With a fortune estimated at $1.6 billion, the singer supplants Rihanna according to the new “Forbes” ranking.
The performer is not (yet) the richest musician on the planet, a title that goes to one of her male colleagues.
Eighteen years after the release of her eponymous first album, Taylor Swift is at the top of the pop world… and her bank account is full. Officially becoming a billionaire in October 2023, the 34-year-old American singer is now the richest singer on the planet. According to the new classification Forbes his fortune in fact amounts to 1.6 billion dollars, which allows him to supplant the Barbados diva Rihanna, now in second place with 1.4 billion dollars.
In detail, Forbes specifies that the interpreter of “Fortnight” earned 600 million dollars last year thanks to royalties linked to his album sales and the profits generated by his Eras Tour. 600 million dollars is also the estimated value of its musical catalog of which it remains the owner, at a time when Bruce Springsteen and others are selling theirs at a high price. Finally, according to the financial review, she owns $125 million in real estate.
Jay-Z keeps first place
The fact remains that Taylor Swift is not yet the richest music star on the planet. This title goes for another year to rapper-producer Jay-Z with a fortune estimated at $2.5 billion, fueled by his entertainment company Roc Nation, his real estate investments and his participation in spirits brands such as Armand champagne. de Brignac and D’Usse cognac. The richest artist in the world? Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, with $53 billion.
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If these sums are impressive, they place the artists very far in the ranking of the richest personalities on the planet. Jay-Z only comes in 1383rd position and Taylor Swift in 2120th position, far, far behind a quartet of tech giants led by Elon Musk (258.8 billion), Larry Ellison (206.7 billion), Mark Zuckerberg (202.2 billion) and Jeff Bezos (199.1 billion). The Frenchman Bernard Arnault comes in fifth position (180.5 billion).
