Websites of the Most Powerful Celebrities

Posted in InspiringSep 10, 08 | 10:17 am

Mubashar Iqbal

Celebrities are often used as role models, affecting how we dress, what we eat, places we go and how we behave. What can we learn from celebrity in regards to our web sites?

I was surprised to find that many of the top celebrities did not have any kind of official website, with others leaving the task of building their official web site to sponsors.

Below you’ll find 100 of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities as ranked by Forbes with links to their official website — if they exist.

  1. Oprah Winfrey

    Television

  2. Tiger Woods

    Sports

  3. Angelina Jolie

    Movies
    No official web site

  4. Beyonce

    Music

  5. David Beckham

    Sports

  6. Johnny Depp

    Movies
    No official web site

  7. Jay-Z

    Music
    No official web site
    Jay-Z redirects to RocaFella.com

  8. J.K. Rowling

    Books

  9. Brad Pitt

    Movies
    No official web site

  10. Will Smith

    Movies, Television & Music

  11. Justin Timberlake

    Music

  12. Steven Spielberg

    Movies
    No official web site

  13. Cameron Diaz

    Movies
    No official web site

  14. David Letterman

    Television
    No official web site

  15. LeBron James

    Sports

  16. Jennifer Aniston

    Movies
    No official web site

  17. Michael Jordan

    Sports
    No official web site

  18. Kobe Bryant

    Sports

  19. Phil Mickelson

    Sports

  20. Madonna

    Music

  21. Simon Cowell

    Music & Television
    No official web site

  22. Roger Federer

    Sports

  23. Alex Rodriguez

    Sports

  24. Jerry Seinfeld

    Television
    No official web site

  25. 50 Cent

    Music

  26. Kanye West

    Music

  27. Celine Dion

    Music

  28. Bruce Willis

    Movies & Television
    No official web site (old site no longer active)

  29. Dr. Phil McGraw

    Television

  30. Tom Cruise

    Movies

  31. Jay Leno

    Television
    No official web site

  32. Sean “Diddy” Combs

    Music

    (Managed by Bad Boy Records)

  33. Stephen King

    Books

  34. Miley Cyrus

    Music & Television

    For all you Miley Cyrus fans PopCrunch has great Miley Cyrus pictures.

  35. Kimi Raikkonen

    Sports

  36. Jeff Gordon

    Sports

  37. Ronaldinho

    Sports
    No official web site

  38. Shaquille O’Neal

    Sports
    No official web site

  39. Judge Judy Sheindlin

    Television
    No official web site
    Television show web site

  40. Howard Stern

    Radio

  41. Tyler Perry

    Movies

  42. Fernando Alonso

    Sports

  43. Leonardo DiCaprio

    Movies

  44. Donald Trump

    Business & Television

  45. George Lucas

    Movies
    No official web site

  46. Keira Knightley

    Movies
    No official web site

  47. Jerry Bruckheimer

    Movies

  48. Nicolas Cage

    Movies
    No official web site

  49. Spice Girls

    Music

  50. Matt Damon

    Movies
    No official web site

  51. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Sports

  52. Bon Jovi

    Music

  53. Jennifer Lopez

    Music & Movies

  54. Ben Stiller

    Movies
    No official web site

  55. Kevin Garnett

    Sports
    Under construction

  56. Nicole Kidman

    Movies
    No official web site

  57. James Patterson

    Books

  58. Rush Limbaugh

    Radio
    No official site
    Radio show website

  59. Reese Witherspoon

    Movies
    No official web site

  60. Maria Sharapova

    Sports

  61. Ryan Seacrest

    Television

  62. Gwen Stefani

    Music

  63. Daniel Radcliffe

    Movies
    No official web site

  64. Alicia Keys

    Music

  65. Gisele Bundchen

    Fashion

  66. Gwyneth Paltrow

    Movies
    No official web site

  67. Tyra Banks

    Fashion & Television

  68. Serena Williams

    Sports

  69. Eva Longoria Parker

    Television
    No official web site

  70. Ellen DeGeneres

    Television
    No official website
    Television show web site

  71. Sarah Jessica Parker

    Television & Movies
    No official web site

  72. Katherine Heigl

    Television & Movies
    No official web site

  73. Regis Philbin

    Television
    No official web site

  74. Tom Clancy

    Books
    No official web site

  75. Rachael Ray

    Television

  76. Cate Blanchett

    Movies
    No official website

  77. Heidi Klum

    Fashion

  78. Carrie Underwood

    Music

  79. Jon Stewart

    Television
    No official web site

  80. Justine Henin

    Sports

  81. Judd Apatow

    Movies
    No official web site

  82. Kate Moss

    Fashion
    No official web site

  83. Patrick Dempsey

    Television & Movies
    No official web site

  84. Charlie Sheen

    Television & Movies
    No official web site

  85. Drew Carey

    Television
    No official web site

  86. Steve Carell

    Television Movies
    No official web site

  87. Lorena Ochoa

    Sports

  88. Jonas Brothers

    Music

  89. Howie Mandel

    Television

  90. Wolfgang Puck

    Food

  91. Zac Efron

    Television
    No official web site

  92. Annika Sorenstam

    Sports

  93. Ashley Tisdale

    Movies & Televison

  94. Gordon Ramsay

    Food

  95. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Television & Movies

  96. Lauren Conrad

    Television

  97. Vanessa Williams

    Music & Television
    No official website
    Music web site

  98. Tina Fey

    Television & Movies
    No official web site

  99. Paula Deen

    Food

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Author: Mubashar Iqbal
Mubashar Iqbal is the creator of Most Inspired, a web designer and developer, who has been building websites for over 13 years. You can read his blog at Mubashar Iqbal

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September 10th, 2008 at 11:18 amLeigh Taylor

Fantastic round up, great to see so many good looking sites.

What is more noticeable is the amount of big ’stars’ that haven’t got one **rubbing hands together** lol


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September 10th, 2008 at 11:41 amMubashar Iqbal

@Leigh: Thanks, and there are certainly a few in there that I’d love to have hand in building sites for!


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September 10th, 2008 at 11:59 amMarc

Some of the “missing” on the list would seem to have other official sites, I suppose? Jay Leno’s ‘official’ site would be the Tonight Show page on NBC, wouldn’t it?

But I suppose he does tour…so it is surprising that he doesn’t have something a little more formal.

Good list. :)


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September 10th, 2008 at 12:22 pmMubashar Iqbal

@Marc: Yeah it was hard to decide on a few if the celebrity was the thing they appeared on, but taking your Jay Leno example, when he is replaced on the show the page will not be about Jay Leno anymore.

Just another reason I’m surprised that some really big celebrities don’t have their own official websites.


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September 10th, 2008 at 3:43 pmRanda Clay

Very cool – thanks for putting this together. I hate that Madonna site – ugly!


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September 11th, 2008 at 5:46 amTracey Grady

Great idea for a post. I’m really surprised at how few of the A-list film actors have official websites. Perhaps there’s a stronger perceived link for fans between sport/internet and music/internet than there is for movies/internet?


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September 11th, 2008 at 9:35 amMubashar Iqbal

@randa: i was kind of surprised the links were on the Forbes list, but now I this great post!

@tracey: I was very surprised too! I wonder if the movie studios limit what the actors can do to promote themselves rather than the movies they are working on.


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Very insteresting colecction of celebrities websites.


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October 7th, 2008 at 3:14 pmdiarmuid ryan web design ireland

so many are obsessed with celebrities that they feel they must follow eveything they do…i think there is a lot to be said for individualism


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October 10th, 2008 at 11:11 amrogerFaya

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October 11th, 2008 at 12:31 pmLogotype

Cool to see how famous people choose to present themselves!


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July 22nd, 2009 at 3:22 pmdzebu john

well its really thrilling, nevertheless i believe the other A class celebrities should as a matter of urgency create sites of their own.