By Prosper Mene
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has reached a new milestone: billionaire status. According to Forbes, the 44-year-old music icon has crossed the $1 billion net worth threshold, becoming only the fifth musician ever to achieve this feat.
She joins an elite group that includes her husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen.
Forbes attributes Beyoncé’s wealth primarily to her music empire, built through full control of her catalog and tours via her company, Parkwood Entertainment, founded in 2010. This in-house approach allows her to retain higher profits from productions, merchandising, and rights.
The surge came in recent years: Her 2023 Renaissance World Tour grossed nearly $600 million, one of the highest-earning tours ever.
Following that, her 2024 genre-shifting album Cowboy Carter, which won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys, led to the Cowboy Carter Tour, the world’s highest-grossing tour of 2025 with over $400 million in ticket sales and an additional $50 million in merchandise.
Additional boosts included a reported $50 million NFL Christmas halftime show in 2024 (streamed on Netflix), sponsorships like Levi’s commercials, and ventures such as her Cécred hair care line and SirDavis Whisky.
Forbes estimates Beyoncé earned $148 million pre-tax in 2025 alone, ranking her as the third-highest-paid musician of the year.
