Swift’s unprecedented year of dominance pushed her into the billionaire ranks, according to Forbes estimates.
Topline
Newly minted billionaire Taylor Swift had a blockbuster year thanks to the unprecedented success of her Eras Tour and album rerecording project, heightened media attention for her relationships with Matty Healy and Travis Kelce and her designation as Time Magazine’s person of the year.TimelineForbes Valuation
Forbes estimates Swift’s net worth to be $1.1 billion as of Wednesday. Her music catalog is worth an estimated $500 million alone, and she’s estimated to have made another $500 million from royalties and touring and $125 million in real estate. A significant portion of Swift’s net worth comes from her blockbuster summer, with an estimated $190 million from the first Eras Tour leg and $35 million from the first two weeks of the Eras Tour film screenings.Key Background
Swift entered 2023 with significant momentum: Just before the end of last year, Swift released her tenth studio album, “Midnights,” selling more than 1.5 million units in its first week and breaking a series of Billboard and Spotify records. Upon release, Swift became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with songs from “Midnights.
