Top 10 Chinese Celebrities in 2013

Who are the hottest Chinese celebrities in 2013? Though we’re only half of the way through the year I round up the 10 most popular Chinese celebrities of the year so far. From Jay Chou to Chiling Lin, all these celebrities are not only gaining in popularity but also making a large amount of money.

1. Fan Bingbing 范冰冰

Occupation: actress
Income: 110 million yuan (US$17.8 million)
Remarks: Beautiful Chinese actress Fan Bingbing is the most influential celebrity in the Greater China region, earning US$17.8 million last year.

2. Jay Chou 周杰伦

Occupation: singer, actor
Income: 104.2 million yuan (US$16.86 million)
Remarks: He released his new album “Opus 12” in 2012 and also directed movie “The Rooftop”.

3. Andy Lau 刘德华

Occupation: actor, director
Income: 47 million yuan (US$7.6 million)
Remarks: He starred in the touching movie “A Simple Life” last year.  His new movie “Blind Detective” will be released soon.

4. Jackie Chan 成龙

Occupation: actor, director
Income: 66 million yuan (US$ 10.68 million)
Remarks: He wrote, directed and starred in his 2012 movie “CZ12” which gained more than 800 million Yuan in box-office.

5. Zhang Ziyi 章子怡

Occupation: actress
Income: 59.5 million yuan (US$9.63 million)
Remarks: Zhang Ziyi starred 2013 movie “The Grandmaster”. Her new movie “My Lucky Star” will be released soon.

6. Eason Chan 陈奕迅

Occupation: singer, actor
Income: 70.1 million yuan (US$11.3 million)
Remarks: Eason Chan’s  “DUO World Tour” was a great success in 2012. he will continue his world concert tour this year.

7. Yang Mi 杨幂

Occupation: actress
Income: 43.7 million yuan (US$7.07 million)
Remarks: Yang Mi starred in several popular films and TV series. Her TV series “Holding Love.” co-starred with Liu Kaiwei gained great success.

8. Huang Xiaoming 黄晓明

Occupation: actor
Income: 75.9 million yuan (US$12.3 million)
Remarks: He starred two films “American Dreams in China” and “White Haired Witch”. His performance is praised by many critics in the two films.

9. Jolin Tsai 蔡依林

Occupation: singer
Income: 100.2 million yuan (US$16.2 million)
Remarks: Tsai received wide recognition for her new album “MUSE.”  Her 2013 “Myself World Tour” is very popular.

10. Chiling Lin 林志玲

Occupation: actress, model
Income: 49 million yuan (US$7.93 million)
Remarks: Her performance in “Say Yes” won her huge public applause. She is a popular guest at many local TV station’s evening party.