Is Rihanna richer than Taylor Swift? A look at the singers' net worths

Rihanna and Taylor Swift are two of the richest female pop singers. The Celebrity Net Worth speculated Rihanna currently has a total net worth of over $1.4 billion. Taylor Swift doesn't lag either with her $1 billion net worth.

In terms of numbers, Rihanna is reportedly richer than Taylor Swift, thanks to a net worth difference of over $400 million. The former credits most of it to her entrepreneurship breakthrough and earns over $70 million annually. While she has been away from music for the last eight years, Rihanna earned a fair share of revenue with her eight studio albums and 76 singles.

Taylor Swift has credited most of her net worth to her music and tour performances. She joined the billion-dollar club last year in October. The commercial success of her 11 studio albums and many number-one hits have made her one of the richest musicians globally. In a year when she is not touring, Swift makes an average of over $80 million.

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Taking a look at the net worth of Rihanna and Taylor Swift

With nine Grammy awards to her name, Rihanna became the youngest self-made American female billionaire in 2022. Her commercial endeavors led her to receive the title of the richest female musician from Forbes in June 2023.

Taylor Swift has won 14 Grammy awards and joined the billion-dollar net worth club by April of this year. Forbes also put Swift on the official list of billionaires in early April. The singer was offered the 2,545th rank on the list.

Swift has released many commercially successful projects like Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, and Folklore ever since her debut. She released her 12th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024. It has already sold over 2.61 million album-equivalent units.

Rihanna is yet to release a new album and her last full project, Anti, came out in January 2016. The singer's eighth studio album was back in the news in June 2023 after it sold over six million album-equivalent units. The major sales achievement led to the album receiving six RIAA certifications in the same year.

Taylor Swift also gets a major share of annual revenue from national and global tours. The singer started the "Eras tour" in mid-2023 and secured $1.14 billion in gross revenues by the year-end. The tour will end in December this year and Guinness World Records have acknowledged it as the first billion-dollar music tour last year. Each show of the 2023 tour led to Taylor Swift earning over $17 million.

Rihanna is yet to go on a recent tour. The singer last toured in 2016 to support the Anti album. The 75-show tour was received well and had critics praising the singer for being the most confident ever. Rihanna's "Anti World" tour ended in November of the same year and secured her a gross revenue of over $110 million.

Rihanna has received over nine Grammy awards (Image via Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) million.

Both Rihanna and Taylor have earned a fair share of revenue from their acting career. Swift first acted in the 2010 romantic comedy called Valentine's Day. She later appeared in The Lorax, The Giver, and All Too Well. Taylor also played a supporting role in the 2022 movie, Amsterdam.

Rihanna made her acting debut in 2006 with Bring It On: All or Nothing. She also played various roles in movies like Battleship, This Is the End, Home, and Ocean's 8. She last appeared as one lead for the musical film Guava Island, which came out in 2019.