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Media Figures On Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Celebrities List (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: Media Figures Among Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Celebrities
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There was a healthy sprinkling of media figures on Forbes' annual list of the world's most powerful celebrities, which was released on Wednesday.

The magazine ranks celebrities based on money and fame.

"We define fame as media visibility in print, television, radio and online, plus social media power, which we measure by looking at each celebrity’s presence on Facebook and Twitter," writes Forbes' Dorothy Pomerantz, who runs the list.

So who's the world's powerful media figure, according to Forbes? She also happens to clock in as the world's second most powerful celebrity, and earns $165 million a year. The answer doesn't surprise us.

Below, take a look at the media figures who made the cut, and their salaries. Click over to Forbes for the full list of celebrities.

Media figures on Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Celebrities
#41. David Letterman -- $45 million(01 of06)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 26: David Letterman speaks onstage at the First Annual Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on March 26, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
#30. Howard Stern -- $95 million(02 of06)
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: Beth Ostrosky Stern and Howard Stern attend the Cinema Society & Acura screening Of 'Thor' at AMC Loews 19th Street East 6 theater on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
#29. Ryan Seacrest -- $59 million(03 of06)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 01: Host Ryan Seacrest arrives at Fox's American Idol finalist party at The Grove on March 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
#23. Glenn Beck -- $80 million(04 of06)
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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 09: Glenn Beck attends the 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
#19. Rush Limbaugh -- $69 million(05 of06)
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LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 27: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, one of the judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, speaks during a news conference for judges at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at the resort on January 30, 2010. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
#2. Oprah -- $165 million(06 of06)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Oprah Winfrey attends at the 3rd annual Diane Von Furstenberg awards at the United Nations on March 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)

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