Taylor Swift leapfrogged Rihanna to the top spot in the female musicians’ billionaire ranking after huge success from her Eras Tour.
Singer Taylor Swift is the richest female musician on earth after hitting a significant $1.6 billion net worth to topple Rihanna, whose net worth is estimated at $1.4 billion.
Earnings from Swift’s Eras Tour, which began in March 2023 and is set to end in December 2024, saw her gain an additional $500 million, a significant rise from her previously estimated net worth of $1.1 billion in October 2023 when she hit the billionaire mark.
In December 2023, Pollstar reported that the Eras Tour made history by becoming the first concert to surpass $1 billion in total gross.
Swift is the first musician to become a billionaire with the most earnings from music.
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According to Forbes, her music catalog is estimated to be worth $600 million.
The “Blank Space” singer also pocketed an additional $600 million from her tours and royalties.
Swift, 34, is also a real estate mogul with an estimated $125 million from the industry.
Rihanna, who is behind Swift in the female singers’ billionaire ranking, earns mostly from her stakes in fashion and beauty brands, Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty.
Madonna is $150 million shy of reaching billionaire status with an estimated net worth of $850 million dollars.
Taylor Swift’s net worth might soar higher by December 2024 after the end of her Eras Tour.