NEW YORK, NY –Oprah Winfrey is once again the World’s Most Powerful Celebrity on Forbes’ 2010 Celebrity 100 list with $315 million in earnings. This is the fourth time Oprah has held the #1 spot, returning to the top position after being ousted by Angelina Jolie last year, who slips to #18 this year. The earnings power of Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list remains remarkably resilient with this year’s stars having earned a collective $4.7 billion during the past year, up from $4.1 billion in 2009.
NAME
2010 Rank
Earnings
2009 Rank
Oprah Winfrey
1
$315 million
2
Beyonce Knowles
2
$87 million
4
James Cameron
3
$210 million
Returnee
Lady Gaga
4
$62 million
New
Tiger Woods
5
$105 million
5
Britney Spears
6
$64 million
13
U2
7
$130 million
Returnee
Sandra Bullock
8
$56 million
92
Johnny Depp
9
$75 million
Returnee
Madonna
10
$58 million
3