Music

Rihanna

Singer, entrepreneur

Estimated net worth

Moderate confidence

$1B

Reported range $900M – $1.7B

Fenty Beauty (LVMH joint venture)
Savage X Fenty lingerie
Music catalog

Rihanna's reported billionaire status comes almost entirely from Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics line she co-owns 50/50 with LVMH, plus a smaller stake (reported around 28%) in lingerie brand Savage X Fenty. Her historical music-industry earnings are a much smaller share of the current estimate. As of late 2025 and into 2026, LVMH has been reported to be exploring a sale of its Fenty Beauty stake, with third-party valuations ranging widely, which is actively reshaping outside estimates of her wealth.

Most of her fortune is tied to a 50% stake in a private company; its value has only been estimated by outside analysts, and reported implied valuations for the full company moved from roughly $1B to as much as $2.5B in press coverage across 2025-2026 as LVMH explored a stake sale.
Her reported ~28% Savage X Fenty stake has no recent independent valuation.

Worth knowing

Rihanna's reported fortune has historically been driven more by her ownership stake in Fenty Beauty than by recorded music — and its value swings with an LVMH stake sale that hasn't yet closed.

Reviewed August 20, 2026

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Rihanna’s estimated net worth places them near these public figures, although their reported ranges reveal considerable uncertainty.

$748M$1.8B

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Why estimates differ

A recent authoritative estimate. Forbes' current profile figure ($1B) is used as the central estimate since it is the most established ongoing analysis, but the range is set wide because LVMH's active process to sell its 50% Fenty Beauty stake has produced reported valuations for the whole company as high as $2.5B, which would imply a materially higher figure for Rihanna's half once/if that deal closes.

Lowest reported: $900M
Estimated net worth: $1B
Highest reported: $1.7B

Estimates diverge mainly because Fenty Beauty is privately held; reports citing different points in LVMH's unfinished stake-sale process produce valuations for the whole company ranging from about $1 billion to $2.5 billion.

Every source below was checked directly and graded by how strong its methodology is — see the tier system for what each tier means.

Forbes
Undated · Tier 2 · Original professional estimate
$1B — Primary Tier 2 estimate, directly fetched.
Original analysisRihanna (Forbes profile) (opens in a new tab)
Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI Magazine)
Oct 2025 · Tier 3 · Reputable reported information
Documents the pending stake-sale process driving valuation uncertainty.
Original analysisLVMH Explores Sale of 50% Stake in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, V… (opens in a new tab)
Malay Mail
Aug 5, 2021 · Tier 3 · Reputable reported information
Historical confirmation of when/why Forbes first classified her as a billionaire.
Cites another sourceForbes: Singer Rihanna is officially a billionaire (opens in a new tab)

How the estimate has changed

This profile’s most recent substantive review was August 20, 2026, showing an estimated net worth of $1B (range $900M – $1.7B). Only one reviewed snapshot exists so far — a change history will appear here as future reviews are published. Movement between reviews can reflect real changes in reported wealth, or simply a change in methodology or sourcing; WORTHS will always distinguish the two when it shows up.

Public figures rarely disclose a complete account of their assets and liabilities. These figures are reported estimates assembled from the cited sources, not audited financial statements.

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