Oprah Made $712 000 Per Day in 2007

Oprah, earned $260 million between June 2006 and June 2007, making her not just the highest earning African-American, but also the highest-paid entertainer in Hollywood. Forbes has estimated her net worth in the area of $2.5 billions.

Oprah's empire includes her blockbuster daytime talk show, satellite radio show, O magazine and the Broadway musical ('The Color Purple'). Oprah also owns stakes in hit talk shows by protégé Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray.

To put Oprah's daily take into perspective consider that Bill Gates makes roughly $20 million a day just from the sale of Microsoft shares.

Forbes Magazine's - 10 Top-Earning African-American Stars

1. Oprah Winfrey $260 million or $712 000/day
   
2. Tiger Woods $100 million or $274 000/day
   
3. Jay-Z $83 million or $227 000/day
   
4. 50 Cent $33 million or $90 000/day
   
5. Kobe Bryant $33 million or $90 000/day
   
6. Shaquille O’Neal $32 million or $88 000/day
   
7. Michael Jordan $31 million or $85 000/day
   
8. Will Smith $31 million or $85 000/day
9. Beyonce $27 million or $74 000/day
   
10. LeBron James $27 million or $74 000/day

Source: forbes.com