Oprah just Googled herself for the first time ever and learned so much

Oprah exhibits alarmingly low levels of narcissism.
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Heather Dockray
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Oprah is so humble it took her until 2018 to Google herself.

For comparison, I first "Googled" myself with WebCrawler in 1997.

Either way, it's disarming. Oprah revealed the results of her very first Google in an interview with British Vogue this week.

"I am so impressed with myself," Oprah told Vogue editor Edward Enninful.

"This is what I didn’t know: that I was the first African-American self-made billionaire. Did not know that!" Oprah revealed.

The mogul also disclosed that she didn't know that she "donated more to charity in the 20th century than any other African-American."

"I said, this is really good!" Oprah said.

Oprah has given an estimated $13 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2016, she gave $1 million to N Street Village in Washington, which helps low-income women. Oprah has spent over $140 million to help run the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy of Girls.

Congratulations to Oprah for exhibiting a shockingly low level of narcissism. Now excuse me while I go check my Klout score.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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