Overview
- Beyoncé’s inclusion follows Forbes’ December 29 designation, placing her alongside Jay‑Z, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen.
- The Cowboy Carter Tour was 2025’s top-grossing tour, generating more than $400 million in ticket sales plus roughly $50 million in merchandise, per Pollstar and Forbes.
- Her 2023 Renaissance World Tour grossed close to $600 million, and she kept nearly half of the related concert film’s $44 million global box office.
- Parkwood Entertainment produced her tours and projects, enabling higher margins by retaining ownership and back-end economics across music, films and live shows.
- Forbes estimates she earned $148 million in 2025 before taxes, with notable reported payouts including about $50 million for the NFL Christmas Day halftime and roughly $10 million from Levi’s, while no precise net-worth breakdown beyond the billionaire designation was published.