Taylor Swift's Net Worth Revealed After Becoming a Billionaire

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It's Miss Americana connected the billionaires list.

One twelvemonth aft officially becoming a billionaireTaylor Swift's estimated nett worth, according to Forbes, has been revealed to beryllium an astounding $1.6 billion.

Her updated nett worth, which jumped $500 cardinal since Oct. 2023, made her the world's richest pistillate musician, surpassing Rihanna, who is worthy an estimated $1.4 billion.

Taylor's record-breaking planetary Eras Tour—which began successful March 2023 and is acceptable to reason successful December aft 149 shows—was mostly credited for boosting her nett worth, with Forbes reporting that she's "the archetypal instrumentalist to marque the billionaire ranking chiefly based connected her songs and performances."

The Grammy-winning creator has amassed astir $600 million, according to Forbes, from royalties and touring alone. Her euphony catalog is besides worthy astir $600 million, and her existent property holdings person an estimated worth of $125 million.

As for the different artists who travel intimately behind? Beyoncé is the adjacent highest ranking pistillate instrumentalist on Forbes' list, with a nett worthy of $760 million. Her husband, Jay-Z, is the world's richest musician; he's worthy a whopping $2.5 billion. 

Other stars connected the billionaires list include Tyler Perry ($1.4 billion), Kim Kardashian ($1.7 billion) and Oprah Winfrey ($2.8 billion).

Taylor's newly-minted billionaire presumption came arsenic she continues to re-record her aged albums after Scooter Braun's institution Ithaca Holdings LLC acquired her erstwhile statement Big Machine Label Group, which included the masters of her archetypal six albums. 

At the time, Taylor said she was "sad and grossed out" by the acquisition.

Scooter has since expressed immoderate regret astir however the woody played out.

"It makes maine bittersweet that Taylor had that absorption to the deal,” helium told Variety in 2021. “She and I lone met concisely 3 oregon 4 times successful the past, and each our interactions were truly affable and kind. I find her to beryllium an incredibly talented creator and privation her thing but the best.”

Taylor has truthful acold released 4 retired of her planned six re-releases and, according to stats reported by Billboard, the caller "Taylor's Versions" of her songs acold outperform their archetypal counterparts connected streaming.

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And it's not conscionable Swifties who admit the updated version's of Taylor's discography—her peers do, too.

Kelly Clarkson, who tweeted astatine Taylor successful 2019 pursuing the acquisition quality suggesting that she re-record her music, gushed astir the vocalist connected the heels of Taylor releasing 1989 (Taylor's Version) past fall.

"I emotion however benignant she is though," Kelly exclusively told E! News successful Nov. 2023. "She's a precise astute businesswoman. So, she would person thought of that. But it conscionable sucks erstwhile you spot artists that you respect and you respect truly wanting thing and it's peculiar to them."

She added, "You cognize if they're going to find a loophole, you find a loophole. And she did it and virtually is, like, the best-selling creator I consciousness similar of all-time now."

Keep speechmaking each personage billionaire you should know.

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14. Taylor Swift

Net Worth: $1.1 Billion

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13. Dick Wolf 

Net Worth: $1.2 Billion

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12. Magic Johnson 

Net Worth: $1.2 Billion

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11. LeBron James

Net Worth: $1.2 Billion

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10. Tiger Woods 

Net Worth: $1.3 Billion

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9. Rihanna 

Net Worth: $1.4 Billion

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8. Tyler Perry

Net Worth: $1.4 Billion

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7. Peter Jackson 

Net Worth: $1.5 Billion

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6. Kim Kardashian 

Net Worth: $1.7 Billion

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5. Jay-Z 

Net Worth: $2.5 Billion

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4. Oprah Winfrey

Net Worth: $2.8 Billion

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3. Michael Jordan 

Net Worth: $3.2 Billion

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2. Steven Spielberg 

Net Worth: $4.8 Billion

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1. George Lucas 

Net Worth: $5.5 Billion

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