{"id":10675,"date":"2024-10-12T21:59:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10675"},"modified":"2024-10-12T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:59:10","slug":"taylor-swift-is-now-the-worlds-richest-female-musician-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10675","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift is now the world\u2019s richest female musician: Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4920510-taylor-swift-richest-rihanna-jay-z-forbes\/\">The Hill<\/a>) \u2014 It\u2019s time to write Taylor Swift\u2019s name atop the list of the world\u2019s wealthiest female music artists \u2014 the \u201cShake it Off\u201d singer is now in the No. 1 spot, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>The business magazine estimated in an update this week that Swift\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">net worth<\/a>\u00a0comes in at $1.6 billion. The staggering figure surpassed the amount amassed by the previous holder of the title, Rihanna,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/rihanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who Forbes<\/a>\u00a0reported is worth $1.4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old, who made headlines last month with her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4873232-taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-profile endorsement<\/a>\u00a0of Vice President Kamala Harris, reportedly became a billionaire last year partly due to earnings from her worldwide \u201cEras\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.pollstar.com\/2023\/12\/16\/taylor-swift-sets-all-time-touring-record-with-billion-dollar-gross\/\">Pollstar<\/a>\u00a0data, the critically-acclaimed tour brought in over $1 billion in 2023, making it the highest grossing of all time. The concert trade publication noted that Swift accomplished this feat in just eight months after performing 60 shows. The tour is projected to gross over $1 billion again this year, per Pollstar estimates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption-has-read-more\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-561886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=800\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=160 160w, https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=256 256w, https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/www.nxsttv.com\/nmw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/AP24233639034742-e1728344710669.jpg?w=876 876w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" data-ellipsis-id=\"1\">Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024 in London. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, aided by images generated by artificial intelligence, accepted an endorsement from Taylor \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond touring, Swift\u2019s extensive music catalog, which features 11 studio albums and re-recorded \u201cTaylor\u2019s Versions\u201d of her earlier work, has greatly contributed to her growing wealth. Her catalogue is now valued at approximately $600 million, Forbes reported. The pop star also has an impressive real estate portfolio, estimated at around $125 million.<\/p>\n<p>On Forbes\u2019s list of the world\u2019s billionaires, Swift took 2,117th place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her wealth comes in second among entertainers only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jay-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to Jay-Z<\/a>. The rapper and business mogul\u2019s net worth totals $2.5 billion, the publication reported.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nexstar\u2019s Ashleigh Jackson contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; (The Hill) \u2014 It\u2019s time to write Taylor Swift\u2019s name atop the list of the world\u2019s wealthiest female music artists \u2014 the \u201cShake it Off\u201d singer is now &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10677,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10675\/revisions\/10677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}