Yes she is the darling of TV day-time and this unscripted TV stars earns more than the highest paid actor out there. That’s about $1 million plus per day or $385 million per year as reported by TV Guide

Yes that staggering amount is more than what some countries GDP are earning and the power of the media and TV has made this 54 year old American television host a media mogul. But not let’s forget she’s also a philanthropist. She has donated millions and helped setup and get involved in many charitable causes

Others in the list of highest paid people in the media industry

1. Oprah Winfrey earned some $385 million dollars from her daytime talk show
2. Family Guy and American Dad creator Seth MacFarlane earns more than $100 million from his new five-year deal with TV network Fox
3. Simon Cowell earns $50 million dollars from his role in American Idol
4. David Letterman earns $32 million dollars from his late show
5. Charlie Sheen earns $825,000 dollars for each episode of Two and a Half Men (Around 20 million dollars a year)
6. William Petersen earns $600,000 dollars for playing investigator Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7. Mariska Hargitay earns $400,000 dollars per episode for her role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8. Kyra Sedgwick earns $275,000 dollars for each episode of the police drama The Closer