Most powerful celebs

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# 3 Justin Bieber

Musician

Earnings: $55 million

Age: 18

Source of wealth: MusicThe Canadian crooner has sold over 12 million albums since his 2009 debut and boasts 21 million Twitter followers, second only to Lady Gaga. With 750 million views, his breakout ballad Baby is the most-watched video in YouTube history; his 43 million Facebook fans are more than Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's followers combined. If that's not enough, he's also becoming a venture capitalist, amassing stakes in startups including Enflick, Tinychat and Spotify.

# 4 Rihanna

Musician

Earnings: $53 million

Age: 24

Source of wealth: MusicThe Barbados-born diva lands on Forbes' list for the first time thanks to hits including We Found Love and Talk That Talk, as well as endorsements with the likes of Vita Coco and Nivea. Her fragrance, Reb'l Fleur, adds millions more to her coffers, as does her heavy touring schedule that included over 85 shows in the past 12 months. With over 53 million Facebook fans, she's second only to Eminem.

# 5 Lady Gaga

Musician

Earnings: $52 million

Age: 26

Source of wealth: MusicLast year's top celeb slides from No1 due to a lack of touring, but stays near the top because of her tremendous social media influence. With over 24 million followers, she's the world's most popular Twitter user; her 50 million Facebook fans are more than any other celebrity aside from Eminem and Rihanna.

Thanks to multiple older hits as well as her latest album, Born This Way, the singer-songwriter still makes plenty of money off of music sales.

# 6 Britney Spears

Musician

Earnings: $58 million

Age: 30

Source of wealth: MusicConspicuously absent from Forbes' 2011 list due to limited touring, Britney Spears blasts back to the top this year with over 75 shows in the past 12 months. She also earns millions from endorsements and a fragrance line with Elizabeth Arden. Her latest album, Femme Fatale, earned platinum certification in the US. The pop princess still attracts plenty of tabloid attention, especially in the wake of her December 2011 engagement.

# 8 Katy Perry

Musician

Earnings: $45 million

Age: 27

Source of wealth: MusicQuick, who are the only two musicians in history to have five No 1 singles from the same album? Michael Jackson and Katy Perry. The latter accomplished that feat with 2010 smash Teenage Dream, which continues to garner considerable airplay, and dollars, for the Firework singer. Her California Dreams Tour grossed nearly $60 million. Perry also got plenty of attention from the media for her personal life this year. She split from comedian husband Russell Brand in December.

# 9 Tom Cruise

Actor

Earnings: $75 million

Age: 49

Source of wealth: Movies

Thanks to Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol Cruise landed in the Top 10 of Celebrity 100 this year. Cruise was all but written off after a string of incidents in 2005 including jumping on Oprah Winfrey's couch and the subsequent 'poor' performance of Mission: Impossible 3. This year proved that you should never underestimate Cruise's star power. Ghost Protocol earned $700 million at the global box office.

# 10 Steven Spielberg

Director/ Producer

Earnings:$130 million

Age: 65

Source of wealth: Movies, Self-made

Spielberg's DreamWorks moved into television in a big way this year with four new shows including Terra Nova and Smash. On top of that, the prolific producer stepped back into directing with two movies that hit theatres last Christmas, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse. Both films were nominated for Oscars.

#7 Kim Kardashian

Actress

Earnings: $18 million

Age: 31

Source of wealth: Reality television

Kim Kardashian walked down the aisle in August, 2011 and more than 10 million viewers tuned in on October 9 when E! aired its over-the-top four-hour wedding special. Just three weeks later Kardashian filed for divorce and a media frenzy ensued. As a result, her famous face was on the covers of more than 63 magazines in the last 12 months. But it wasn't all bad press for her: the family signed a $30 million deal with E! for three more seasons of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and her namesake fragrance earned more than $6 million in retail sales. With sisters Kourtney and Khloe she designed a clothing line, Kardashian Kollection for Sears, opened a new location of the family boutique, DASH, and celebrated the launch of Kardashian Khaos, a specialty store in Las Vegas' Mirage hotel.