Forbes celebrity billionaires 2024: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, Oprah, Steven Spielberg make the list

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According to Forbes, the combined net worth of the wealthiest celebrity billionaires is $31 billion. From Oprah Winfrey to Rihanna and Taylor Swift, these people all made the cut.

2024 Forbes celebrity billionaires: The world’s wealthiest celebrity billionaires, as revealed by Forbes, include Rihanna, Steven Spielberg, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, JAY-Z, and more. According to reports, the wealthiest celebrity billionaires are worth a combined $31 billion, with Taylor’s $1.1 billion net worth ranking at number 14. With a net worth of $1.4 billion, Rihanna ranks ninth, while Kim holds the sixth position with an impressive $1.7 billion.

14. Taylor Swift

Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Age: 34 | Citizenship: U.S.

In October, Miss Americana (Taylor Swift) became a billionaire, capping one of the most significant musical years in history. As the first individual to enter the three-comma club based only on songwriting and performance, the country-and-pop singer’s estimated $190 million post-tax profits from her historic Eras Tour contributed to her promotion.

13. Dick Wolf

Net Worth: $1.2 Billion | Age: 77 | Citizenship: U.S.

Wolf, the creator of the most popular criminal series on television, such as Law & Order and FBI, makes his debut on the billionaire list with pretax income of around $2 billion from his 30-year career in television.

9. Rihanna

Net Worth: $1.4 Billion | Age: 36 | Citizenship: Barbados

The pop sensation owns shares in two multibillion dollar companies: Savage X Fenty, a lingerie line, and Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics company she co-owns with luxury goods behemoth LVMH. Both have the name of the artist Robyn Fenty, who was born in Barbados.

8. Tyler Perry

Net Worth: $1.4 Billion | Age: 54 | Citizenship: U.S.

Perry has created and acted in TV series, films, and stage plays for three decades, generating well over $1 billion in pretax income. He is well known for having lent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle one of his properties in Los Angeles when they resigned as senior members of the British royal family.

7. Peter Jackson

Net Worth: $1.5 Billion | Age: 62 | Citizenship: New Zealand

The majority of Jackson’s wealth came from his visual effects business Weta Digital, which in 2021 sold a portion of its assets to the video game developer Unity Software. Jackson is the visionary filmmaker behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series. The New Zealander received around $1 billion in cash and stock from that deal.

Peter Jackson| Pic Credit: Gage Skidmore | flickr
Peter Jackson| Pic Credit: Gage Skidmore | flickr

6. Kim Kardashian

Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Age: 43 | Citizenship: U.S.

Kim Kardashian, who made her billions from her beauty and fashion brands, is the person who has profited the most from being a reality star. In a 2023 funding round, her shapewear brand Skims was valued at $4 billion, and in 2020, she sold Coty 20% of her makeup company KKW Beauty for $200 million. Since then, she has closed KKW Beauty.

5. Jay-Z

Net Worth: $2.5 Billion | Age: 5| Citizenship: U.S.

The first billionaire in hip-hop sold a majority interest in his cognac company D’Usse to Bacardi in 2023 for an alleged $750 million, and a 50% stake in his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to luxury goods behemoth LVMH in 2021 for at least $300 million. In addition, he has stock in Block and Uber. The half-billion dollar wealth of his wife Beyoncé is not included in his net worth.

4. Oprah Winfrey

Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Age: 70 | Citizenship: U.S.

In 2003 the hostess of a daytime talk show became the first female Black millionaire. She has now developed her brand into a media and commercial empire, which includes real estate holdings and her own production company. Shortly after disclosing that she had begun using a medication for weight loss, Winfrey, a prominent shareholder and longstanding board member of WeightWatchers, announced her intention to retire.

2. Steven Spielberg

Net Worth: $4.8 Billion | Age: 77 | Citizenship: U.S.

The first director to be included on the list was Steven Spielberg, who did so in 1994 following a run of successful films that includes Jaws, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List. That year, he admitted to Forbes, “I’m a gambler.” “I haven’t received a salary in almost ten years,” Rather, he worked out a deal to receive a portion of the box office receipts from his films, and because of the Indiana Jones franchise, he continues to receive a slice of every ticket purchased at Universal theme parks.

1. George Lucas

Net Worth: $5.5 Billion | Age: 79 | Citizenship: U.S.

As the richest celebrity, the Star Wars director made his billionaire debut in 1997, largely due to the sale of his production firm, LucasFilm, to Disney in 2012 for a sum of more than $4 billion in cash and stock.

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