The Richest Rappers, Ranked
A power ranking of hip-hop's wealth — catalog ownership, brand portfolios, and the businesses that compound past the recording career.
24 entries · musicCompiled July 2026
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musicJay-Z
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Est. Net Worth$2.5B - 02
musicTaylor Swift
American singer-songwriter whose Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour in history and reset the economics of the modern stadium run.
Est. Net Worth$2BLast 12 Mo.$202M - 03
musicPaul McCartney
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Est. Net Worth$1.2BLast 12 Mo.$50M - 04
musicBruce Springsteen
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Est. Net Worth$1.2B - 05
musicRihanna
Barbadian recording artist whose pivot from chart-topping pop to consumer beauty has made Fenty one of the most successful celebrity-led brand portfolios ever assembled.
Est. Net Worth$1BLast 12 Mo.$70M - 06
musicDr. Dre
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Est. Net Worth$1B - 07
musicBeyoncé
Houston-born singer whose 30-year arc through Destiny's Child, solo dominance, and brand ownership has built one of music's most diversified portfolios.
Est. Net Worth$1BLast 12 Mo.$95M - 08
musicMadonna
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Est. Net Worth$850M - 09
musicBono
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Est. Net Worth$700M - 10
musicBob Dylan
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Est. Net Worth$500MLast 12 Mo.$8M - 11
musicKanye West
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Est. Net Worth$400M - 12
musicDiddy
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Est. Net Worth$400M - 13
musicMariah Carey
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Est. Net Worth$350MLast 12 Mo.$8.5M - 14
musicThe Weeknd
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Est. Net Worth$300MLast 12 Mo.$90M - 15
musicPharrell Williams
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Est. Net Worth$250M - 16
musicDrake
Canadian rapper, singer, and entrepreneur whose 2010s reign reshaped commercial hip-hop.
Est. Net Worth$250MLast 12 Mo.$100M - 17
musicEminem
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Est. Net Worth$250MLast 12 Mo.$20M - 18
musicJustin Bieber
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Est. Net Worth$242.5M - 19
musicLil Wayne
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Est. Net Worth$170M - 20
musicSnoop Dogg
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Est. Net Worth$160M - 21
musicNicki Minaj
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Est. Net Worth$150MLast 12 Mo.$29M - 22
musicBad Bunny
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Est. Net Worth$100M - 23
musicTravis Scott
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Est. Net Worth$80MLast 12 Mo.$38M - 24
musicPost Malone
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Est. Net Worth$50MLast 12 Mo.$63M