We knew she was influential but Beyoncé has proved that she is at the top of her game, topping the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.
The singing superstar stole the top spot from chat show host Oprah Winfrey who moved down the chart to fourth place. The Crazy in Love singer was closely followed in second place by LeBron James NBA’s top player and Dr Dre who came in third.
Forbes estimates that between June 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014 Beyoncé earned $115million. The past year has been especially lucrative for the 32-year-old diva who embarked on a 95 show tour which raked in $2.4million per show. The Dream Girls actress and singer also released the album Beyoncé which was promoted as a ‘visual album’. The 14 hit album, with a music video for each song, was brought out on iTunes with virtually no publicity yet the single ‘Drunk in Love’ went platinum selling over a million copies.
Highlights from the 2014 Forbes Celebrity 100
The shrewd businesswoman is heading for world domination and has recently embarked on a joint tour with her music mogul beau, Jay-Z. The On the Run tour sees the power couple collaborate for a series of highly anticipated shows starting in Miami.
Check out the other celebrities who joined Beyoncé on the list.
