Beyoncé joins husband Jay-Z in the billionaire club
Beyoncé is the fifth musician in the world to reach billionaire status.
The net worth of award-winning singer Beyoncé just hit ten figures. Forbes has announced that Queen B, as her fans call her, is officially a billionaire.
Her recent 'Cowboy Carter Tour', which is the highest-grossing country tour in history, helped her achieve billionaire status.
The 44-year-old is also a businesswoman, with several ventures under her belt, including her Cécred hair care line and a whiskey brand called SirDavis.
According to Forbes, "most of her personal wealth comes from her music, by controlling the rights to her enormously valuable catalog and earning a massive income from her global tours."
While she is still hundreds of billions away from the richest man in the world, Elon Musk ($733.5 billion), Beyoncé is one of only a handful of musicians who are billionaires.
Her husband, Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, is one of them. The rapper's net worth is a whopping $2.5 billion. His luxury French champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, which he co-owns with LVMH, is valued at over $600 million.
Here's a look at the five musicians in the billionaire club as of December 2025:
- Beyoncé - $1 billion
- Taylor Swift - $1.6 billion
- Rihanna - $1 billion
- Bruce Springsteen - $1.2 billion
- Jay-Z - $2.5 billion
In a 2024 interview with GQ magazine, Beyoncé spoke about the difference between the business journeys of men and women.
"Men often have the luxury of being perceived as the strategists, the brains behind their ventures. They’re given the space to focus on the product, the team, the business plan," she said.
"Women, on the other hand, especially those in the limelight, are frequently pigeonholed into being the face of the brand or the marketing tool. It’s important to me to continue to take the same approach I have taken with my music and apply my learnings to my businesses."
Queen B added that she is focused on changing that "old narrative".
"I'm here to focus on the quality. We took our time, and we did our research, and we have earned respect for our brand. I try to choose integrity over shortcuts. I've learned that true success isn’t about leaning on a name; it’s about crafting something genuine, something that can hold its own. It's not about being perfect. It's about being revolutionary.
Her strategy appears to be working.
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