Beyonce Becomes a Billionaire, the Fifth Musician to Reach the Milestone

[TheProle]

Beyoncé is now a billionaire — making her the fifth musician to reach the milestone, according to Forbes.

The pop singer joins her husband, Jay-Z, along with Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna, in the billionaire club.

In recent years, Beyoncé has seen major success. Her Renaissance World Tour in 2023 grossed nearly $600 million. In 2024, she released the country album “Cowboy Carter,” which went on to anchor the world’s highest-grossing concert tour of 2025.

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-billionaire-renaissance-tour-cowboy-carter-1236618986/

[walkingman]

1. An indication of the gross inequality we have in America - not so long ago we talked

about "millionaires" and now it is "billionaires". While most working people continue to fall further and further behind.

[Blues Heron]

2. Couldn't name a single Beyonc song but I did see her lipsync the anthem at Obama's inauguration

She couldn’t just sing the damn song, had to pull a milli vanilla. Wtf

[LudwigPastorius]

3. She is actually the 7th.

Paul McCartney and *shudder* Andrew Lloyd Weber are billionaires.

[wishstar]

5. her recording of his "Blackbird" helped propel Paul to billionaire status by 2024

or so I've read

[SamuelTheThird]

4. Her and her husband often market performative activism products

Like when Occupy was around, Jay Z suddenly started selling Occupy merch. Of course, none of the money actually went to the movement. It was just to enrich himself.

But be careful here, a lot of people are irrationally enamored with celebs like her and Swift. So apparently you're a trolling right winger if you criticize them.