Forbes magazine has released its 36th Annual World’s Billionaires List along with facts and figures to support 2022’s roster of the richest – featuring three of Hip Hop’s biggest business minds.
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This year, Forbes found 2,668 billionaires around the globe, down from a record 2,755 last year; all of whom are collectively worth $12.7 trillion, also down from a record $13.1 trillion on their 2021 list. But those declining numbers ain’t no thing for 34-year-old Rihanna, who comes in at number 1,729 on the list thanks to her Savage x Fenty lingerie and Fenty Beauty cosmetics lines.
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The singer, entrepreneur, and soon-to-be-mom joins the list flashing $1.7 billion and the bragging rights of being her home country Barbados’ first billionaire.
Your boy JAY-Z , already one of the highest-paid Hip Hop artists, arrives at number 2,076 on the list with $1.4 billion in his back pocket, fed by his Roc Nation empire, and the 2021 sales of TIDAL and Armand de Brignac champagne.
However, it’s Kanye West, or just Ye if you like, who steps into the party with a cool $2 billion to flaunt, jumping more than 200 positions since last year, coming in at number 1,513 on the list with his Yeezy/Adidas partnership and long-term arrangement with The Gap to thank.
Topping the list is Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, whose net worth is estimated at $219 billion, and Amazon bigwig Jeff Bezos with his $171 billion.
Find out more and see the full billionaires list right HERE.
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