THE list of the richest celebs in the world has been revealed — and it’s good news for Taylor Swift.
The US superstar’s net worth has soared since she was named a billionaire in 2023, and she is now worth twice that.
She has risen from No9 last year to No7 in Forbes magazine’s annual rundown, which revealed there are now 22 celebrity billionaires — up from 18 last year.
Fellow singer Beyonce, tennis ace Roger Federer, rapper Dr Dre and filmmaker James Cameron are the new additions who have crossed the $1billion threshold.
Taylor, 36, boosted her earnings massively with profits from her record-breaking Eras Tour and the value of her music catalogue, all of which she now owns, having bought back the rights to her first six albums last year.
She is said to have amassed $1billion from royalties and touring, while her catalogue of hits has been valued at $900million.
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The Eras 149 gigs across 21 countries from March 2023 to December 2024, made it the highest-grossing tour of all time at $2.077billion, with 10MILLION attendees.
Thanks to the money-spinning shows, she was able to buy the rights to her first six albums.
In 2019 Taylor’s former label, Big Machine, had sold the masters to talent manager Scooter Braun, prompting Taylor to vow to re-record them.
Braun sold them on to LA investment fund Shamrock Holdings in 2020.
But last May she announced she finally controls all her music.
Taylor said last year: “That’s how I spent that Eras Tour money. My fans are why I was able to get my music back.”
The rights to the records had been sold for more than $300million, although it is not known how much she spent to reclaim them.
But she is believed to have made an eight-figure sum in profits from the “Taylor’s Version” remakes of Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and 1989 — which all topped the charts.
She also owns $100million of real estate, including pads in New York, Beverly Hills, Rhode Island and Nashville.
The news coincides with new figures from the British Phonographic Industry, which reveal CD sales in the UK returned to growth in 2025, up 3.1 per cent, largely thanks to 226,000 copies of Taylor’s latest album The Life Of A Showgirl being sold here.
She also contributed to the 19.9 per cent year-on-year rise in vinyl purchases, thanks to 147,000 sales of the record on the format.
It meant The Life Of A Showgirl sold the most vinyl of any new album in a calendar year this century. Her 2023 collection Lover (Live From Paris), which was reissued last year, was also the fourth biggest vinyl of 2025.
Taylor has now scored six No1 singles and 14 No1 albums, beating Madonna’s record of 12 chart toppers for a female artist.
Taylor’s huge net worth dwarfs that of her American football star fiancé Travis Kelce, 36, whose riches total $90million.
The two are expected to marry this summer in a glittering, star-studded ceremony in the US.
Yesterday Travis hinted Taylor has started working on new music for a potential 13th studio album.
He said: “It’s amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that.
“On top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.
“Of course that’s motivating. That’s motivating for anybody to see, let alone in my fiancée, and knowing that I’m going through something as I try to figure out what the future holds for me.
“Something like that motivates me.”
1. Steven Spielberg
$7.1bn
THE highest-grossing director of all time, 79-year-old Spielberg earns an estimated $100million annually from gross ticket sales thanks to a 1987 deal.
2. George Lucas
$5.2bn
THE Star Wars creator, 81, kept the merchandising rights and ownership of the hit sci-fi franchise and in 2012 sold his firm LucasFilm to Disney for $2.2billion plus shares.
3. Michael Jordan
$4.3bn
BASLETBALL legend, 63, made $2billion from corporate deals.
In 2023 he sold majority stake in NBA team Charlotte Hornets, valued at $3bn.
4. Vincent McMahon
$3.6bn
BUSINESSMAN, 80, made sports promotion firm World Wrestling Entertainment – WWE – a global brand before a $21billion wrestling mega-merger in 2023.
5. Oprah Winfrey
$3.2bn
TALK show host made TV and films through her production firm Harpo.
Oprah, 72, has also earned millions partnering with Weight Watchers and through real estate.
6. Jay-Z
$2.8bn
Rapper, 56, made over $1billion from his alcohol brands D’Usse cognac and Armand de Brignac.
In 2008 he founded the lucrative entertainment firm Roc Nation.
7. Taylor Swift
$2bn
8. Kim Kardashian
$1.9bn
Reality star owns a third of her $5billion shapewear brand Skims.
Kim, 45, also earns through her skincare firm, endorsements, real estate, acting and TV shows.
9. Peter Jackson
$1.9bn
MOVIE director, 64, made Lord Of The Rings films and sold the tech division of his visual effects company Weta Digital for $1.63billion in 2021.
10. Magic Johnson
$1.6bn
FORMER basketball player, 66, has a majority stake in a life insurance company as well as part-ownership of four US professional sports teams.
11. Tiger Woods
$1.5bn
GOLFING legend made $1.9billion during his sporting career and through endorsements.
Woods, 50, is estimated to have earned $121million in prize money.
12. Dick Wolf
$1.5bn
THE producer behind hit US TV dramas Law & Order, Chicago and FBI, 79-year-old Wolf signed a five-year, $1billion deal with NBCUniversal in 2020.
13. Tyler Perry
$1.4bn
THE actor and filmmaker has 100 per cent ownership of his 22 films and over 1,200 TV episodes.
Perry, 56, now owns the largest film production studio in the US.
14. LeBron James
$1.4bn
SPORTS contracts have earned $500million for the 41-year-old basketball player – and he has a lifetime $1billion endorsement deal with Nike.
15. Bruce Springsteen
$1.2bn
ROCKER, 76, has toured for five decades, released 21 studio albums and received $500million when he sold his entire music catalogue to Sony in 2021.
16. Arnold Schwarzenegger
$1.2bn
HAVING earned $500million from films, the 78-year-old actor has also made savvy investments, including in an investment firm which manages $1 trillion in assets.
17. Jerry Seinfeld
$1.1bn
THE comedian has earned almost $500million from syndicating his self-titled sitcom.
Seinfeld, 71, still does stand-up and has a Porsche collection valued at $100million.
18. Roger Federer
$1.1bn
Retired tennis player, 44, won 20 Grand Slams but also had lucrative deals with Rolex and Mercedes.
He also has a stake in athletic
19. James Cameron
$1.1bn
FILMMAKER behind three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.
Cameron, 71, directed Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, which made over $7.5bn.
20. Rihanna
$1bn
THE Umbrella singer, 38, has a $200million music catalogue but made her main fortune through cosmetics firm Fenty Beauty and lingerie brand Savage X Fenty.
21. Beyonce
$1bn
AS well as grossing more than $1billion in back-to-back tours, the singer, 44, has a $300million music catalogue and a haircare line, Cecred, valued at $100million.
22. Dr Dre
$1bn
RAPPER, 61, co-founded Beats Electronics and Beats Music, and launched the careers of Kendrick Lamar and Eminem through his label Death Row Records.