Floyd Mayweather Jr. Shares World’s Most Powerful Celebrities List on Instagram, He is Number 7 on the List

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the undefeated boxer and also the world's highest-paid athlete. Recently, he took to Instagram and shared the Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Celebrities. Who is the number 1 celebrity?

"I want to thank Forbes and also take my hat off to everyone on this list. I'm proud of every one of you. I'm happy that I'm Lucky # 7," wrote Floyd next to a picture with the top 10 World's Most Powerful Celebrities.

Beyonce is at the top of the list after a superb year and a great tour.

According to Pollstar, Queen Bey rocked in 95 shows and generated $2.4 million per show. She also released self-titled album "Beyonce" and it was a "visual album."

The "Drunk in Love," single, has sold more than 1 million copies and has gone platinum. The singer teamed up with her husband, Jay-Z for their first world tour as husband and wife. Apart from music, Queen Bey earns millions by collaborating with companies and endorses top brands like Pepsi and H&M. She also has a clothing company called House of Dereon. Beyonce has a line of fragrances like Pulse, Heat and Rise.

Coming to Floyd Mayweather Jr., he is ranked number 7 on the list.

He is the world's highest-paid athlete according to Forbes. During the past one year, Floyd earned $105 million for his fights against Marcos Maidana and Canelo Alvarez.

The Floyd-Canelo bout titled "The One" has the highest pay-per-view gross - $150 million, total revenue - $200 million and live gate - $20 million. The PPV sales are high because Floyd is an extremely popular athlete.

The Top Ten - World's Most Powerful Celebrities:

1. Beyonce

2. LeBron James

3. Dr. Dre

4. Oprah Winfrey

5. Ellen DeGeneres

6. Jay-Z

7. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

8. Rihanna

9. Katy Perry

10. Robert Downey Jr.