Alexis Simmerman,Edward SegarraAustin American-Statesman
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It's been a long time coming, but... Taylor Swift has now joined Forbes' Worlds' Billionaire List.
Here's what we know.
Is Taylor Swift a billionaire?
Yes. The pop superstar, whoreached billionaire status in October, landed on Forbes'World’s Billionaires list, the business magazine shared Tuesday. Among other celeb billionaires who made the cut — includingRihanna,Kim Kardashian,Oprah Winfreyand"Star Wars"creator George Lucas — Swift was ranked at No. 14 with a net worth of $1.1 billion.
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Lucas tops the celebrity billionaire list, with a net worth of $5.5 billion — five times that of Swift.
However, the "Is It Over Now?" singer still managed to make history as the first person to reach billionaire status "based solely on songwriting and performing," according to Forbes.
Swift had a lucrative 2023, thanks in large part to her record-breakingEras Tour, which became the first tour in history to earn more than $1 billion. The global trek,which kicked off in March 2023, took in an estimated ticket gross of $1.04 billion last year from 4.35 million tickets sold, according tomusic industry trade publication Pollstar.
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Swift's U.S. concerts added an estimated $4.3 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in 2023,Bloomberg reported in October.
A concert film of the tour,"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,"opened at the box office in October with earnings of $92.8 million. Within days, it became the highest-grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation.
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Top 10 billionaires from the US
Here are the top U.S. celebrity billionaires who made Forbes' list:
| NAME | AGE | NET WORTH |
| George Lucas | 79 | $5.5 billion |
| Steven Spielberg | 77 | $4.8 billion |
| Michael Jordan | 61 | $3.2 billion |
| Oprah Winfrey | 70 | $2.8 billion |
| Jay-Z | 54 | $2.5 billion |
| Kim Kardashian | 43 | $1.7 billion |
| Tyler Perry | 54 | $1.4 billion |
| Tiger Woods | 48 | $1.3 billion |
| LeBron James | 39 | $1.2 billion |
| Magic Johnson | 64 | $1.2 billion |
Top 10 billionaires from Texas in 2023
Here are the top Texas billionaires, according to last year's Forbes 400 list.
| NAME | AGE | NET WORTH |
| Elon Musk | 52 | $251 billion |
| Michael Dell | 58 | $71.5 billion |
| Alice Walton | 73 | $66.5 billion |
| Autry Stephens | 85 | $14.8 billion |
| Stanley Kroenke | 76 | $14.6 billion |
| Jerry Jones | 80 | $14.5 billion |
| Andrew Beal | 70 | $13.8 billion |
| Jeffery Hildebrand | 64 | $13.7 billion |
| Robert F. Smith | 60 | $9.2 billion |
| Joe Gebbia | 42 | $8.9 billion |
Is Beyoncé a billionaire?
Not yet. As of December 2023, Forbes estimates Beyoncé's net worth to be around $800 million.
Of course, this was calculated before "Queen Bey" dropped her new country album "Cowboy Carter."
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