In the list of America’s richest self-made women compiled by Forbes, Rihanna is far ahead of Taylor Swift on the rankings.

The list of the richest self-made women in America was released by Forbes on June 1 (US time). The ranking includes the most successful businesswomen, directors, and entertainers in the United States. This list includes 100 people, divided into specific industry groups.

Taylor Swift (trái) và Rihanna là 2 nữ ca sĩ có thu nhập cao nhất nước Mỹ ở lĩnh vực âm nhạc

Taylor Swift (left) and Rihanna are the two highest-paid female singers in America in the music industry

In the music industry, Rihanna is the richest artist in America with a net worth of $1.4 billion, surpassing Taylor Swift in second place with $740 million. If considered out of a total of 100 ranked individuals, Rihanna ranked 20th, and Taylor Swift ranked 34th.

Explaining the nearly double difference between Rihanna and Taylor Swift, Forbes said singer Rihanna’s income comes from music and the Fenty Beauty cosmetics brand that she has built, while Taylor Swift only has income from music.

 

Over the past year, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty brand has done well with revenue doubling last year. The female singer also has a 30% stake in the Savage x Fenty underwear brand – a company that has been valued at $1 billion.

In the list of 100 richest women, there are also a number of other famous people including “TV mogul” Oprah Winfrey with a net worth of 2.5 billion USD (ranked 13th); Kim Kardashian with 1.2 billion USD (ranked 21st); Kylie Jenner with 680 million USD (ranked 38th); Madonna owns 580 million USD (ranked 45th) surpassing Beyonce – 540 million USD (ranked 48th); Celine Dion has 480 million USD (ranked 56th)..

Ngoài ca hát, Beyonce lấn sân sang lĩnh vực thời trang

In addition to singing, Beyonce ventured into the fashion field and is said to be quite successful

In the above list, many celebrities have large income sources from personal business brands such as fashion, cosmetics, beauty… helping to increase their total income higher. For example, Beyonce, in addition to singing, has recently ventured into the fashion field with the Ivy Park product line which is considered quite successful.

The top 3 richest self-made women in America belong to Diane Hendricks – 1st place, with 15 billion USD in the field of construction materials; Second place belongs to Judy Love & Family with assets of 10.2 billion USD and third place is held by Judy Faulkner in the care sector with 7.4 billion USD.