OPRAH WINFREY,LADY GAGA, BEYONCE TOP LIST OF MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITIES IN THE WORLD

                                                                            Billionaire US Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is back as the No.1 most powerful celebrity in the world according to a list recently released by Forbes, a position she's held four times before. She was runner up in 2011 and 2012.

Forbes uses the following criteria amongst others in compiling the list: celebrity's earnings on income from tours, books, contracts, endorsements, movies and residuals, plus presence on social media and in the press.
Forbes most powerful celebrity list 2012 and 2013.....See list after the cut

2013 FORBES' CELEBRITY 100 

1 Oprah Winfrey $77m (income this year)

2 Lady Gaga $80m

3 Steven Spielberg $100m

4 Beyonce $53m

5 Madonna $125m

6 Taylor Swift $55m

7 Jon Bon Jovi $79m

8 Roger Federer $71m

9 Justin Bieber $58m

10 Ellen DeGeneres $56m

11 Hugh Jackman $55m

12 Jennifer Lopez $45m

13 Rihanna $43m

14 Coldplay $64m

15 Tiger Woods $78m

16 LeBron James $60m

17 Simon Cowell $95m

18 Katy Perry $39m

19 David Beckham $47m

20 Robert Downey Jnr $75m

2012 FORBES' CELEBRITY 100 

1. Jennifer Lopez $52m (income last year)

2 Oprah Winfrey $165m

3 Justin Bieber $55m

4 Rihanna $53m

5 Lady Gaga $52m

6 Britney Spears $58m

7 Kim Kardashian $18m

8 Katy Perry $45m

9 Tom Cruise $75m

10 Steven Spielberg $130m

11 Taylor Swift $57m

12 Tiger Woods $58m

13 Angelina Jolie $20m

14 Donald Trump $63m

15 LeBron James $53m

16 Beyonce $40m

17 Elton John $80m

18 Simon Cowell $90m

19 Rush Limbaugh $69m

20 Tyler Perry $105m

Jennifer Lopez was top of 2012 list, but is now 12th, Lady Gaga came top in 2011, and is now second, Steven Spielberg is only man in the top five... Jon Bon Jovi is seventh, Justin Bieber drops from third to ninth, Fifty Shades of Grey writer E.L. James is a new entry at number 42

Can’t see P.Diddy and Jay Z on the list. Kinda shocking to me.