Forbes Names Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, & Beyonce 2023’s Most Powerful Women in Entertainment

Who run the world? Girls!

And in case you need a reminder, look no further than Forbes magazine’s 20th annual ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ list.

Published Tuesday (December 5), the ranking is billed as the definitive index of the “most inspirational female CEOs, entertainers, politicians, philanthropists and policy makers” who are making enduring impacts on and around the globe.

Featuring names like U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, CVS CEO Karen Lynch, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, and others across business, philanthropy, and politics, this year’s entertainment category is lined with familiar faces that may surprise readers where they landed on the year-end tally.

More inside.

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Peruse of the Forbes’ annual ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ list sees Taylor Swift at #5 overall (#1 in the media and entertainment category).

The Pop diva had a killer year that saw her not only nab multiple history-making chart-topping hits on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 but also top global box offices with her ‘Eras Tour’ film – the very outing that made her a billionaire this year.

Elsewhere in the media ranking Oprah is found at #2 (#31 overall), Beyonce at #3 (#36 overall), and Rihanna is found at #10 (#74 overall).

Click here to see the full list.

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