Ye, Rihanna, & JAY-Z Snag Spots On Forbes' Annual Billionaires List

BYHayley Hynes8.5K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images
Rihanna & JAY-Z
It's a whole lot of money in this motherf*cker!

Cha-ching! It's that time of year again – Forbes has officially unveiled its annual list of World Billionaires, and a handful of our favourite recording artists have snagged some of the top spots.

As ET Canada notes, 68-year-old  Oprah Winfrey nabbed the top spot in 2022, coming in at an impressive $2.6 billion. Following her is Yeezy founder Kanye West, with $2 billion, and his ex, Kim Kardashian came in third with $1.8 billion.

Ye, <a href=Rihanna, & JAY-Z Snag Spots On Forbes' Annual Billionaires List">
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

While 2021's list included 2,755 names, this year the total dropped to 2,668 – among those who fell off were Bumble dating app creator Whitney Wolfe Herd and Peloton chairman and ex-CEO John Foley.

Other recording artists who made the cut include Rihanna ($1.7 billion), who just so happened to tie with legendary athlete Michael Jordan, followed by 4:44 hitmaker JAY-Z, sitting at $1.4 billion.


Tyler Perry, who was first recognized by Forbes for his mass wealth last year, managed to hold onto his spot for another year with $1 billion.

Along with revealing some of the more broad details of their bank accounts, the publication also dishes on what projects each star is working on to help them get their money up – for Ye, it's "Fashion & Retail," including his sneakers, clothing and music, while Oprah's TV shows are categorized under "Media & Entertainment."

Are you surprised by any of the billionaires included on this year's list? Check out the entire 2022 list here, sound off in the comments below, and check back with HNHH later for any updates on your favourite celebrities.

[Via] [Via]


About The Author
Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
...