Forbes names Rihanna world’s richest female musician

Forbes magazine has named the popular music star, Robyn Fenty, aka Rihanna, the world’s richest female musician.

Rihanna, the magazine said, has reached a billionaire status with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.

Her latest milestone makes her the wealthiest female musician in the world and the second wealthiest female entertainer, behind Oprah Winfrey.

Most of her fortune, estimated on Wednesday by Forbes, does not come from chart-topping singles, but from the success of her cosmetics empire.

Rihanna, 33, launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 with a dream to create a cosmetics company that made “women everywhere [feel] included.”

In its first year, the company of which she owns 50 per cent stocks achieved sales of $550m, far more than other celebrity-endorsed makeup ranges.

Forbes magazine estimates that the company is now worth “a conservative $2.8bn.”

Rihanna’s stake in the company, combined with a 30% stake in the lingerie line Savage X Fenty and money generated during her 16-year career as a recording artist, take her fortune to $1.7bn, according to