Taylor Swift Leaves Rihanna Behind as the Richest Female Musician in the World, Worth $1.6 Billion.

With the unprecedented success of her Eras Tour, it has just been announced that Taylor Swift has now overtaken Rihanna to be the richest female musician in the world.

As a result, Swift – who turns 34 tomorrow – now has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, Forbes reports, the first musician ever to join the billionaires club based on the cash generated from her music and touring. Adding to Swift’s good fortune: about $600 million comes from royalties and touring, Forbes reports, but her music catalog is now worth $600 million, and her real estate is valued at $125 million.

Swift’s fortune puts her at number 2,118 on the Forbes worldwide billionaires list. Rihanna, 36, is right behind her with a net worth of an estimated $1.4 billion. Jay-Z remains the world’s richest musician with an estimated $2.5 billion net worth.

In October 2023, Bloomberg reported that Swift finally joined the ranks of billionaires courtesy of the Eras Tour and its concert film, as well as the continued success of her Taylor’s Version album rerecordings. Per Bloomberg, Swift is a member of those select few entertainers who have breached billionaire status chiefly because of her music and live performances, but not due to her genius talent alone-she did, after all, engage in smart marketing and timing.

In March 2023, Swift released the Eras Tour in the U.S., touring with over 40 songs in her setlist. She toured through the U.S. until August of that year and then started her international leg, which included a few stops in South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Though rumors suggested that she might extend the tour, Swift confirmed at her 100th show in Liverpool, England, in June that the Eras Tour would indeed wrap up in December. Her final U.S. dates begin in Miami on October 18 and the tour will end in Vancouver, Canada, on December 8.

“People have been asking, ‘How are you going to celebrate the 100th show?'” Swift told the audience in Liverpool. “For me, the 100th show marks the first time I’ve acknowledged that this tour will end in December. That’s it.”

She reflected on the tour, which she described as “the most exhausting, all-encompassing, but most joyful, rewarding, and wonderful experience” of her life.

“This tour has consumed my whole life,” Swift said. “I had hobbies, but now, when I’m not on stage, I’m at home thinking about acoustic mashups or wondering what you’d want to hear next.”

When the Eras Tour is done and over with, Swift will surely take all her time off and will be able to dedicate her time to her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, with whom she has been in a romantic relationship since last summer.

“Taylor is still incredibly busy, but she’s trying to balance her schedule better,” a source told Us Weekly in October. “Both of them are focused on work right now and want to get through the holidays and the end of the tour. They’ll figure out their next steps in the new year.”