Glenn Beck Now Ranks No. 23 on Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Celebrities List
Forbes is out with its annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful celebrities, with Glenn Beck clocking in at No. 23.
The list is based on an individual’s earnings plus their media exposure in print, television, radio and online. This year, Jennifer Lopez got the top slot, followed by Oprah Winfrey and Justin Bieber.
Beck’s ranking is seven spots higher than last year’s No. 30. He has risen on the list every year since he first appeared on it in 2009 at No. 81.
Forbes:
Who needs Fox News? Beck is his own network now. GBTV, his internet-only video channel, already has more than 300,000 subscribers, making it the biggest component of his fast-growing multimedia empire, Mercury Radio Arts. The conservative host and “rodeo clown” — his words — also has his own book imprint with Simon & Schuster, a news website called The Blaze, a live political comedy act and, of course, “The Glenn Beck Program,” syndicated by Premiere Radio.
In addition to the celebrity index, Beck was the 11th highest-paid on the list, tied with Elton John and coming in ahead of Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods and Paul McCartney.
View Forbes’ full list here.
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ConservativeQtee
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:19pmWay to Go Glenn. In spite of all the Hate you continue to soar. Love you Glenn!
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mbriz
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:28pmIn spite of all the Hate, are you kidding? This guy is biggest creator of hate. Read any comment section, all you see is hate, fueled by becks one sided, paranoid, agenda.
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:20pmMBriz has steam out his ears over Forbes List. Oblowma, Piglosi, Mr. Biteme’, Krissy Tingles, Mr.Cloowney, Mr. S’Moores, and all the other Rock Star Oblowma Lovin’ Lefties did not even get an honorable mention…..well why would they….it requires honor….
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JRook
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:00pm@Ben__Franklin It is a straight income list as noted on their site. It includes such great an influential Americans such as Brittany Spears, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, who by the way are ahead of him. No doubt he is making money feeding the angry mob. Who ever said that wasn’t true.
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:29pmJROOK,
Feeding the angry mob?
Again?
Really?
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:38pmJROOK
Can you read?
It is not just a straight income list. It is also based on media exposure.
Now, I can see why you might not want to acknowledge that part of the story, but that’s no excuse for being less than truthful.
Is it?
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ZengaPA65
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:08pmThis list of bozos is supposed to be taken seriously?
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RGFROMTEXAS
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 2:39amI am not a fan of this man by any means but I give him credit. He is a hard worker !!!!
I guess the economy isn’t as bad as we thought. Mr Beck, Are you better off than you were four years ago ??
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Anonymouse.
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 7:46amGlenn just gets richer and richer off the backs of you gullible goobers. He knows that fear mongering pays. Beck uses fear and superstition on you people like a farmer uses his hands on a cow’s udder. It’s really amazing. Beck is a modern day PT Barnum and all of you are more than willing to keep your heads buried in the sand with your hind quarters raised so Glenn has easy access to your wallets. It also helps that his media empire is propped up by his fellow Mormons (GBTV is consistently most popular in Salt Lake City.) Gee, it’s inspiring though. It makes copying his fear mongering gimmick tempting. Naw…I’ll stick to this instead, at least for the time being. lolol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_bu2ykjO4
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 12:38pmAH, I see the long-time LiBERAL TROLLS are here…did you leave GRETA WIRE?
GLENN BECK is this generation’s PAUL REVERE. WITHOUT him there would be no TEA party, no 9-12, no gatherings in DC or JERUSALEM and no knowledge about the Marxists/Communists/Muslim Extremists that exist IN THE WH for example. HE doesn’t need more defense. You don’t watch him, or hear him…you just know that because of him, Obama’s anti-American Agenda had to slow way down. THANK GOD. Congrats GLENN and all your Staff/Family/Friends who provide the balance to the onslaught of maniacal Liberal insanity.
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smokeyridgerunner
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:18pmWay to go Glenn.
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The-Monk
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:05pmYes, and a bunch of us here helped.
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copatriots
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:24pmExcellent observation, MONK! Our conservative voices are being heard along with Glenn’s.
Git R Done!
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Paul G
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:15pmAgain…not azz kissing but,(and I love them) Limbaugh 20+ yrs, Hannity 15 yrs, BUT me thinks Beck has done more to teach us history and is changing Our country back around in what? 5 yrs?
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:25pmHe’s changing the country? Really?
I mean, he talks a lot about changing the country, which is fine. It’s just that, from looking around here, it seems like the economy is crumbling, the muslim caliphate is coming to abort all of your children, the muslim socialist kenyan in chief is cruising to re-election, and Christianity as a lockstep religion is facing internal strife.
Not that I believe any of that crap, just that if all you knew came from this website, you’d be hard pressed to believe that this country is currently changing for the better. But hey, YOU GO GLENN
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:45pmSour Grapes Tom….Sour Grapes. Where does your man Obama and skank Pelosi and Reid rank? Oh that is right…..
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:07pmSour grapes? About what?
What makes you think I am a huge fan of those people you just listed?
If you’d like to refute my post, please do so, but what you said meant and conveyed nothing.
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Paul G
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:26pmHey TOM….There’s more people that see this website than watch your BSnbc…keep drinkin ur Kool-Aid
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:22pmMan you all are good at replying to my post without actually acknowledging anything that I wrote in my post.
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KC1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:22pm@Tomservo
After MST3K? Or Riff tracks?
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ConservativeQtee
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:13pmI love it! In spite of everyone mocking you…you are at the top of your game. Love you Glenn!
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inblack
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:54pmWoohoo!
Spread the wealth ;))
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:11pm…
I think the first three on the list should have been Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Mark Steyn.
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HKS
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:24pmStrange how a little horse sense goes a long way in defining a person. Liberals have none at all and that’s why we are where we are. And don’t buy that “I inherited it crap” Democrats have been in charge since 2006.
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hypnos
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:27pmWhat is this the my guy is more conservative than yours is blog.
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EndTheFedNOW
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:05pmGlenn Beck: copying Alex Jones since 2000. Lol surely this is a joke. Oh wait I forgot Glenn Beck is a stooge for the military industerial compex and thinks Israel is the 51st state. Lol between a progressive and a constitutional conservative Beck here backs the progressive. Wanna drink gallons of flouride Beck? idiot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFn5Clpqzhs
Individualism
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:04pmhe used to have an audience of about 2-3 million and than after he started his own thing it was like 200-300k and that puts him as 23? strange maybe people are just less influential than they used to be.
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:22pmNah, it’s just all about money.
Which is pretty dang accurate, especially in light of the Citizens United ruling. Great job Scalia.
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Truthbeliever2
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:55pmI agree. I was a Glenn Beck MANIAC for a little over 2 years. I religiously watched his show on FOX, and was a GBTV subscriber from the time it started to about 6 months in.
Glenn always preached CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY, talked about Americas dwindling freedoms, the Fed, and called himself a Libertarian. I thought; this is the guy that is going to help Americans find “THE NEXT GEORGE WASHINGTON”
Then he took the only candidate that stood for these very ideals, and as Glenn would say “threw him under the bus” After that I cancelled all of my subscriptions and stopped listening to him on the radio.
I still don’t understand what Glenn is all about. He’s more that likely “all about he money”
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The-Monk
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 6:55pm@Individualism
“… and than after he started his own thing it was like 200-300k”
Sir, I’d like to see your research on this. Please back up your statement with facts.
If you dare….
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:21pmHi MONK,
Hey, if he won’t answer you, you can always ask Uncle JZS.
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therealconservative
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:03pm@indiv
“strange maybe people are just less influential than they used to be.”
Kind of like Wrong Paul.
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The-Monk
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:06pmHi Billy,
Looks like you stirred up some trouble back at;
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/no-rich-men-fought-revolutionary-war-piven-declares-love-of-my-life-occupy-belongs-beside-war-of-independence-in-history/?corder=desc
I’ll take your advice and ask the Uncle later. I hear they are busy playing Cowboys and Indians in the basement. : )
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Revere2
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:01pmOne of very few we can trust.
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Sol Invictus
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:39pmYeah, but Lady Gaga is 18 places above him so we should REALLY trust her.
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independentvoteril
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:59pmYOU GO GLENN.. Show them how it’s REALLY done.. CONGRADS..
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TXSandy
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:51pmWHOO HOO!!! Congratulations Glenn! We are so proud of you!
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True American66
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:06pmNext year he is sure to break the top ten!..I can’t wait!!!
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MDDAWG
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:45pmHe’s # 1 on my list of influential celebrities. With GBTV, I can watch the news commentary when it’s convenient for me, not when it is convenient for the television stations.
I’ve also met Glenn in person and he is a genuinely good man. My congratulations out to you, Glenn.
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Shellback
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:36pmMDD
I concur with you statements. He predictions from 2-3 years ago are happening. I especally like how Paul Krugman has to eat crow about the monetary problems in Europe. Back when Glenn was putting the information out and explaining in detail how and why it was going to happen, Paul was calling him crazy.
Tom,
MST3K went off the air a long time ago. Instead of gripping about Glenn, you should watch GBTV FOR FREE for a couple of weeks. Especially Rumors of War III. The best thing is that you don’t have to tune in at a specific time.
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FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:45pmCongrads Glenn on success……….Who is above weasel Obummer?
The top is UN and World Bankers aka Federal Reserve. FR is so powerful R Paul is the sole voice speaking out. “There will be a new (UN backed) global government.” David de Rothschild, World Banker , Nov. 7, 2008
In 2011 FR, not “Federal”, was paid $83 billion interest on debt created out of thin air by world bankers. $83 billion with zero media coverage? Every central bank worldwide is London cartel owned as is World Bank, IMF, and BIS. No wonder most estimates of Rothschild family wealth is in the trillions. Does any nation really need a banking cartel to print paper into currency and demand interest on the currency? No. Bernie Madoff yearly fraud times 100. We can print this money ourselves for free as founding fathers subscribed. This is a fraud and the American people refuse to address it, media are controlled by ownership through the banking cartels ignor it, and Senate and Congress won’t say a word. FR created by vote in 1913. Anyone voting against FR act lost office in 1914.
“The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining supercapitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control…. Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent.” Congressman Larry McDonald, killed airplane crash
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Sol Invictus
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:27pmNow I see why you deal in quotations. When you do string 2 words together they don’t make sense. I suspect that English is not your first language – if so I apologise.
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gyro
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:45pmThis is the end of Glenn
hes definetly part of the 1%
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COFemale
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:39pmHmm. We need to make that go higher for next year. Lets get him in the top 10.
Way to go Glenn; lets make those lefties squirm!
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Unbelievable
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:50pmI miss Beck on FNC… Wish I could figure out how to get his webshow… I’m just no good at computers to figure it out…
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:10pmI’m sure he’ll be more than willing to cash your checks.
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Beckofile
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:39pmAnd now that he actually believes Obamao is a complete lair and his story his fantasy Beck will get more popular.
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RogueElephant
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:37pmGiven who on the list is ahead of Beck, I not sure what “most powerful” means. Glenn will effect more change in the world, i.e. be more influential, than most of those ahead of him combined.
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PurrrpleMtnMajesty
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:36pmGood for HIM!
Glad to hear it.
This man has faced so much ridicule and
came back even stronger. I’m thrilled to have someone like him on this list.
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FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:33pmCongrads Glenn on success……….Who is above weasel Obummer?
The top is UN and World Bankers aka Federal Reserve. FR is so powerful R Paul is the sole voice speaking out.
“There will be a new (UN backed) global government.” David de Rothschild, World Banker , Nov. 7, 2008
In 2011 the FR, not “Federal” and no “Reserves”, was paid $83 billion interest on debt created out of thin air by world bankers. Just one Country $83 billion with zero media coverage? Every other central bank worldwide is London cartel owned as is World Bank, IMF, and BIS. No wonder most estimates of Rothschild family wealth is in the trillions. Does any nation really need a banking cartel to print paper into currency and demand interest on the currency? No. Bernie Madoff yearly fraud times 100. We can print this money ourselves for free as founding fathers subscribed to. This is criminal and the American people refuse to address it, media are controlled by ownership through the banking cartels ignor it, and Senate and Congress won’t say a word. FR created by vote in 1913. Anyone voting against FR act lost office in 1914.
“The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining supercapitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control…. Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent.” Congressm
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Clmsadjman
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:32pm23rd isn’t that like kissing your sister?
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COFemale
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:45pmNo that is like kicking your A$$.
Read it and weep.
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wewantchillywilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:29pmGBTV>Fox Business > >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FoxNews
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bsnrn98
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:28pmWay to go Glenn!!!!
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JRook
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:35pmI’m sure he is proud to be behind the likes of Brittany Spears, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna. All very influential and positive contributors to the greater good.
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Gonzo
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:27pmWay to go Glenn! Set your sights high, maybe next year you can beat Lady Gaga. :-)
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The-Monk
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:30pmNow Gonzo, you know that’s not what Glenn is about. Right? : )
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:27pmDang, if you guys keep throwing money at him, he’ll be at the top of this list in no time! WOOOO!
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Locked
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:27pmLimbaugh made 19.
But when both of them are beaten by Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Kim Kardashian, I have to say “Apparently this isn’t list isn’t that big a deal.”
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:45pmJust keep repeating that to yourself LOCKED.
Why did you feel the need to share that with us?
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TOMSERVO
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:21pm@Locked, stop trampling on the right of Billy to not have to read things he doesn’t agree with.
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:46pmHaha, The Libbies just cannot stand it….
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Gonzo
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:09pmGlenn and Rush would both agree with Locked on this one. Look at the list!
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Locked
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:18pm@Billy
“Why did you feel the need to share that with us?”
Let’s turn it around. Tell us why this is a big deal, Billy.
You think a list dominated by Oprah, Bieber, and J Lo is important for conservatives to know about? You find it, as I said, “a big deal”? If you want to make the point that Beck and Limbaugh are less influential than Oprah (which is what the list says), then I feel sorry for you.
As said, the list isn’t a big deal. If you think it is, you’re agreeing Oprah is more influential than Beck. I disagree, especially in regards to politics and business sense.
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:59pm@TOMMYSERVO
Seeing as you have now posted 6 times in this story with your views of his irrelevancy, I am guessing that he has had more that just a little impact on you.
Ya think?
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The-Monk
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:16pm@Locked
“As said, the list isn’t a big deal”
No, what you said was, “Apparently this isn‘t list isn’t that big a deal.”
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Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:22pmThis should be fun thread to watch.
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