Forbes has published another ranking of celebrities, this time Russian. When compiling the rating, the following indicators were taken into account: income from creative or sports activities, the number of mentions in the paper media and the number of Yandex requests.
We bring to your attention the top ten rating of Russian celebrities 2013.
10.Andrey Arshavin
The famous footballer has earned $ 6.4 million over the past 12 months. According to the search engine "Yandex" Arshavin was searched more than 1.3 million times. In addition to sports, Andrei has long been paying attention to business - he is a co-owner of several St. Petersburg companies selling cars and food products.
9. Natalia Vodianova
One of the most demanded top models of our time earned $ 8.6 million in a year. In Yandex, Natalia was searched 348 thousand times a year. Vodianova is the head of the Naked Heart Foundation, which helps sick children and helps build playgrounds throughout Russia.
8. Nikolay Baskov
Despite the fact that many Basques are extremely irritating, in Yandex, his name is typed more than 1.3 million times a year. The artist's income exceeded $ 8.9 million in 12 months. Basque is the People's Artist of Chechnya, Ukraine, Russia, Ingushetia and Moldavia.
7. Ksenia Sobchak
Socialite, TV presenter and writer Ksenia Sobchak earned about $ 1.4 million in a year. In Yandex, more than 4 million queries were devoted to it in 12 months. In addition to earning income from participating in TV shows and selling books, Ksenia successfully makes money in the restaurant business.
6. Stas Mikhailov
The Honored Artist of Russia earned $ 9.8 million in a year, Mikhailov was searched for 5 million times in Yandex search engine. In 2013, the most high-profile event associated with the singer was the trial. Mikhailov appealed to the court with a claim that the hero of the comedy "Understudy" was written off from him with the addition of offensive behavior, but the claim was rejected by the court.
5. Alexander Ovechkin
The famous hockey player earned $ 16.8 million in a year. In Yandex, Ovechkin was searched 336 thousand times. About 6 million people are subscribers to Alexander's Twitter page. Ovechkin is the most popular hockey player in advertising, he has contracts with Procter & Gamble, Verizon, Nike, Coca-Cola.
4. Philip Kirkorov
Surprisingly, Kirkorov is regularly included in the ratings of the main Russian celebrities. For the year, the singer's earnings amounted to $ 9.7 million, and in Yandex, his last name was searched 3.9 million times. Kirkorov is a People's Artist of Ingushetia, Russia, Chechnya and Ukraine.
3. Valery Gergiev
The famous conductor earned $ 16.5 million in a year. Despite the most modest number of search queries (84 thousand), Gergiev is surely one of the three leaders in the celebrity rating. In addition to his creative activity, the conductor's income comes from 15% of the shares of Eurodon, one of the largest producers of turkey meat.
2. Grigory Leps
The performer, who does not lose popularity, has earned $ 15 million in 12 months, and the number of search queries in Yandex containing the singer's name exceeded 6.5 million. By the way, the real name of Leps is Lepsevridze. For one concert, the performer receives up to $ 500 thousand.
1. Maria Sharapova
For 12 months, Maria earned $ 29 million, and in Yandex, Sharapova was searched 768 thousand times. By the way, the famous tennis player is the youngest among the participants in the celebrity rating, she is only 26 years old. However, by this age, according to analysts, Masha had already earned more than $ 210 million.