10 Richest Female Singers In The World

 10 Richest Female Singers In The World

If you're at the top of the music industry in any genre, you can expect to find considerable financial success. But as you'll see from this article, the best way for artists to establish sizable assets is to expand into business endeavors other than a music career. Take a look at the 15 richest female singers in the world and how they made their fortunes.

1. Rihanna – $1.7 Billion

Rihanna is by far the richest female singer on the planet and a recent addition to the Forbes list of billionaires. She has done so well that the only other woman who has a higher net worth than her is Oprah Winfrey. His music career has spanned over a decade, giving us hit songs like Umbrella, Disturbia and What's My Name. That illustrious chapter earned him over 250 million record sales worldwide and numerous awards including nine Grammy Awards, seven Guinness World Records and 12 Billboard Awards.

Outside of her music career, she has launched successful lingerie and beauty brands such as Savage x Fenty and Fenty Beauty. Her jump in net worth over the years can be mostly attributed to the runaway success of these two brands and commercial markets around the world.

2. Madonna – $850 Million

Madonna has continually re-invented both herself and her artistic approach over the years, becoming one of the most successful music artists of all time and one of the best-selling artists of all time, with over 300 million record sales worldwide. The lady has become an artist. The Queen of Pop is a natural nickname for her, with the most number of songs on the Hot 100 in several different countries.

In addition to her solo career, she is one of the top songwriters in the music business and is an established actress, with starring roles in films such as Evita, which won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress, and A League of Their Own. In 1992, she launched Maverick Records, which became one of the most successful artist-run record labels in history, and has embarked on many other business ventures in film, fashion brands, writing, and health clubs.

3. Céline Dion – $800 Million

Céline Dion's musical career has run the gamut of genres, and she is notably one of the best singers of all time, as well as the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Seven of her albums have sold over 10 million records, with over 200 million record sales worldwide. Her Taking Chances World Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, and her two Las Vegas concert residencies also rank among the highest-grossing in history.

Outside of music, she owns a perfume label, a line of bags and accessories, and several other establishments including Le Mirage Golf Club and Pure Night Club, and founded the Niklas food chain. Her perfume line alone has netted $850 million in commercial sales.

4. Dolly Parton – $650 Million

Dolly Parton is probably the most successful woman in country music. He started out as a songwriter before breaking out as a solo act in 1967 and has since sold over 100 million records worldwide. One hundred and ten charted singles and 3,000 composed songs shows what a huge impact she has had in the music industry, but her net worth doesn't just come from that.

She is the co-owner of the Dollywood Company, which manages and controls several different entertainment venues. Dollywood Theme Park, Splash Country, The Dolly Parton Stampede, and Pirates Voyage are all under that umbrella.

5. Beyoncé – $500 Million

Beyoncé is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with over 200 million record sales worldwide. She spent time in the group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, before beginning her solo career. She is one of the most awarded recording artists of all time, having won 28 Grammy Awards and becoming one of the most influential women in music.

Her marriage to Jay-Z formed one of the first hip hop power couples in history, with total album sales of over 300 million between the two of them. In addition to her incredible music career, she is also known for several different endorsement deals with L'Oréal, Pepsi, and American Express. She is also at the helm of a successful fashion line and serves as an ambassador for several different charities.

6. Gloria Estefan – $500 Million

Gloria Estefan is one of the best singers to come out of Cuba in recent history. Her influence is so pervasive in the industry that she is credited with breaking down the mainstream barriers facing Latin artists and allowing others like Selena and Shakira to flourish. She's earned over 75 million record sales worldwide, but music hasn't been her only passion.

As an actress, she has featured in several TV shows and acted in a few films. In addition to being a singer and actress, she has written children's books, one of which made the New York Times bestseller list.

7. Victoria Beckham – $450 Million

It's only fitting that a member of the best-selling female group of all time would make this list. Victoria Beckham rose to fame as Posh Spice, a member of the Spice Girls, who sold over 100 million records worldwide. After the Spice Girls broke up, she released a solo album but found more success in TV and the fashion industry. She also spent time as a guest judge on American Idol, Project Runway, and America's Next Top Model, while starring in several documentaries and reality shows.

She has since become a fashion icon, working with several big-name brands before launching two fashion labels of her own, one of which was named Designer Brand of the Year in the UK in 2011.

8. Barbra Streisand – $400 Million

Barbra Streisand is a name you undoubtedly know, thanks to her success in many fields, which has made her one of the few artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award. An established music career in the '60s saw him release a total of 11 albums that topped the Billboard 200 chart and earned worldwide record sales of over 150 million. By the '70s, he began acting in films, winning both an Oscar and a Golden Globe in those endeavors.

9. Jennifer Lopez – $400 Million

Jennifer Lopez would become the first Hispanic female actress to earn over $1 million for a single film and for a time the highest paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood. She played the leading role in the 1997 film Selena and also starred in Anaconda and Out of Sight.

In 1999, her debut album helped bring Latin pop to a mainstream audience, but her second album and appearance in the film The Wedding Planner made her the first woman to have a number-one album and a film in the same week. She is a true icon in the entertainment industry, a singer, actress and dancer who truly can do it all.

10. Taylor Swift – $400 Million

Taylor Swift's music career started early and brought her almost immediate success. At age 14, she moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a country artist, and her 2006 debut album made her the first female country artist to write an entirely US platinum album. Over time, her sound has changed from country to pop music, always writing lyrics from her personal experiences that are easily relatable to many people.

Her list of accolades is ridiculously amazing. Two hundred million record sales worldwide, the only artist with five albums to sell over one million in the US, 11 Grammy Awards, 40 American Music Awards, 92 Guinness World Records, and been named to several Greatest of All Time lists by major outlets Went. She has always done things her own way and maintained artistic control in her music, which is one of the reasons why her albums have done so well and are loved by so many people.