Taylor Swift has emerged as the world’s richest female musician. Her financial success was credited to her sold-out global The Eras Tour and the value of her entire music catalogue. The 34-year-old is the first singer to become a billionaire only from her songs and live performances.

It might not come as a huge surprise to fans that the richest solo female musical artist in the world is Taylor Swift. What may be more surprising, though, is that the title is actually relatively new to her.

Taylor Swift has officially surpassed Rihanna as the richest female musician in the world. An update from Forbes revealed that Swift, 34, is now worth $1.6 billion. Meanwhile, Rihanna, 36, is worth $1.4 billion. Swift became a billionaire in October 2023 thanks to her massively popular Eras Tour and her music catalog.