Beyoncé has officially been named a billionaire by Forbes, joining an elite group of just five musicians in history to reach the milestone. The 44-year-old icon crossed the ten-figure mark on Monday, December 29, 2025, following the monumental success of her country-inspired Cowboy Carter Tour, which raked in over $400 million in ticket sales. With her net worth now estimated at over $1 billion, Queen Bey joins her husband Jay-Z, alongside Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen in music’s most exclusive financial tier.
The “Beyhive” has a billion reasons to celebrate today. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has officially become a billionaire, cementing her legacy not just as a vocal powerhouse, but as a global business mogul.
According to a Forbes report released late Monday, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer has seen her fortune surge following two back-to-back years of record-breaking world tours and strategic in-house production.
She becomes the fifth musician to achieve this status, following in the footsteps of her husband Jay-Z (the first to reach the mark in 2019), Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Bruce Springsteen.
Math of a Billion: How She Did It
While many celebrities rely on brand endorsements, Beyoncé’s wealth is built on ownership. Through her management and production company, Parkwood Entertainment, she retains a massive percentage of her touring and merchandise revenue.
Financial Breakdown of 2025:
- Cowboy Carter Tour: Grossed over $400 million in ticket sales across 32 shows.
- Merchandise Sales: Added an estimated $50 million in venue revenue.
- “Beyoncé Bowl” (NFL Christmas Game): Netted an estimated $50 million for her headline-making halftime performance on Netflix’s first-ever Christmas Day NFL broadcast.
- Total 2025 Earnings: Forbes estimates she took home $148 million before taxes this year alone.
The Parkwood Strategy
Founded in 2010, Parkwood Entertainment allows Beyoncé to keep everything “in-house.” Instead of paying massive fees to third-party management firms, she produces her own concerts, documentaries, and films.
Her 2023 Renaissance concert film, for instance, was distributed directly through AMC, cutting out traditional studio middlemen and significantly padding her bottom line.
“I wanted to show other women that when you get to this point in your career, you don’t have to go sign with someone else and share your money and your success; you do it yourself,” Beyoncé previously noted.
Billionaire Musician Shortlist
Beyoncé enters a club where the entry fee is astronomical. As of late 2025, here is how the top tier of the music world stacks up:
| Artist | Net Worth (Dec 2025) | Primary Wealth Driver | | Jay-Z | $2.5 Billion | Investments, Liquor (D'Ussé/Ace of Spades) | | Taylor Swift | $1.6 Billion | Music Catalogue & The Eras Tour | | Rihanna | $1.4 Billion | Fenty Beauty & Savage X Fenty | | Bruce Springsteen | $1.2 Billion | Catalogue Sale & Touring | | Beyoncé | $1.0+ Billion | Touring, Catalogue & Parkwood Ent. |
From an estimated $115 million in 2014 to $1 billion in 2025, Beyoncé’s financial trajectory is a case study in long-term brand building. PHOTO/Kenya Times Graphic
Beyond Music
It’s not just about the stage. Beyoncé has successfully diversified her portfolio with ventures like:
- Cécred: Her high-end hair care brand launched in 2024.
- SirDavis: A premium American whisky label that took the spirits world by storm this year.
- Ivy Park: Her ongoing influence in the athleisure space.
As she sang on her Renaissance track Pure/Honey: “It should cost a billion to look this good.” Well, for Queen Bey, looking that good and being that smart now officially costs a billion.
