His titles have been making the planet dance for more than 15 years and his fortune now exceeds one billion dollars.
Rihanna, 33, becomes the richest musician in the world with a bank account worth $ 1.7 billion (Editor's note, 1.4 billion euros), according to the American magazine Forbes.
Kanye West had better watch out: the Barbadian singer now exceeds the 1.3 billion dollars that the artist and businessman weighs.
Like him, Rihanna has demonstrated her talents in various sectors, and it is also cosmetics that the interpreter of "Umbrella" draws most of his wealth.
Forbes estimates the artist's share of income from his make-up line, Fenty Beauty, at $ 1.4 billion, the profits of which it shares with Bernard Arnault's LVMH group (Editor's note, second world fortune and holder, moreover , from the Parisian).
The remaining $ 300 million is based on her lingerie line, Savage x Fenty (around $ 270 million, according to Forbes), and her many hits.
A billion to reach Oprah Winfrey ...
Fenty Beauty owes its success to its inclusiveness.
In 2017, Rihanna launched her brand supported by LVMH with the aim of varying beauty products for men and women of color.
Growing success: the brand with 50 shades has managed in four years to dethrone those of other stars like Kylie Jenner or Kim Kardashian.
The richest musician in the world, Rihanna can still, if the heart tells her, boost her business a little stronger to hope to dethrone… Oprah Winfrey. The only woman to beat her in the Forbes ranking, the American presenter remains at present, with an estimated fortune of 2.7 billion dollars, the richest female artist in the world.