How to determine how famous a person is on a global scale, how popular he is on planet Earth? If for mere mortals such statistics is a "secret behind seven seals", then for the Forbes edition, which specializes in such calculations and ratings, it is a routine job.
And in order to identify the top 100 most famous people in 2010, the specialists from this company simply needed to include some additional indicators in the scoring system.
This time, not only annual income was taken into account, but also mentions in the press, on the Internet, on TV and some other factors.
Below are 10 of the most popular world personalities for 2010.
10. Madonna
Annual revenue: $ 58 million
The top ten is closed by an authoritative pop diva, who has slightly lost her place in the hierarchy of the pop industry to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.
The fees for Madonna's tour of the world entered the five highest grossing, and episodes of the popular comedy series Fox and Glee, where the actors performed her songs, increased the singer's already high authority, and made it possible to receive a good income from royalties.
9. Johnny Depp
Annual revenue: $ 75 million
Depp was able to get to the top of the top 100 thanks to the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. The Disney film grossed about $ 1 billion worldwide. Also, the actor received a large advance payment for the lead role in the film "Tourist". Thus, Depp became the only actor to star in two films with a billion-dollar box office.
8. Sandra Bullock
Income: $ 56 million
The eighth place in the ranking is occupied by the film industry star, who has become one of the highest paid actresses this year. Seven Oscars in Gravity (directed by Alphonse Cuaron), where Bullock played the main role, brought her good royalties and wild popularity.
But the bad parting with her husband Jesse James became the # 1 topic in the yellow press, which was smoothed out by the news of the adoption and a public return at the MTV Movie Awards.
7. Group U2
Income: $ 130 million
The most famous and most profitable band in the world at the peak of popularity: each stop of the world tour earns the musicians $ 10 million. The group members also profit from the sale of goods, intensive radio broadcasting and the sale of albums.
6. Britney Spears
Annual revenue: $ 64 million
Not so long ago, the controversial singer was the brightest celebrity in the entertainment industry, but over the past year Britney has only ranked fifth at the box office. But the audience remembers, waits and hopes that Spears will be in the spotlight forever.
Among the high-profile deals of the star are contracts with Elizabeth Arden and Candies'.
5. Tiger Woods
Income: $ 105 million
The top five of the rating is closed by the master of golf and the favorite of the yellow press Tiger Woods. This year was somewhat unsuccessful for him professionally: back surgery, major scandals with partners (ElectronicArts, Accenture, AT&T and Pepsi stopped working with a celebrity), the economic crisis - all this had a negative impact on the athlete. But overall, the golfer continues to make millions from deals with Nike, Electronic Arts and Upper Deck.
Woods' earnings are likely to drop significantly in the coming year due to a tarnished image and stagnation in the golf course design business.
4. Lady Gaga
Income: $ 62 million
The new pop star Lady Gaga successfully debuted on the list and immediately got to the 4th place, who even surpassed Madonna herself. She has spent over 100 days touring the world, and her music videos have sold like hotcakes on the Internet. The performance, scandalous reputation and theatricality of Gaga have provided her with wide media coverage, as well as the first place in terms of presence in social networks and the Internet in general. Among other things, the singer has partnerships with large corporations Virgin Mobile, Polaroid, etc.
3. James Cameron
Income: $ 210 million
With the overwhelming success and huge box office of Avatar, the unofficially titled "King of the World" filmmaker has been named one of the top three most influential celebrities of the year. Despite the fact that Avatar did not receive an Oscar, the film became the highest grossing film, surpassing Titanic and grossing about $ 2.7 billion in the world box office. the blockbuster will be released in 3D.
2. Beyonce Knowles
Income: $ 87 million
The R'n'B singer has risen two lines up from last year, of course - after all, her world tour, which lasted more than 3 months, brought her more than $ 85 million. The profit, coupled with the growing popularity, was also supported by the sale of the last album and the expansion of its own business empire. Beyoncé is not limited to music alone: she launched the House of Dereon clothing production, developed a line of perfumes, and entered into a lot of advertising deals, including with L'Oreal.
1. Oprah Winfrey.
Income: $ 315 million
The popular TV presenter has regained her crown. The cable network OWN brought her annual income and work on the most popular American talk show. Oprah also successfully produces and publishes her own magazine "O Magazine".
The leader of the previous year - Angelina Jolie “flew away” as much as 18th position. And the most popular Russian woman, Maria Sharapova, entered the top hundred of the most famous, taking the honorary 81st place.
Other participants in the top 100:
11. Simon Cowell, revenues: $ 80 million
12. Taylor Swift, revenues: $ 45 million
13.Miley Cyrus (revenues: $ 48 million)
14. Kobe Bryant, revenues: $ 48 million
15.Jay-Z, revenues: $ 63 million
16. Black Eyed Peas, Revenue: $ 48 million
17. Bruce Springsteen, revenues: $ 70 million
18.Angelina Jolie (Angelina Jolie), income: $ 20 million
19.Rush Limbaugh, revenues: $ 58.5 million
20.Michael Jordan, revenues: $ 55 million
21. Dr. PhilMc Graw, revenues: $ 80 million
22. Steven Spielberg, revenues: $ 100 million
23. Ellen De Generes, revenues: $ 55 million
24. David Letterman, revenues: $ 45 million
25. Tyler Perry, revenues: $ 125 million
26. Jennifer Aniston, revenues: $ 27 million
27. Pink, revenues: $ 44 million
28. LeBron James (revenues: $ 43 million)
29. Roger Federer (revenues: $ 43 million)
30. Brad Pitt, revenues: $ 20 million
31. Floyd Mayweather (revenues: $ 65 million)
32. Michael Bay, revenues: $ 120 million
33. Donald Trump (revenue: $ 50 million)
34. Jay Leno, revenues: $ 35 million
35. Coldplay, revenues: $ 48 million
36. David Beckham, revenues: $ 44 million
37. Jerry Seinfeld, revenues: $ 75 million
38. AC / DC, revenues: $ 114 million
39. Howard Stern, revenues: $ 70 million
40. Jonas Brothers, revenues: $ 35.5 million
41. Tom Hanks, revenues: $ 45 million
42 George Lucas, Revenue: $ 95M
43. Glenn Beck, revenues: $ 35 million
44. Ryan Seacrest, net worth: $ 51 million
45. Phil Mickelson, revenues: $ 46 million
46. Ben Stiller, revenues: $ 53 million
47. Jerry Bruckheimer, revenues: $ 100 million
48. Cristiano Ronaldo (Revenue: $ 36 million)
49. Alex Rodriguez, net worth: $ 36 million
50. Robert Pattinson, Revenue: $ 17M
51. Conan O'Brien, revenues: $ 38 million
52. Shaquille O'Neal, Revenue: $ 31M
53. James Patterson, revenues: $ 70 million
54. Kenny Chesney (revenues: $ 50 million)
55. Manny Pacquiao, revenues: $ 42 million
56. Tom Cruise, revenues: $ 22 million
57. Adam Sandler, Revenue: $ 40M
58. George Clooney, revenues: $ 19 million
59. Stephenie Meyer (Revenue: $ 40 million)
60 Cameron Diaz, Revenue: $ 32M
61. Serena Williams, revenues: $ 20 million
62. Rascal Flatts, revenues: $ 45 million
63. Charlie Sheen (Revenue: $ 30 million)
64. Derek Jeter, Revenue: $ 30M
65. Lance Armstrong, Revenue: $ 20M
66. Kristen Stewart, Revenue: $ 12M
67. Toby Keith, net worth: $ 48 million
68. Sean (Diddy) Combs, net worth: $ 30 million
69. Stephen King, revenues: $ 34 million
70.Sarah Jessica Parker, revenues: $ 25 million
71. Leonardo DiCaprio (Revenue: $ 28M)
72. Judge Judy Sheindlin (Net worth: $ 45 million)
73. Robert Downey Jr (Revenue: $ 22 million)
74.Dwayne Carter (Lil Wayne), revenue: $ 20 million
75. Reese Witherspoon, revenues: $ 32 million
76. Keith Urban, Revenue: $ 27.5M
77. Julia Roberts, revenues: $ 20 million
78. Steve Carell, revenues: $ 34 million
79. Meryl Streep, revenues: $ 13 million
80. Akon, Revenue: $ 21M
81. Maria Sharapova, revenues: $ 25 million
82. Daniel Radcliffe, revenues: $ 25 million
83. Venus Williams (Revenue: $ 15.5 million)
84. Ray Romano, revenues: $ 35 million
85. Gisele Bundchen, revenues: $ 25 million
86. Heidi Klum, Revenue: $ 16M
87. Drew Barrymore ($ 15 million)
88. Alec Baldwin, revenues: $ 8.5 million
89. Kiefer Sutherland, revenues: $ 20 million
90. Tina Fey, revenues: $ 7.5 million
91. Kate Moss, Revenue: $ 9M
92. Eva Longoria Parker, Revenue: $ 12M
93. Jeff Dunham, revenues: $ 22.5 million
94. George Lopez, Revenue: $ 18M
95. Katherine Heigl, revenues: $ 15.5 million
96. Danica Patrick, revenues: $ 12 million
97. KateHudson, net worth: $ 11 million
98. Chelsea Handler, revenues: $ 19 million
99. Jennifer Love Hewitt, revenues: $ 6.5 million
100. Mariska Hargitay, revenues: $ 9.5 million