Taylor Swift Surpasses Rihanna as Richest Female Musician with $1.6 Billion Net Worth: Report

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift; Rihanna.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty, Dominik Bindl/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty, Dominik Bindl/Getty

Taylor Swiftis now the richest female musician in the world, narrowly inching outRihannafrom the top spot.

According toForbes, Swift, who reachedbillionaire statuslate last year, had a net worth increase as a result of her successfulErasTour. Swift holds the record for the largest tour gross ever, netting over $2 billion for 125 shows, or approximately $16 million per show.

The “Bad Blood” singer, 34, is now valued at an estimated $1.6 billion.

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In addition to touring, Swift’s increase in fortune also comes from her catalog being valued at $600 million, an additional $600 million in royalties, and about $125 million in real estate from her multiple homes across the United States, Forbes reports.

Her Eras Tour film was also a success, raking in over $261 million at the box office since its October 2023 premiere.

Swift made headlines after announcing that she would be re-recording all of her old albums so that she retains the credits, masters, and royalties of her music. Since then, her “Taylor’s Version” recreations of songs have been successful. “I think that artists deserve to own their work,” she said in a 2019Good Morning Americainterview. “I just feel very passionately about that.”

Rihanna in London in September 2024.Dave Benett/Getty Images

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The previous title-holder for world’s richest female musician was Rihanna.

The R&B singer’s successful cosmetics line Fenty Beauty, and her lingerie line Savage X Fentyaccount for most of her fortune. Rihanna, 36, notably hasn’t released an album in nearly a decade since 2016’sANTI.

Nonetheless, her 2007 albumGood Girl Gone Badhas spentthree yearson the Billboard 200.

source: people.com