Tsai was considered a "quality product" in C-pop music industry, and she mostly obeyed the arrangements of her labels for commercial purpose in early years. Since "Magic" (2003), each of her studio albums at least became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in Taiwan. "Dancing Diva" (2006), "Agent J" (2007), and "Butterfly" (2009) each even became the best-selling album of the year in Taiwan. Tsai is considered one of the highest-paid Chinese female singers of the 21st century. In 2010, "Forbes China" began reporting on earnings of Chinese celebrities born in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and abroad. In 2010, "Forbes" ranked Tsai seventh on their "Forbes China Celebrity 100" list with NT$222 million, made her the highest-paid Chinese female singer of the year. In 2011 and 2012, she ranked fifteenth and seventh on the list with NT$262 million and NT$397 million, made her the second highest-paid Chinese female singer of both years. In 2013 and 2014, she ranked ninth and twentieth on the list with NT$478 million and NT$260 million, made her the highest-paid Chinese female singer of both years. In 2015, she ranked sixteenth on the list with NT$252 million, made her the second highest-paid Chinese female singer of the year. In 2017, due to the declining influence of Chinese music industry, she ranked eighty-third on the list with NT$229 million, but still made her the third highest-paid Chinese female singer of the year. As of December 2014, Tsai's net worth was estimated to be more than NT$2 billion. With over 43 million followers on Sina Weibo and 4 million on Instagram, "Forbes" listed Tsai on the Asia's 100 Digital Stars, which highlights she is one of the Asia-Pacific's most influential celebrities on social media.