Taylor Swift has consolidated its image as one of the most influential and listened artists on the planetbut his rise to the top has not been overnight and has worked for more than a decade, since his mother helped him to prepare his changing rooms, to star in one of the most successful tours in history.
Thanks to The Eras Tour, Swift raised more than 2 billion dollars in tickets And merchandising and much of that money went straight to his pockets thanks to the business strategy he recently adopted and that has allowed him to increase his fortune, rather than Other great artists such as Adele.
The rise to the top of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift began his career with just 13 years presenting at the US Open 2003 Interpreting the hymn of the United States and his performance caught the attention of the manager Dan Dymtrow, who helped her get her first contract with a label.
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Even at the launch of their first albums, Speak Now and Fearless, It was Swift’s mother who helped her to make up and prepare her locker rooms And although in sales it was a success, it still did not take off as an international artist.
It was thanks to his Red album, released in 2010, which could finally become the world star and break records, in addition to starting to increase his fortune.
According to Forbes magazine, Taylor Swift’s estimated fortune in 2025 is 1.6 billion dollarsbut unlike other artists, their income is not diversified and has kneaded its profits exclusively with its musical career, ticket sale, song reproduction and copyright.
Taylor Swift
In May 2025, The singer recovered the rights of her first six albumsthat they were in the hands of Shamrock Capital, in an operation valued at 360 million dollars, but that It allowed him to recover control of his catalog and stop distributing the profits.
Taylor Swift’s commercial strategy that has lacked Adele
Like swift, Adele has focused his career on his music and tours and has not diversified his profits in a more commercial area; However, the British has not recovered the copyright of her albums, so her income is still limited.
Although both artists have an outstanding image worldwide and that their music is heard by millions of people, Adele has an estimated fortune between 220 and 250 million dollarsalmost six times less than the American.
