Rihanna becomes one of the richest musicians on the planet. The singer and businesswoman now weighs 1.7 billion dollars (1.43 billion euros), announced, Wednesday, August 4, the specialized magazine Forbes.
The R&B figure has grown his success in the vats into a massive empire in the fashion and beauty industries, and his earnings now eclipse those of superstars like Madonna and Beyoncé.
Originally from the island of Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, 33, made a dazzling entry into the international music scene in 2003. But if her record sales and tours have contributed to her fortune, it is her entrepreneurial talent. who catapulted her among the super-rich.
Lingerie, makeup and social media
Forbes, which regularly ranks the world’s richest people, estimated on Wednesday that around 1.4 billion of his fortune came from his makeup brand, called Fenty Beauty and created in partnership with French luxury giant LVMH.
Launched in September 2017 with the goal of promoting inclusion, Fenty Beauty produces makeup for dozens of different skin tones. Rihanna also co-owns her Savage X Fenty lingerie line, which contributes $ 270million to her net worth, according to Forbes.
And despite the fact that she hasn’t released an album since 2016, the singer remains a huge influence online, with over 100 million followers on Instagram and Twitter.