U.S. singer Beyonce is now a billionaire, Forbes journal stated, turning into solely the fifth musician to attain such a milestone.
The 44-year-old entertainer joins a choose membership that features her husband, rapper Jay-Z, in addition to Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna, based on the publication, recognized for its rankings of the world’s richest folks.
Beyonce reached the landmark after a number of very profitable years.
In 2023, her Renaissance World Tour grossed almost $600 million.
She then reinvented her musical profile in 2024 with the Grammy-winning nation album “Cowboy Carter” earlier than staging the world’s highest-grossing tour of 2025.
Combining these earnings with earnings from her music catalog and different offers, Forbes estimated that Beyonce introduced in $148 million in 2025 earlier than taxes, making her the third highest-paid musician on the earth.
The publication didn’t present a extra particular estimate of the previous Destiny’s Child member’s web price, who based Parkwood Entertainment to handle her profession and productions.
Forbes stated that whereas Beyonce has expanded her enterprise empire with ventures resembling a hair care model, a whiskey label and a clothes line, most of her private wealth derives from her music, alongside along with her world excursions and controlling the rights to her again catalog.
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