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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Forbes'' Celebrity 100}}
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'''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===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=78|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [1999]|work=amiannoying.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Seinfeld]]
| Comedian
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Spice Girls]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harrison Ford]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Williams]]
| Comedian
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Celine Dion]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28szuwwc45obrykg55jrzohgrw%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=79|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2000]|work=amiannoying.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julia Roberts]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Lucas]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Hanks]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Backstreet Boys]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cher]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28avr2kc55h0yglr55jz5irrj3%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=20|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2001]|work=amiannoying.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Beatles]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Britney Spears]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Willis]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Backstreet Boys]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NSYNC]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Gibson]]
| Actor
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28ylm23545via5cz3efshv5u55%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=219|title=AmIAnnoying.com – Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2002]|work=amiannoying.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Britney Spears]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NSYNC]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mariah Carey]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Hanks]]
| Actor
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/static_html/celebs/2003/index.shtml|title=Forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Aniston]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eminem]]/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dr. Dre]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Lopez]]
| Musician / Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Paul McCartney]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Affleck]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Hanks]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/06/16/celebs04land.html|title=The Celebrity 100|author=Peter Kafka|date=18 June 2004|work=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Gibson]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Fiona Armstrong]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[J.K. Rowling]]
| Writer
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Depp]]
| Actor
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html|title=The Celebrity 100|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Gibson]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Lucas]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shaquille O'Neal]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Depp]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elton John]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Stern]]
| Radio personality
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[50 Cent]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Gandolfini]], [[Lorraine Bracco]], [[Edie Falco]], [[Michael Imperioli]], [[Jamie-Lynn Sigler]]
| Actors
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Brown]]
| Writer
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Pitt]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Depp]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elton John]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay-Z]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 - Forbes.com|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angelina Jolie]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Beckham]]
| Sportsperson ([[Association football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Depp]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay-Z]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[The Police]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[J.K. Rowling]]
| Writer
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Pitt]]/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Deen]]
| Actor/Television personality
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angelina Jolie]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Aniston]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Pitt]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kobe Bryant]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|title=The Celebrity 100|work=forbes.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[James Cameron]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lady Gaga]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Britney Spears]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandra Bullock]]
| Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Depp]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/celebrities/celebrity-100_2011.html|title=Celebrity 100 2011|work=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lady Gaga]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Justin Bieber]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elton John]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| Sportsperson ([[Golf]])
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Swift]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bon Jovi]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Simon Cowell]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[LeBron James]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/forbes-celebrity-100-jennifer-lopez-2012-list_n_1519288.html|title=Forbes' Celebrity 100: Jennifer Lopez Tops The 2012 List|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Lopez]]
| Musician / Actress
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Justin Bieber]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|BRB}} [[Rihanna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lady Gaga]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Britney Spears]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Kardashian]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katy Perry]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Cruise]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/forbes-lists-top-100-most-powerful-celebrities-2013-oprah-winfrey-takes-number-one-spot-full-list|title=Forbes Lists Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013: Oprah Winfrey Takes Number One Spot [FULL LIST]|author=Rebecka Schumann|date=26 June 2013|work=International Business Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lady Gaga]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Spielberg]]
| Filmmaker
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Swift]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bon Jovi]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Roger Federer]]
| Sportsperson ([[Tennis]])
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Justin Bieber]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ellen DeGeneres]]
| Television personality
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/|title=Beyoncé Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List|author=Dorothy Pomerantz|date=30 June 2014|work=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[LeBron James]]
| Sportsperson ([[Basketball]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dr. Dre]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ellen DeGeneres]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay-Z]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
| Sportsperson ([[Boxing]])
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|BRB}} [[Rihanna]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katy Perry]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Downey Jr.]]
| Actor
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/06/29/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-superstars-of-2015/|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2015|author= Greenburg, Zack O'Malley|work=Forbes|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
| Sportsperson ([[Boxing]])
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Manny Pacquiao]]
| Sportsperson ([[Boxing]])
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katy Perry]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} [[One Direction]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Stern]]
| Television personality
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Garth Brooks]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Patterson]]
| Author
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Downey Jr.]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Swift]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| Sportsperson ([[Association football]])
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2016<ref name="forbes2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/celeb-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2016|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2016|author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg|work=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Swift]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} [[One Direction]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Patterson]]
| Author
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| Sportsman ([[Association Football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dr. Phil McGraw]]
| Television Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Hart]]
| Comedian
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Stern]]
| Radio Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
| Sportsman ([[Association Football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Adele]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rush Limbaugh]]
| Radio Personality
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2017<ref name="forbes2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/06/12/celebrity-100-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-of-2017|title=Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2017|author=Natalie Robehmed|work=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Combs|Sean 'Diddy' Combs]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beyoncé]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[J. K. Rowling]]
| Author
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| Athlete ([[Association Football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[The Weeknd]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Stern]]
| Radio Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Coldplay]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Patterson]]
| Author
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[LeBron James]]
| Athlete ([[Basketball]])
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2018 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2018/07/16/forbes-releases-2018-celebrity-100-list-of-the-worlds-highest-paid-entertainers/#21b4402823b5|title= Forbes Releases 2018 Celebrity 100 List Of The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers|date=16 July 2018|work= [[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Floyd Mayweather]]
| Athlete ([[Boxing]])
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Clooney]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kylie Jenner]]
| Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Judge Judy Sheindlin]]
| Television Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dwayne Johnson]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Coldplay]]
| Musicians
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
| Athlete ([[Association football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ed Sheeran]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| Athlete ([[Association football]])
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2019 <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#48ff68dd5947|title= The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers of 2019|date=10 July 2019|work= [[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Swift]]
| [[Musician]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kylie Jenner]]
| [[Personality]]
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kanye West]]
| [[Rapper]]
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
| [[Athlete]] ([[Association football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ed Sheeran]]
| Musician
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| [[Athlete]] ([[Association football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
| [[Athlete]] ([[Association football]])
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[The Eagles]]
| [[Music group]]
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil McGraw]]
| [[Television Personality]]
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Canelo Alvarez|Saul "Canelo" Alvarez]]
| Athlete ([[Boxer]])
|-
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2020<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenburg |first1=Zack |last2=Lafranco |first2=Rob |title=2020: The World's Highest Paid Celebrities |url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |website=Forbes |access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Career
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kylie Jenner]]
| Media Personality
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kanye West]]
| Rapper
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Roger Federer]]
| Athlete (Tennis)
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| Athlete (Association football)
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
| Athlete (Association football)
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyler Perry]]
| Actor
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
| Athlete (Association football)
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Stern]]
| Radio personality
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[LeBron James]]
| Athlete (Basketball)
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dwayne Johnson]]
| Actor
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities/list The Celebrity 100, latest]

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