JB Debuted 3rd On ‘Forbes Celeb 100′ List & Earned $53 Million

If you thought it was impossible for a 17-year-old to debut on our list of the most powerful people in entertainment at No. 3, just behind Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber proves you can never say never.

Great news Bieber fans! Justin debuted third on the ‘World’s Most Powerful Celebrities’ list! Plus Lady Gaga tops the list and Charlie Sheen earned more money this year than ever before.

The Forbes Celebrity 100 list, also known as the “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities” was revealed today and our favorite singer Justin Bieber scored the number three spot! The Biebs earned $53 million from May 2010 — May 2011, how impressive is that?!

The 17-year-old scored his salary from the combination of his new album My Life 2.0 , his film Never Say Never (grossing $100 million), and his live shows around the world tickets brought in $600,000 in gross sales per night. We are so proud of Justin!

Lady Gaga topped the list, earning $90 million, and Charlie Sheen made more money this year than ever before, bringing in $40 million.

Forbes World's New Richest Man "Carlos Slim"

Maxican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is remained the World Richest person.Slim who is almost unknown to the General public outside maxico have $74 billions of net wealth thanks to his telecom empire.

Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.Moscow is now home to the most billionaires with 79, followed by New York with 58, Forbes said in its annual list of the world's richest people.

The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim , retained his crown for the second year in a row and made more money than any of the other 1,209 billionaires in the past year: $20.5 billion, taking his fortune to $74 billion.

Checkout here Forbes List 2011 Billionaires – Top 10 Billionaires of Forbes List 2011:

1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $74 billion, telecommunications

2. Bill Gates (USA) – $56 billion, Microsoft

3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

4. Bernard Arnault (France) – $41 billion, LVMH

5. Larry Ellison (USA) – $39.5 billion, Oracle Corp

6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $31.1 billion, steel

7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) – $31 billion, retail

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $30 billion, mining, oil

9. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $27 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas

10. Christy Walton (USA) – $26.5 billion, Wal-Mart

The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, retained his crown for the second year in a row and made more money than any of the other 1,209 billionaires in the past year: $20.5 billion, taking his fortune to $74 billion.



The magazine said China nearly doubled its number of billionaires to 115, while Russia and Brazil posted two-thirds jumps to 101 and 30, respectively. It was the first time countries outside the United States produced over 100 billionaires.

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Forbes World's New Richest Man "Carlos Slim"