These celebrities make it onto the Forbes billionaires list

Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z are officially confirmed billionaires, making their entry into the famous list published by the American magazine Forbes.

Rihanna was officially certified as a billionaire in August 2021. She owes her fortune of 1.4 billion (US) to her beauty and lingerie empire. The singer is ranked 1,729th on the annual list, making her the richest female musician in the world. She also becomes the first billionaire from Barbados.

Rihanna ‘s talent was recognized on November 30 whenshe was named a « national hero » by her country. The 34-year-old star is currently expecting her first child with her partnerA$AP Rocky.

The rapper Kanye West has a fortune of 2 billion according to the magazine. The main interested party disputes this evaluation, claiming that his fortune is rather 7 billion.

West’s fortune comes mainly from two commercial agreements of his clothing and footwear brand Yeezy signed with the giants Adidas and Gap. According to the magazine, the rapper ranks as the world’s 1,513th richest person.

As for Jay-Z, long known as one of hip-hop‘s richest stars, he has a portfolio of $1.4 billion that ranks him 2,076th on the billionaires list. In fact, the rapper topped all other rappers in terms of revenue generated in the last 12 months.

These new celebrities in the Forbes list are still far from dethroning the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. The boss of Tesla and SpaceX, among others, has a fortune of 219 billion dollars (US). He is easily ahead of Jeff Bezos, ofAmazon, in second place with 171 billion dollars.