May 20, 2011 11:26 AM

Lady Gaga beats Oprah Winfrey on Forbes "Most Powerful" list -- and it's all because of Twitter

By
Ysolt Usigan
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Wired for Women
Lady Gaga beats Oprah on Forbes list (Credit: Getty Images)

(CBS) - Girl-power kudos to Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey and Taylor Swift for making the top 10 in Forbes' "World's Most Powerful Celebrities" list. But, something stunned us -- Gaga landed on top, giving Oprah the number-two spot.

Last year, Oprah was numero uno and Gaga came in fourth.

So how did Gaga climb the list? Although Oprah takes the cake for her money and TV prowess, Gaga was number one when it came to social media and the Web (number eight in money, three in TV/radio and two in press). When it came to social and Web, Oprah landed in the 13th slot for each respectively.

As of today, Gaga has over 34.3 million likes on her Facebook page and over 10.2 million followers on Twitter. Oprah, on the other hand, has 5.7 million likes on her Facebook page and over 5.9 million followers on Twitter.

The 25-year-old pop icon earned $90 million in a year, while Oprah's earnings topped at $290 million. So either way, they're both winners, and boy, are we jealous of those salaries.

Other fab femmes in the top 100 include Angelina Jolie (11), Katy Perry (12), Jennifer Aniston (21), Bethenny Frankel (42), Sandra Bullock (44), and Jennifer Lopez (50). Britney Spears and Madonna did not make the cut this time around.


  • Ysolt Usigan

    Ysolt Usigan is the editor of lifestyle and technology for women at CBSNews.com

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by nikoskay May 20, 2011 2:44 PM EDT
Oprah still gets my vote. At least she is genuine.
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by nikoskay May 20, 2011 2:43 PM EDT
Opra still gets my vote. At least she is genuine.
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by godsagirl May 27, 2011 9:39 PM EDT
If you don't see the genuine in Lady Gaga, I plead with you to do your homework! They are both genuine to the core.
by tsigili May 20, 2011 12:27 PM EDT
That's so laughable. Outrageous attire beats all.
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by godsagirl May 27, 2011 9:35 PM EDT
Not at all. You are also too lazy to put forth the effort to see the genious of Lady Gaga. No disrespect to Oprah by any means. She is brilliant.
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