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
2000s
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 |  Tom Cruise | Actor |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 3 |  The Beatles | Musicians |
| 4 | Britney Spears | Musician |
| 5 | Bruce Willis | Actor |
| 6 | Michael Jordan | Sportsperson |
| 7 | Backstreet Boys | Musicians |
| 8 | NSYNC | Musicians |
| 9 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 10 | Mel Gibson | Actor |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Britney Spears | Musician |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| 10 | Tom Hanks | Actor |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Jennifer Aniston | Actress |
| 2 | Eminem/ Dr. Dre | Musicians |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 4 | Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker |
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez | Singer / Actress |
| 6 | Paul McCartney | Musician |
| 7 | Ben Affleck | Actor |
| 8 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 9 | Tom Hanks | Actor |
| 10 | The Rolling Stones | Musicians |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Mel Gibson | Actor |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 3 | Fiona Armstrong | Television personality |
| 4 | Tom Cruise | Actor |
| 5 | The Rolling Stones | Musicians |
| 6 | J.K. Rowling | Writer |
| 7 | Michael Jordan | Sportsperson |
| 8 | Bruce Springsteen | Musician |
| 9 | Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker |
| 10 | Johnny Depp | Actor |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 3 | Mel Gibson | Actor |
| 4 | George Lucas | Filmmaker |
| 5 | Shaquille O'Neal | Sportsperson |
| 6 | Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker |
| 7 | Johnny Depp | Actor |
| 8 | Madonna | Musician |
| 9 | Elton John | Musician |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | Actor |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Tom Cruise | Actor |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | Musicians |
| 3 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 4 | U2 | Musicians |
| 5 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 3 | Angelina Jolie | Actress |
| 4 | Beyoncé | Musician |
| 5 | David Beckham | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Angelina Jolie | Actress |
| 2 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 3 | Madonna | Musician |
| 4 | Beyoncé | Musician |
| 5 | Tiger Woods | Sportsperson |
| 6 | Bruce Springsteen | Musician |
| 7 | Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker |
| 8 | Jennifer Aniston | Actress |
| 9 | Brad Pitt | Actor |
| 10 | Kobe Bryant | Sportsperson |
2010s
| 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 |
| 7 | Taylor Swift | Musician |
| 8 | Bon Jovi | Musician |
| 9 | Simon Cowell | Television personality |
| 10 | LeBron James | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | Musician |
| 10 | Ellen DeGeneres | Television personality |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Beyoncé | Musician |
| 2 | LeBron James | Sportsperson |
| 3 | Dr. Dre | Musician |
| 4 | Oprah Winfrey | Television personality |
| 5 | Ellen DeGeneres | Television personality |
| 6 | Jay-Z | Musician |
| 7 | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | Sportsperson |
| 8 | Rihanna | Musician |
| 9 | Katy Perry | Musician |
| 10 | Robert Downey, Jr. | Actor |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | Sportsperson |
| 2 |  Manny Pacquiao | Sportsperson |
| 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 |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Musician |
| 2 | / One Direction | Musicians |
| 3 | James Patterson | Author |
| 4 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Sportsman |
| 4 | Dr. Phil McGraw | Television Personality |
| 6 | Kevin Hart | Comedian |
| 7 | Howard Stern | Radio Personality |
| 8 |  Lionel Messi | Sportsman |
| 9 | Adele | Musician |
| 10 | Rush Limbaugh | Radio Personality |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Sean 'Diddy' Combs | Musician |
| 2 | Beyoncé | Musician |
| 3 | J. K. Rowling | Author |
| 4 | Drake | Musician |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Athlete |
| 6 | The Weeknd | Musician |
| 7 | Howard Stern | Radio Personality |
| 8 | Coldplay | Musicians |
| 9 | James Patterson | Author |
| 10 | LeBron James | Athlete |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 | Floyd Mayweather | Athlete |
| 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 |
| 9 | Ed Sheeran | Musician |
| 10 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Athlete |
| No. | Recipient | Career |
| 1 |  Taylor Swift | Musician |
| 2 | Kylie Jenner | Personality |
| 3 | Kanye West | Rapper |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Athlete |
| 5 | Ed Sheeran | Musician |
| 6 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Athlete |
| 7 |  Neymar | Athlete |
| 8 | The Eagles | Music group |
| 9 | Phil McGraw | Psychologist |
| 10 |  Saul "Canelo" Alvarez | Athlete |