LeBron James, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Steven Spielberg between the list of the 18 most famous billionaires in the world of Forbes
Recently Forbes magazine launched the list of entertainment stars with the most ostentatious and outstanding fortunes of 2025.
From directors of cinemas, singers, actors and even reality stars are some of the big names that stand out in the list.
All are in the list, not only because of the level of their fortune, but also for the amount of fame that accompanies their bank account.
Steven Spielberg:
The director of famous films such as ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Shark’, ‘ET, the alien’, ‘Love without barriers’, ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Men in Black’ It holds a net worth of 5.3 billion dollars.
According to Forbes, Spielberg It has enriched itself with its cinematographic works and after appearing for the first time on the list in 1994 it seems not to show signs of “Lowering the rhythm and continues to direct successes.”
George Lucas:
The creator of the wonderful world of ‘Star Wars’ He managed to build a franchise that has lasted for more than 50 years.
This is why it has a net assets of about 5.1 billion dollars.
According to Forbes, Lucas’s heritage is less than what it should have because it does not receive direct income from the new productions that are launched from the franchise.
The reason is because the filmmaker sold the intellectual property of ‘Star Wars’ In 2012, to the entertainment giant Disney When he bought Lucasfilm by 4,000 million dollars in cash and actions.
Michael Jordan:
The basketball legend is third in the list for holding a fortune of 3.5 billion dollars.
A sum that it has because it became the first billionaire athlete in history, thanks to the fact that it kneaded its heritage with the help of alliances with great brands like Nike.
Nike currently pays you around 100 million dollars annual to the legend of the NBA In royalties for its homonymous brand ‘Jordan’.
Oprah Winfrey:
The renowned American presenter has a fortune of 3 billion dollars, part of them from their program ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ issued From 1986 to 2011.
In 2003, the actress also increased her heritage by becoming the first black woman to reach status as a multimillionaire.
Jay-Z:
The famous rapper and husband of the artist Beyoncéhas a fortune of 2.5 billion dollars.
A heritage that includes its musical catalog, its brand of Champagne Armand de Brignac, its brand of Coñac d’Usse, a participation in Uber that acquired when the application until now began; and his impressive art collection, which include works by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Kim Kardashian:
The controversial star of reality and businesswoman has a fortune of 1.7 billion dollars, a sum that reached with the creation of its line of belts ‘Skims’.
In addition, he launched a skin care mark ‘Skkn by Kim’ in 2022, as well as has several properties among which is a house on the outskirts of Los Angeles valued at 40 million dollars.
Peter Jackson:
The filmmaker recognized for directing the fantasy franchise of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has a heritage of 1.7 billion dollars.
However, the films have only generated 10 million dollars, being the other party generates for the sale of the sale of its visual effects Wet Digital.
Taylor Swift:
The singer -songwriter for her musical successes as ‘Blank Space’, ‘Shake Ir OFF’, ‘Karma’, ‘You Belong With Me’ and ‘Love Story‘, has a equity of 1.6 billion dollars.
The incredible swift unlike the other artists on the list, is that their fortune only comes from the sale, production and royalties of its musical catalog.
The artist became a multimillionaire in 2023, after raising $ 190 million of taxes only for the first part of her recent musical tour ‘The Eras Tour’.
Magic Johnson:
He Member of the NBA Hall of Fame got his fortune of 1.5000 million dollars for investing in the sports industry after retiring from basketball.
Forbes explains that Johnson bought “To the Dodgers of the Los Angeles of the MLB (with Todd Boehly) and the Washington Commanders of the NFL (with Josh Harris), and the purchase of a majority of the Insurer Equitrust, based in Iowa, in 2015”.
Besides that “It increased the provider assets from $ 16 billion to $ 26 billion during their first eight years as owner.”
Rihanna:
The famous singer who has successes like ‘Replay put’ and ‘Umbrella’ He must part of his fortune of 1.4 billion dollars to the makeup brand he created.
After deciding to put aside the world of music, Rihanna founded her Savage X Fenty lingerie company with which she has raised 125 million dollars, as well as the creation of Fenty Beauty, her cosmetics business.
LeBron James:
James makes history, once again, becoming the first active NBA player to reach the status of multimillionaire.
The living legend of basketball has earned more than 500 million dollars in wages throughout its 22 seasons in the NBA.
In addition, sponsorships of Nike and Pepsico They have helped their heritage grow every time.
Arnold Schwarzenegger:
The famous actor and former governor of California has a patrimony of $ 1.1 billion thanks to his cinematographic works, as well as his investment in real estate, private capital and other investments.
In the list are also: The golfer Tigre Woods, theater actor Tyler Perry, Bruce Springsteen, television producer Dick Wolf, the owner of the WWE Vincent McMahon and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
