China Celebrity 100 is a list published annually by Forbes, and is similar to Celebrity 100 also published by Forbes. Factors that are taken into account include income, search engine hits, as well as exposure on newspapers, magazines and television.
In 2010, the list started to include Chinese celebrities born in Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad. Prior to that it only included celebrities born in Mainland China.
| Rank | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yao Ming | Yao Ming | Yao Ming | Yao Ming | Yao Ming | Yao Ming | Jackie Chan (HK) | Andy Lau (HK) |
| 2 | Zhang Ziyi | Zhang Ziyi | Zhou Xun | Liu Xiang | Liu Xiang | Zhang Ziyi | Jay Chou (TW) | Jay Chou (TW) |
| 3 | Vicki Zhao | Liu Xiang | Zhang Ziyi | Zhang Yimou | Jet Li | Yi Jianlian | Andy Lau (HK) | Faye Wong |
| 4 | Faye Wong | Vicki Zhao | Vicki Zhao | Zhang Ziyi | Yi Jianlian | Guo Jingjing | Yao Ming | Jackie Chan (HK) |
| 5 | Gong Li | Faye Wong | Liu Xiang | Gong Li | Zhang Ziyi | Liu Xiang | Zhang Ziyi | Yao Ming |
| 6 | Zhang Yimou | Zhang Yimou | Li Yuchun | Zhou Xun | Fan Bingbing | Jet Li | Zhao Benshan | Donnie Yen (HK) |
| 7 | Zhou Xun | Zhou Xun | Fan Bingbing | Fan Bingbing | Vicki Zhao | Vicki Zhao | Jolin Tsai (TW) | Zhang Ziyi |
| 8 | Leon Lai | Sun Nan | Chen Kaige | Li Yuchun | Zhou Xun | Fan Bingbing | Donnie Yen (HK) | Jet Li |
| 9 | Sun Nan | Carina Lau | Sun Nan | Xu Jinglei | Li Bingbing | Zhou Xun | Liu Xiang | Fan Bingbing |
| 10 | Jet Li | Fan Bingbing | Li Bingbing | Carina Lau | Zhao Benshan | Li Bingbing | Fan Bingbing | Zhao Benshan |
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