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.

Contents
Celebrity 100 lists
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links

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 Fiona Armstrong 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

Television
3 Oprah Winfrey
personality
4 U2 Musicians

5 Tiger Woods Sportsperson (Golf)

6 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker

7 Howard Stern Radio personality

8 50 Cent Musician

James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn

9 Actors
Sigler
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 Oprah Winfrey Television personality

2 Lady Gaga Musician

3 Steven Spielberg Filmmaker

4 Beyoncé Musician

5 Madonna Musician

6 Taylor Swift Musician

7 Bon Jovi Musicians

8 Roger Federer Sportsperson (Tennis)

9 Justin Bieber Musician

10 Ellen DeGeneres Television personality

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 Psychologist

10 Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Athlete (Boxer)

2020s

2020[22]
No. Recipient Career
1 Kylie Jenner 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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External links
The Celebrity 100, latest (https://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities/list)

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