Music legend Beyoncé has joined the list of musicians who have hit the billion-dollar mark after a massive commercial success of her recent music projects and global tours, according to a post by Forbes.
The 44-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer on Monday, joined the class following a highly profitable 2025 driven by her Cowboy Carter album, a world tour, and business investments, bringing her up as the fifth musician to become a billionaire,
The earlier ones are Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna.
According to Forbes, Beyoncé’s financial jerked up after years of steady growth, highlighted by the Renaissance World Tour in 2023, which grew to nearly $600 million, and the Cowboy Carter Tour in 2025, which generated more than $400 million in ticket sales and an estimated $50 million in merchandise revenue.
Forbes said Beyoncé made an estimated $148 million in 2025 before taxes, makingg her as the world’s third-highest paid musician for the year.
The greater part of her wealth were sequel to her decision to take full control of her career through Parkwood Entertainment, a company she set up in 2010 to manage and produce her music, films and tours. With this, she retains ownership rights and higher profit margins.
“When I decided to manage myself, it was important that I didn’t go to some big management company,” Beyoncé said in a 2013 interview, adding that “I felt like I wanted to follow the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire.”
Apart from music, Beyoncé has delved into hair care brand Cécred, whiskey label SirDavis and her former clothing line Ivy Park. However, Forbes said music is responsible for the bulk of her wealth, particularly stadium tours and ownership of her catalogue.
The Cowboy Carter Tour included large-scale production elements and a mini-residency model in nine stadia in the US and Europe, hosting 32 shows with lesser logistical costs. The tour had more than 350 crew members and extensive equipment, including cargo planes and hundreds of trucks.
Beyoncé earned major made money from a Netflix Christmas Day NFL halftime appearance, estimated at $50 million, including production costs, and endorsement deals such as Levi’s commercials worth $10 million.
Forbes said she had a lower album-equivalent sales compared to some pop peers in 2025, adding that her ability to sell out stadiums continues to set her apart in an industry where touring accounts for the majority of artists’ income.
Beyoncé once made history as the first female artist to headline an all-stadium tour in 2016 and later released concert films for both Homecoming and Renaissance.
Renaissance nearly earned her half of its $44 million global box office gross.
Beyoncé has said Renaissance and Cowboy Carter are part of a trilogy of genre-spanning albums, though she has signalled a more selective approach to touring in the future to prioritise her family.
She said “I have made an extreme effort to stay true to my boundaries and protect myself and my family. No amount of money is worth my peace.”
