The richest musicians in the world: Taylor Swift has replaced Rihanna

Now she is the richest musician in the world. , Taylor Swift (34) has overtaken her colleague Rihanna (36) and now leads the list with an estimated net worth of 1.6 billion US dollars (around 1.46 billion euros). Last October, she was listed as a billionaire for the first time thanks to her successful worldwide “The Eras Tour.” Particularly noteworthy: Rihanna gained a large percentage of her wealth because of her beauty and fashion lines, while Swift generates her income almost exclusively through record sales, streaming revenue and her tours.

In contrast to Swift, Rihanna lost a little wealth, allowing her to be dethroned by her colleague: last year she was said to have a net worth of 1.7 billion US dollars, today she is “only” still at a value of 1.4 billion (approx. 1.28 billion euros). In third place behind the two is Beyoncé (43) with a fortune of at least 750 million US dollars (approx. 683 million euros). However, she will be able to get over it: her husband, the rapper Jay-Z (54), is number one among the richest male musicians in the world with a fortune of 2.5 billion US dollars (approx. 2.28 billion euros).

The richest person in the world is Elon Musk

Despite the vast wealth of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Co., they are only a tiny blip compared to the list of the richest people on the planet. Tesla boss Elon Musk (53) is currently still in first place with an estimated private fortune of 261 billion US dollars (approx. 237 billion euros), ahead of Oracle founder Larry Ellison (80) with 209 billion US dollars (approx . 190 billion euros), Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg (40) with 206 billion US dollars (approx. 188 billion euros) and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos (60) with 200 billion US dollars (approx. 182 billion euros). Euro).