Rihanna has continuously made herself known as one of the biggest female icons in the music industry and has repeatedly proven to be a force to be wrecked with. Ever since the release of her 2005 hit single “Umbrella” her career has skyrocketed in numbers that not even Rihanna herself believed would be possible. From being a normal person from a small town in Saint Michael, Barbados to living a luxury lifestyle in the ‘Golden State of California Rihanna has earned everything she has received throughout her life, including the newest milestone in becoming the first female musician to earn over $1 billion over the course of her career.
Adding to her list of accomplishments Rihanna now has an estimated fortune worth $1.7 billion, giving her the title of the wealthiest female musician in the history of all genres of music. Some of her other achievements include winning 9 Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 8 Billboard Music Awards, along with 7 MTV Music Video Awards; also including the Icon and Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. While all of these awards were once just a dream for the 33-year-old artist it is safe to say she has surpassed that phase a long time ago in which these achievements now seem meaningless in comparison to her and her future generations living a financially free existence.
Other than all of the income she receives from the music end of her career the business side is what really pushed her net worth over the top. Rihanna has launched multiple beauty companies over the past decade, “Fenty Beauty” being the most successful of them all. “Make-up is there for you to play with. It’s there for you to have fun with. It should never feel like pressure, and it should never feel like a uniform,” the artist stated when discussing why she decided to take the make-up route. Fenty Beauty secured approximately $500 million in sales and is now estimated to be worth $2.8 billion alone. Rihanna is clearly going up in aspects of her life as she continues to please her fans with her business ideas, music, and strong public influence.