Taylor Swift has entered the Forbes magazine rich list as a billionaire for the first time.
It puts her net worth at $1.1 billion, which is just over €1 billion.
The singer has seen her fortune rise thanks to her Eras Tour and the value of her back catalogue.
The singer sits at number 2,545th on the list, with Bernard Arnault and his family's luxury fashion business at number 1 with a net worth of $233 billion.
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According to Forbes, there are now more billionaires than ever, and they're also richer than ever.
There are 2,781 billionaires on the planet, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021.
Their combined net worth is $14.2 trillion, up $2 trillion from 2023 and $1.1 trillion above the previous record, also set in 2021.
Forbes Rich List 2024
Top 10 | Net worth | Industry | Territory | |
1 | Bernard Arnault & family | $233 | Fashion & Retail | Fashion |
2 | Elon Musk | $195 | Automotive | United States |
3 | Jeff Bezos | $194 | Technology | United States |
4 | Mark Zuckerberg | $177 | Technology | United States |
5 | Larry Ellison | $141 | Technology | United States |
6 | Warren Buffett | $133 | Finance & Investments | United States |
7 | Bill Gates | $128 | Technology | United States |
8 | Steve Ballmer | $121 | Technology | United States |
9 | Mukesh Ambani | $116 | Diversified | India |
10 | Larry Page | $114 | Technology | United States |