Beyoncé achieves billionaire status and enters the Forbes list

Los Angeles (USA).- Beyoncé became the fifth artist to reach billionaire status, thus entering the exclusive list published by Forbes, which also includes Taylor Swift, her husband, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen. In the last year, the pop singer started her ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour, based on her eponymous album inspired by country music. Over 32 dates, she sold 1.6 million tickets and grossed $407.6 million, becoming the most successful country music tour in history according to Billboard Boxscore. Before that, Beyoncé broke the same record in the R&B genre and her ‘Renaissance World Tour’, also named after her album, when it concluded with $579.8 million in 2023, according to the same publication.

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According to Forbes, Beyoncé began building her business empire when she founded Parkwood Entertainment in 2010, which gave her creative control, business independence, and revenue diversification, allowing her to monetize her talent beyond music and directly participating in her profits. Forbes estimates that combining what she earned on tour with the earnings from her music catalog and this year’s sponsorship deals, Beyoncé earned $148 million before taxes in 2025, making her the third highest-paid artist in the world.