{"id":34530,"date":"2024-04-03T05:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/taylor-swift-now-a-billionaire-as-worlds-wealthiest-revealed-in-2024-forbes-list-world-news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T05:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:04:03","slug":"taylor-swift-now-a-billionaire-as-worlds-wealthiest-revealed-in-2024-forbes-list-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/taylor-swift-now-a-billionaire-as-worlds-wealthiest-revealed-in-2024-forbes-list-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift now a billionaire – as world’s wealthiest revealed in 2024 Forbes list | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift has made it on to a list of the world’s billionaires, according to Forbes, as her Eras Tour spanning 152 shows and five continents generated more than $1bn (\u00a3800m) in revenue.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old superstar, who stole the show at this year’s Grammy Awards<\/strong> by winning album of the year for the fourth time, is now said to have accumulated a fortune of $1.1bn (\u00a3874m).<\/p>\n

According to Forbes<\/strong>, the estimated figure is based on the value of Swift<\/strong>‘s <\/strong>music, earnings from her world tour and her real estate portfolio.<\/p>\n

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February: Taylor Swift makes Grammys history<\/span>
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The US<\/strong> country-turned-pop singer is the only musician to have earned so much money from her songs and performances alone, Forbes adds.<\/p>\n

Swift, whose relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce, 34, has gained her – and American football – even more publicity, is one of the 265 people to have joined the 2,781-strong list of billionaires over the past year.<\/p>\n

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Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024: The top 10<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

1. Bernard Arnault and family:<\/b> The 75-year-old is the richest person on Earth, with a net worth of $233bn. From France he oversees an empire of 75 fashion and cosmetic brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, under the umbrella LVMH.<\/p>\n

2. Elon Musk:<\/b> Dropping from the top spot, the Tesla and SpaceX boss, 52, is worth $195bn. <\/p>\n

3. Jeff Bezos:<\/b> Close behind is the 60-year-old founder of Amazon, worth $194bn.<\/p>\n

4. Mark Zuckerberg:<\/b> Another familiar name in the top 10 is the founder of Facebook – now Meta – with a net worth of $177bn at the age of 39.<\/p>\n

5. Larry Ellison:<\/b> The founder of software giant Oracle, used by businesses to store and retrieve information, is worth \u00a3141bn.<\/p>\n

6. Warren Buffett:<\/b> The investor and chief executive of multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, 93, is worth $133bn.<\/p>\n

7. Bill Gates:<\/b> Co-founder of Microsoft, Gates, 68, has a net worth of $128bn.<\/p>\n

8. Steve Ballmer:<\/b> A former chief executive at Microsoft under Gates, Ballmer is worth $121bn.<\/p>\n

9. Mukesh Ambani:<\/b> His company, Reliance Industries, is the largest private sector corporation in India, with interests in retail, financial services, oil and gas, petrochemicals, telecommunications and financial services, making him worth $116bn.<\/p>\n

10. Larry Page:<\/b> Worth $114bn, the 51-year-old remains a controlling shareholder at Google’s parent company, Alphabet, where he stepped down as chief executive in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The list has never been longer than this year’s, Forbes reports, with the total wealth of those on it amounting to an eye-watering $14.2tn (\u00a311.3tn).<\/p>\n

The richest new person on the list is ION tycoon Andrea Pignataro, 53, from Italy, who is now worth $27.5bn (\u00a321.8bn).<\/p>\n

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Sofia H\u00f6gberg Sch\u00f6rling and her sister M\u00e4rta Sch\u00f6rling Andreen, the daughters of Swedish investing tycoon Melker Sch\u00f6rling, are the richest women to join the list with an estimated $5.6bn (\u00a34.45bn) each.<\/p>\n

Livia Voigt, 19, is the world’s youngest billionaire and the youngest among the newcomers after inheriting $1.1bn (\u00a3874m) based on her stakes in Brazilian turbine manufacturer WEG, co-founded by her grandfather.<\/p>\n

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French fashion designer Christian Louboutin, whose iconic red soled-heels were also worn by Swift in her Eras Tour, also made the Forbes list with an estimated fortune of $1.2bn (\u00a3954m).<\/p>\n

Swift will be releasing her 11th studio record<\/strong>, The Tortured Poets Department, on 19 April. It will include collaborations with UK-based band Florence + The Machine and US rapper and singer Post Malone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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