ELMONT, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Taylor Swift’s winning streak continues and she has another achievement to add to her latest.
According to a new report, Swift now has the unique honor of becoming the richest female musician in the world.
Forbes reports that Swift currently has a net worth of $1.6 billion. The magazine revealed that Swift became a billionaire in October 2023 thanks to her vast music empire. Her net worth takes into account her record-breaking Eras tour and the value of her music catalog.
Currently, Forbes reports that the “Cruel Summer” singer has become the first musician to achieve billionaire status largely due to her songs and live performances. In total, Swift’s net worth includes $600 million from touring and royalties as well as $600 million from her catalog and $125 million in real estate holdings.
In total, Swift ranked 2,117th on the billionaires list. She currently ranks above Dolly Parton ($450 million), Barbra Streisand ($460 million), Celine Dion ($550 million), Beyoncé ($760 million), Madonna ($850 million) and most notably Rihanna, who previously held this title for $1.4 million. billion dollars thanks to her fashion and beauty empire. Rihanna’s net worth at one point peaked at $1.7 billion.
Swift is behind rapper and business mogul Jay-Z on the list of richest musicians. The founder of Roc Nation is estimated to be worth about $2.5 billion.
Swift has had a successful year. Her album Ban poetry torture broke records upon release and sold 2.6 million copies in its first week. According to BillboardSwift’s album garnered over 300 million streams in its first day, becoming the most streamed album in a single day in Spotify’s history in less than 12 hours after its release. It also became the fastest album to reach 1 billion streams and became the first album in history to occupy the entire top 14 on the Hot 100 chart when the songs on the album were released.
Swift is expected to continue her record-breaking Eras Tour later this month and then wrap it up in December.
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