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Beyoncé is now formally a billionaire, cementing her place as one in all music’s largest and most business-savvy stars.
Forbes reported on Monday (December 29) that Queen Bey’s web value had lastly crossed the billion-dollar mark due to a show-stopping 2025 that noticed her pull in an estimated $148 million earlier than taxes.
The 44-year-old is simply the fifth musician to develop into a billionaire following Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and her husband JAY-Z, who’s hip-hop’s richest man with an estimated web value of $2.5 billion. Together, the Carters are by far music’s highest-value couple.
According to Forbes, nearly all of Beyoncé’s private wealth comes from her music as a result of the truth that she controls the rights to her enormously profitable catalog and earns a considerable revenue from her world excursions. Her most up-to-date trek, the all-stadium Cowboy Carter Tour, generated over $450 million from each ticket gross sales and merch.
Of course, Bey’s enterprise empire additionally contains quite a lot of non-music ventures together with a hair care model (Cécred), a whiskey label (SirDavis) and a clothes line (Ivy Park). She additionally pocketed a reported $10 million from her Western-themed collaboration with Levi’s.
Becoming a billionaire is way from the one esteemed achievement on Beyoncé’s resume lately. In 2023, she broke the document for many wins in Grammys historical past (32) after claiming the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance.
“I’m attempting to not be too emotional… and I’m attempting to simply obtain this evening,” she mentioned whereas holding again tears as she collected the historic trophy. “I need to thank God for safeguarding me… Thank you, God. I’d wish to thank my uncle Johnny, who’s not right here however he’s right here in spirit.
“I’d wish to thank my dad and mom for loving me and pushing me. I’d wish to thank my beatiful husband, my lovely three kids who’re at dwelling watching. I’d wish to thank the queer neighborhood to your love and for inventing this style. God bless you. Thank you a lot to the Grammys.”
Beyoncé has since extended her career total to 35 Grammys, taking dwelling three trophies earlier this yr — together with Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter, her first-ever win within the coveted class.
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