Rihanna (34), Jay-Z (52) and Kanye West (44) are on the annual billionaire list of business magazine ‘Forbes’ for the first time. The American magazine calculated that the three are also the richest artists in the world.
According to Forbes , there are 2,668 billionaires in the world. Kanye West is at number 1513 with a net worth of $2 billion. Rihanna (1.7 billion) is at 1729 and Jay-Z (1.4 billion) at 2076.
At the very top of the list is Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. His net worth is estimated at $219 billion. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos follows with a $171 billion bank account.
America leads the world with 735 billionaires, and China comes in at number 2 with 607 billionaires. Here’s the full #ForbesBillionaires list of the world’s richest people: https://t.co/8WaMrVEeWS
— Forbes (@Forbes) April 7, 2022
Rihanna is the first female musician EVER to join Forbes’ billionaire list. Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/AJDVqaxO4L
— Fenty Cop (@FentyCop) April 6, 2022