13/08/2026
Rihanna has not released an album since 2016. But since then, her wealth has grown almost four times.
Today, she is worth about $1.4 billion.
Only about 10% of her money comes from music, acting, and royalties. Most of her wealth comes from her businesses.
The biggest one is Fenty Beauty, which she started in 2017 with LVMH.
Fenty Beauty changed the makeup industry by offering many shades for different skin colors. It made $100 million in its first 40 days.
Then came Savage X Fenty, her lingerie brand. Rihanna owns about 30% of the company, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Most musicians use music to make money from albums, tours, and concerts.
Rihanna used music to build something bigger.
She stopped making music, but her businesses kept making money.
Her empire has also faced problems. Forbes recently lowered its estimate of her wealth by about $400 million because Fenty Beauty sales stopped growing.
Her music brought visibility, she used it to build an empire, that empire is what actually made her a billionaire.
