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Forbes has confirmed Beyoncé's entry into the billionaire club, a move that places her among only five musicians worldwide to achieve such immense wealth. The American icon now stands with music titans like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen, and notably alongside her husband, Jay-Z, who Forbes pegs with a $2.5 billion (£1.85 billion) fortune, further solidifying their position as one of the music industry's most powerful financial couples.
Earlier this month, Forbes estimated Beyoncé's net worth of $800m (£593m) and predicted she would cross the billionaire threshold for the first time following years of success.
Her 2023 Renaissance World Tour grossed nearly $600m, making her one of the biggest pop music icons in the world alongside Taylor Swift
Beyoncé produced a film of the concert performance, which was her first solo tour in seven years, and distributed it directly via a deal with the AMC theater chain, which saw her pocketing nearly half of the film's $44m (£33m) global box office gross.
Her 2024 album Cowboy Carter, which celebrates and contextualises the black roots of country music, was met with critical acclaim and won album of the year at the Grammy Awards - the first time Beyoncé had won the prestigious award, despite being nominated four times.
Forbes estimates the Cowboy Carter tour - which included guest appearances from Jay-Z, two of their three children and former Destiny's Child bandmates - racked up a total of more than $400m in ticket sales and another $50m in merchandise sold at the shows.
While the tour broke ticket records at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Stade De France in Paris, it was beset with slow ticket sales with promoters slashing some prices in a bid to fill seats. However, it was the highest top-priced ticket of any artist visiting the UK in 2025 at £950, with the cheapest costing £71.