17 Celebrity Net Worths You’d Never Expect

2. Oprah Winfrey – $2.9 Billion

Oprah has clawed her way up to the tip-top of the celebrity world. She has built a massive empire that continues to net her $300 million a year even after retiring! Now that’s a pension plan that we can all get behind. Her personal television network might not have caught on as well as she would have liked, but luckily, she has some big name friends like Tyler Perry to help her get the ratings she needs to keep the network going.