Driver roll up the Brinks Truck please
Industry standard when it comes to finance Forbes Magazine has released their annual Celebrity 100 list. According to the magazine/wesbsite
FORBES’ annual Celebrity 100 list ranks the top stars from the worlds of movies, TV, music, sports, books and modeling based on money and fame.
So with that in mind they have deemed that Beyonce is the #1 Celebrity. Following her in the top 10 is
2) Lebron James
3) Dr. Dre
4) Oprah Winfrey
5) Ellen Degeneres
6) Jay Z
7) Floyd Mayweather
8) Rihanna
9) Katy Perry
10) Robert Downey Jr.
Overall not a bad ranking, but you have to wonder if they base it off what will make for a nice well rounded list or who they ACTUALLY think deserves each spot. They elaborate on their criteria of “earnings” vs “fame”
We estimate earnings by talking to lawyers, producers, agents and other in-the-know folks to figure out how much over 200 celebrities earned from entertainment-related business in the past year. That includes things like music sales, upfront pay on movies and endorsement work. Our time frame for earnings this year is June 1, 2013 to June 1 2014. We don’t deduct for things like taxes, agent fees or the other expenses associated with being a celebrity.
We measure fame in a variety of ways. We count how many times each celebrity was mentioned in print, on TV and radio. We factor in a score from StarCount for social media power over 12 platforms including TwitterTWTR +3.25%, Facebook and YouTube. This year we’ve also added an impact score, similar to the one we use for our Power Women list. Based on reporting by our editorial staff, the number measures the impact each celebrity has on the entertainment industry and our culture overall. We put all of those numbers into an algorithm to come up with our final list. Justin Bieber had the highest ranking for social networking power but because of his low impact this year, he only ranked 33rd on our list, down from ninth last year.
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