Annual earnings: $77 million

Profession: Talk show host

Age: 59

Besides earning tens of millions as the host of her eponymous talk show, Ellen DeGeneres runs Ellen Digital Ventures, which manages sponsored shows on her streaming platform Ellentube and various mobile games. Last year, DeGeneres cemented a deal with Netflix — reportedly in the ballpark of $40 million — to film her first stand-up special in 15 years.