Beyoncé Knowles-Carter achieved billionaire status just before 2025 closed. The famous American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman's net worth crossed the ten-figure threshold after a full year of remarkable financial success. Forbes officially elevated Beyoncé to the ranks of billionaires on 29 December 2025.
The primary driver that boosted her financial gains was the massive success of her Cowboy Carter Tour 2025. The concert tour, which had 32 shows across Europe and North America, smashed records to become the highest-grossing tour of the year.
How Beyoncé Became One of the World's Wealthiest Individuals
Thanks to her power and impressive business skills, Queen B has officially secured her place on Forbes' list of 22 billionaire entertainers. With this milestone, she becomes only the fifth musician to ever reach this level of wealth, joining an elite group that includes her husband, JAY-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna.
Her Cowboy Carter showcase alone smashed music records as it became the highest-grossing tour in 2025 and the history of the country music genre. It earned an estimated £300.3 million ($407.6 million) with just 32 performances. The tour reportedly set new attendance records at several major stadiums and was praised for having one of the fastest sell-out rates for a country music tour in history. Its cultural impact was just as significant as Beyoncé's foray into the genre-dominating social media, proving her unparalleled ability to conquer any musical landscape. With this feat, Queen Bey proved that she can be a superstar in any style of music.
Moreover, with more than 1.6 million tickets sold and a big surge in sales for concert-related merchandise, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter pushed her net worth into the billionaire category.
Financial Autonomy: A Unique Business Blueprint
A major portion of the 44-year-old singer's fortune is the result of her unique business model. Since 2010, she has been at the helm of Parkwood Entertainment, her own management and production firm. Through this company, she brought in managers, staff, and experts to handle the management, creative direction, and production of her performances.
By doing this, Beyoncé avoided the common practice of paying high commissions and percentages to agencies, allowing her to keep a much larger share of her earnings. Whether it is the distribution of her concert films or the licensing of her master recordings, the majority of the dollars generated stay within her estate. This unique approach allowed her to generate an estimated £109.6 million ($148 million) in pre-tax income in 2025 alone. According to Forbes, this massive single-year haul was the final push that officially propelled her to billionaire status.
A Diversified Empire
Meanwhile, Beyoncé has aggressively expanded her business footprint into diverse industries. Her science-backed hair care brand, Cécred, launched in 2024, leverages her family's history in hairdressing and targets a market often underserved by mainstream beauty lines. That same year, she entered the competitive celebrity spirits market with her luxury whiskey label, SirDavis.
She also established the athletic and streetwear line Ivy Park—which formerly operated as a high-profile collaboration with Adidas before being discontinued in 2024—proving her influence in the fashion world. While these ventures diversify her portfolio, music remains the core of her empire. By maintaining absolute control over the rights to her enormously valuable music catalogue, she has secured a large and consistent source of income that anchors her billionaire status.
