Beyonce’s fortune skyrockets as she joins billionaire wealthy record with Dr Dre
The celebrity Forbes billionaire rich list features two new musical entrants in the form of Beyonce and Jay-Z. taylor Swidft’s net worth sky rockets, while Titanic director James Cameron is also feeling pretty flush
Beyonce is officially a billionaire thanks to tours and ventures
Beyonce and Dr Dre are the latest musicians to officially enjoy billionaire status.
The Cowboy Carter belle entered Forbes’s list of New Billionaires 2026 after her latest world tour helped her net worth reach $1 billion, and Bey now joins husband Jay-Z who is worth $2.8 billion and officially became a billionaire in 2019.
Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, 61, was finally recognised a billionaire a decade after he and investors sold his Beats by Dre headphones to Apple.
Only six musicians make the celebrity list including Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift whose estimated net worth is now $2 billion.
Avatar director James Cameron is among the other most famous new billionaire names with $1.1 billion.
Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg tops the 22 strong list of celebrity Forbes billionaires list with a fortune of $7.1 billion.
Beyonce’s dad recently said the popstar is not motivated by money since officially becoming a billionaire.
The Crazy in love star ended last year on Forbes magazine’s rich list thanks to two huge world tours and raft of other business interests including her SirDavis whiskey and Cécred haircare.
However, according to papa Matthew Knowles, who used to manage her affairs, Bey couldn’t give a hoot about dosh. “She’s not motivated money,” the music mogul said.
“I’ve never heard Beyoncé ever talk about money… It’s always been, ‘How can I make my fans happy? How can I be the best at what I’m doing?’
The Top 10 Celebrity Forbes rich list is as follows
1 Steven Spielberg $7.1 Billion
2 George Lucas $5.2 Billion
3 Michael Jordan $4.3 Billion
4 Vincent McMahon $3.6 Billion
5 Oprah Winfrey $3.2 Billion
6 Jay-Z $2.8 Billion
7 Taylor Swift $2 Billion
8 Kim Kardashian $1.9 Billion
9 Peter Jackson $1.9 Billion
10 $1.6 Billion
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