He has a fortune of $1.6 billion dollars

By CNN Chile

08.10.2024 / 08:37

In this way, the author of hits such as “Blank Space”, “Cruel Summer” and “August” leads the ranking of the female artists with the highest earnings. And to date, he ranks second in the world, only behind Jay-Z.


Taylor Swift She reached a historic milestone in October 2023 by becoming a billionaire, but today, she has just broken a new record: she managed to establish herself as the female musical artist richest in the world, according to Forbes estimates.

In this way, with a net worth of $1.6 billion dollars (almost $1.5 billion in Chilean pesos), the author of hits like Cruel Summer y August surpassed Rihannawho owns $1.4 billion and various parallel businesses such as Fenty Beauty y Savage X Fenty.

Swift, meanwhile, has accomplished this feat primarily through his music and toursalready made her the first artist to become a billionaire based on her catalog and performances alone.

The success of his world tour Eras Tourwhich has generated almost $600 million in revenue from copyright and presentationsalong with his music catalog, valued at another $600 million, have been key factors in his financial rise.

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The process of re-recording of his first six studio albums —started in 2021 to recover property rights— has increased the value of its catalog. Above all, after the publication of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), in 2023, what was originally his most successful studio album to date.

On the other hand, their real estate investments, valued at $125 million Furthermore, they have also contributed to his fortune.

At a global level, Swift is situated as there second richest artist in the world, behind Jay-Zwhose assets reach $2.5 billion. However, much of his fortune comes from businesses outside of music.

According to the Forbes ranking, Taylor Swift is ranked 2,117 in the list of the richest people in the world.

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