The American singer Taylor Swift entered the well-known list of billionaires of Forbes magazine this Tuesday thanks to her fortune valued at 1,100 million dollars (about 1,021 million euros).
According to the American business publication, Swift's milestone is one of a kind, as she "became a billionaire thanks strictly to income from her music and performances."
The singer, originally from Pennsylvania, USA, joined the list as one of the 141 new billionaires compared to the previous year's record, and her name is now alongside renowned business figures such as the Frenchman Bernard Arnault, who occupies the first place; Elon Musk, in the second, or Jeff Bezos, in the third.
According to Forbes, this year "there are more billionaires than ever", with a total of 2,781, thus surpassing the record of 2021 when 2,755 billionaires were counted.
Much of Swift's fortune is due to the success of her acclaimed 'The Eras Tour', which she launched in March 2023 and is scheduled to conclude in December of this year.
The fortune of the 34-year-old singer places her in position 2,545 in the classification, which also has personalities such as Kim Kardashian, who leads her by 694 places thanks to her 1.7 billion dollars, or Rihanna, who occupies position 2,152. thanks to its 1.4 billion dollars.
The publication assures that most of the fortunes of the members of the list come from "their own entrepreneurial spirit" and from projects unrelated to their fame, such as the case of Rihanna, whose wealth is the result of the success of the makeup brand Fenty Beauty. , a joint venture with luxury giant LVMH, and lingerie maker Savage X Fenty.
In 2023, the 'Fearless' singer continued to break records, and her tour 'The Eras Tour' became the first tour to exceed one billion dollars in revenue.
In addition, Taylor Swift became the first performer to win a fourth Grammy Award for Album of the Year, in this year's edition, for her production 'Midnights' and also triumphed in film by producing the film 'The Eras Tour', which broke records as the highest-grossing concert film of all time by grossing a whopping $261.7 million upon its release.
