Forbes list of influential people is again declared and again Oprah Winfrey hits the chart for the third time . The list consist of people who make most of the money and attracts most of the people’s attention. The magazine bases the ranking on estimated earnings as well as counts of magazine covers and mentions in the news media. To generate the list, Forbes estimates celebrity earnings, then factors in media metrics like Google hits, press mentions as compiled by Factiva, TV/radio mentions from Lexis/Nexis and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines. Earnings estimates are for June 2007 to June 2008 and consist of dollars earned solely from entertainment-related income. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted.
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The Top-Ten most powerful people according to the list are as follows
