Forbes Celebrity 100

The Celebrity 100 is an annual list compiled and published by Forbes magazine since 1999. The purpose is to list the 100 most powerful celebrities of the year. Factors that are taken into account include income, Google hits, fan base, press clips and magazine covers.

Top-10 List by Year

	Nr. 1	Nr. 2	Nr. 3	Nr. 4	Nr. 5	Nr. 6	Nr. 7	Nr. 8	Nr. 9	Nr. 10
1999	Michael Jordan	Oprah Winfrey	Leonardo DiCaprio	Jerry Seinfeld	Steven Spielberg	Spice Girls*	Harrison Ford	Robin Williams	Celine Dion	The Rolling Stones*
2000	Julia Roberts	George Lucas	Oprah Winfrey	Tom Hanks	Michael Jordan	The Rolling Stones*	Tiger Woods	Backstreet Boys	Cher	Steven Spielberg
2001	Tom Cruise	Tiger Woods	The Beatles*	Britney Spears	Bruce Willis	Michael Jordan	Backstreet Boys*	NSYNC*	Oprah Winfrey	Mel Gibson
2002	Britney Spears	Tiger Woods	Steven Spielberg	Madonna	U2*	NSYNC*	Mariah Carey	Oprah Winfrey	Michael Jordan	Tom Hanks
2003	Jennifer Aniston	Eminem and Dr. Dre	Tiger Woods	Steven Spielberg	Jennifer Lopez	Paul McCartney	Ben Affleck	Oprah Winfrey	Tom Hanks	The Rolling Stones*
2004	Mel Gibson	Tiger Woods	Oprah Winfrey	Tom Cruise	The Rolling Stones*	J.K. Rowling	Michael Jordan	Bruce Springsteen	Steven Spielberg	Johnny Depp
2005	Oprah Winfrey	Tiger Woods	Mel Gibson	George Lucas	Shaquille O'Neal	Steven Spielberg	Johnny Depp	Madonna	Elton John	Tom Cruise
2006	Tom Cruise	The Rolling Stones*	Oprah Winfrey	U2*	Tiger Woods	Steven Spielberg	Howard Stern	50 Cent	Cast of The Sopranos*	Dan Brown
2007	Oprah Winfrey	Tiger Woods	Madonna	The Rolling Stones*	Brad Pitt	Johnny Depp	Elton John	Tom Cruise	Jay-Z	Steven Spielberg
2008	Oprah Winfrey	Tiger Woods	Angelina Jolie	Beyoncé Knowles	David Beckham	Johnny Depp	Jay-Z	The Police	J.K. Rowling	Brad Pitt
2009	Angelina Jolie	Oprah Winfrey	Madonna	Beyoncé Knowles	Tiger Woods	Bruce Springsteen	Steven Spielberg	Jennifer Aniston	Brad Pitt	Kobe Bryant
2010	Oprah Winfrey	Beyoncé Knowles	James Cameron	Lady Gaga	Tiger Woods	Britney Spears	U2*	Sandra Bullock	Johnny Depp	Madonna
2011	Lady Gaga	Oprah Winfrey	Justin Bieber	U2*	Elton John	Tiger Woods	Taylor Swift	Bon Jovi*	Simon Cowell	LeBron James
2012	Jennifer Lopez	Oprah Winfrey	Justin Bieber	Rihanna	Lady Gaga	Britney Spears	Kim Kardashian	Katy Perry	Tom Cruise	Steven Spielberg

Legend:

• * - a group

External links

• The Celebrity 100, latest
• The Celebrity 100, 2011
• The Celebrity 100, 2010
• The Celebrity 100, 2009
• The Celebrity 100, 2008
• The Celebrity 100, 2007
• The Celebrity 100, 2006
• The Celebrity 100, 2005
• The Celebrity 100, 2004
• The Celebrity 100, 2003
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• The Celebrity 100, 2001
• The Celebrity 100, 2000
• The Celebrity 100, 1999