Taylor Swift Is Officially a BILLIONAIRE!

Taylor Swift is officially a billionaire. Really? Yes! How'd I do that? On Thursday, Bloomberg, a financial news organization, shared an article declaring the Shake It Off singer has joined the likes of fellow billionaire artists like Rihanna and Jay-Z. It's just unbelievable. The outlet gave an in-depth look at Tay's finances and road-to-billionaire status, even crediting her as one of the few recording artists to build a 10-figure fortune almost entirely from her music. It's me! Rih's riches came in large part through her fenty beauty and savage clothing lines. Fashion comes naturally because of the industry that I'm in. It's a part of my visuals. It's a part of my videos. So it's always been something that I've been interested in. While Jay-Z made it big through a series of investments, businesses, and endeavors, not all connected to his music. There's a love of film and music, so, you know, it doesn't feel like work. According to Bloomberg, Taylor's exact net worth is, drumroll please, $1.1 billion. I think for me, I save it, I invest it, I try to be smart about it. My dad's like a stockbroker, so he's always been like, save your money, don't be stupid about it. That $1.1 billion figure comes from an analysis of her music catalog, merch sales, tour revenue, and more. This all comes after it was reported that North American ticket sales for the Eros tour broke $2.2 billion. And Bloomberg Economics estimates that in total, the 53 U.S. concerts from the tour have added $4.3 billion to the country's gross domestic product. That alone was just a life-changing, dream-come-true moment for me. As for a breakdown of where the Grammy winner's money comes from, the outlet found that more than three-quarters of her net worth is based on the value of the music she's released since 2019, $400 million. And ticket sales and merch, $370 million. The remaining $330 million stems from her YouTube and Spotify earnings, $120 million. The value of her personal properties, $110 million, and her music royalties, $80 million. There's so many moving parts to this. Yeah, it seems everything Taylor touches turns to gold, including her decision to release a film of her Eros tour concert. We're about to go on a little adventure together, and that adventure is going to span 17 years of music. In its opening weekend, the film made $92.8 million and was the top earner at the box office for two weeks straight. Taylor Swift's The Eros Tour, a nearly three-hour theater-going experience, has also broken a slew of other records, including the first-ever concert film to pass $100 million at the box office. The most extraordinary experience of my entire life. Now, Taylor is set to head out on tour in South America before heading to Asia, Australia, and Europe in 2024. And on Thursday night, Taylor released 1989 Taylor's Version, which is expected to be one of the biggest albums of the year. So, cheers to Taylor and her billionaire boss status. Tay's success never goes.