
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 The Beatles Musicians
4 Britney Spears Musician
5 Bruce Willis Actor
6 Michael Jordan Sportsperson (Basketball)
7 Backstreet Boys Musicians
8 NSYNC Musicians
9 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
10 Mel Gibson Actor
2002[4]
No. Recipient Career
1 Britney Spears Musician
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
4 Madonna Musician
5 U2 Musicians
6 NSYNC Musicians
7 Mariah Carey Musicians
8 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
9 Michael Jordan Sportsperson (Basketball)
10 Tom Hanks Actor
2003[5]
No. Recipient Career
1 Jennifer Aniston Actress
2 Eminem/ Dr. Dre Musicians
3 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
4 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
5 Jennifer Lopez Musician / Actress
6 Paul McCartney Musician
7 Ben Affleck Actor
8 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
9 Tom Hanks Actor
10 The Rolling Stones Musicians
2004[6]
No. Recipient Career
1 Mel Gibson Actor
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
4 Tom Cruise Actor
5 The Rolling Stones Musicians
6 J.K. Rowling Writer
7 Michael Jordan Sportsperson (Basketball)
8 Bruce Springsteen Musician
9 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
10 Johnny Depp Actor
2005[7]
No. Recipient Career
1 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 Mel Gibson Actor
4 George Lucas Filmmaker
5 Shaquille O'Neal Sportsperson (Basketball)
6 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
7 Johnny Depp Actor
8 Madonna Musician
9 Elton John Musician
10 Tom Cruise Actor
2006[8]
No. Recipient Career
1 Tom Cruise Actor
2 The Rolling Stones Musicians
3 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
4 U2 Musicians
5 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
6 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
7 Howard Stern Radio personality
8 50 Cent Musician
9 James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler Actors
10 Dan Brown Writer
2007[9]
No. Recipient Career
1 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 Madonna Musician
4 The Rolling Stones Musicians
5 Brad Pitt Actor
6 Johnny Depp Actor
7 Elton John Musician
8 Tom Cruise Actor
9 Jay-Z Musician
10 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
2008[10]
No. Recipient Career
1 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
2 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
3 Angelina Jolie Actress
4 Beyoncé Musician
5 David Beckham Sportsperson (Association football)
6 Johnny Depp Actor
7 Jay-Z Musician
8 The Police Musicians
9 J.K. Rowling Writer
10 Brad Pitt/ Paula Deen Actor/Television personality
2009[11]
No. Recipient Career
1 Angelina Jolie Actress
2 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
3 Madonna Musician
4 Beyoncé Musician
5 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
6 Bruce Springsteen Musician
7 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
8 Jennifer Aniston Actress
9 Brad Pitt Actor
10 Kobe Bryant Sportsperson (Basketball)

2010s
2010[12]
No. Recipient Career
1 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
2 Beyoncé Musician
3 James Cameron Filmmaker
4 Lady Gaga Musician
5 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
6 Britney Spears Musician
7 U2 Musicians
8 Sandra Bullock Actress
9 Johnny Depp Actor
10 Madonna Musician
2011[13]
No. Recipient Career
1 Lady Gaga Musician
2 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
3 Justin Bieber Musician
4 U2 Musicians
5 Elton John Musician
6 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)
7 Taylor Swift Musician
8 Bon Jovi Musician
9 Simon Cowell Television personality
10 LeBron James Sportsperson (Basketball)
2012[14]
No. Recipient Career
1 Jennifer Lopez Musician / Actress
2 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
3 Justin Bieber Musician
4 Rihanna Musician
5 Lady Gaga Musician
6 Britney Spears Musician
7 Kim Kardashian Television personality
8 Katy Perry Musician
9 Tom Cruise Actor
10 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
2013[15]
No. Recipient Career
1 Madonna Musician
2 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker
3 Simon Cowell Television Personality
4 E.L. James Author
5 Howard Stern Television Personality
6 James Patterson Author
7 Glenn Beck Television Personality
8 Michael Bay Filmmaker
9 Jerry Bruckheimer Filmmaker
10 Lady Gaga Musician
2014[16]
No. Recipient Career
1 Beyoncé Musician
2 LeBron James Sportsperson (Basketball)
3 Dr. Dre Musician
4 Oprah Winfrey Television personality
5 Ellen DeGeneres Television personality
6 Jay-Z Musician
7 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sportsperson (Boxing)
8 Rihanna Musician
9 Katy Perry Musician
10 Robert Downey Jr. Actor
2015[17]
No. Recipient Career
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sportsperson (Boxing)
2 Manny Pacquiao Sportsperson (Boxing)
3 Katy Perry Musician
4 / One Direction Musicians
5 Howard Stern Television personality
6 Garth Brooks Musician
7 James Patterson Author
8 Robert Downey Jr. Actor
8 Taylor Swift Musician
10 Cristiano Ronaldo Sportsperson (Association football)
2016[18]
No. Recipient Career
1 Taylor Swift Musician
2 / One Direction Musicians
3 James Patterson Author
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Sportsman (Association Football)
4 Dr. Phil McGraw Television Personality
6 Kevin Hart Comedian
7 Howard Stern Radio Personality
8 Lionel Messi Sportsman (Association Football)
9 Adele Musician
10 Rush Limbaugh Radio Personality
2017[19]
No. Recipient Career
1 Sean 'Diddy' Combs Musician
2 Beyoncé Musician
3 J. K. Rowling Author
4 Drake Musician
5 Cristiano Ronaldo Athlete (Association Football)
6 The Weeknd Musician
7 Howard Stern Radio Personality
8 Coldplay Musicians
9 James Patterson Author
10 LeBron James Athlete (Basketball)
2018[20]
No. Recipient Career
1 Floyd Mayweather Athlete (Boxing)
2 George Clooney Actor
3 Kylie Jenner Personality
4 Judge Judy Sheindlin Television Personality
5 Dwayne Johnson Actor
6 U2 Musicians
7 Coldplay Musicians
8 Lionel Messi Athlete (Association football)
9 Ed Sheeran Musician
10 Cristiano Ronaldo Athlete (Association football)
2019[21]
No. Recipient Career
1 Taylor Swift Musician
2 Kylie Jenner Personality
3 Kanye West Rapper
4 Lionel Messi Athlete (Association football)
5 Ed Sheeran Musician
6 Cristiano Ronaldo Athlete (Association football)
7 Neymar Athlete (Association football)
8 The Eagles Music group
9 Phil McGraw Television Personality
10 Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Athlete (Boxer)

2020s
2020[22]
No. Recipient Career
1 Kylie Jenner Media Personality
2 Kanye West Rapper
3 Roger Federer Athlete (Tennis)
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Athlete (Association football)
5 Lionel Messi Athlete (Association football)
6 Tyler Perry Actor
7 Neymar Athlete (Association football)
8 Howard Stern Radio personality
9 LeBron James Athlete (Basketball)
10 Dwayne Johnson Actor

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