Rihanna on Tuesday became the first Barbadian to feature in Forbes' annual worldwide billionaires list
Rihanna on Tuesday became the first Barbadian to feature in Forbes' annual worldwide billionaires list, along with other entertainment names like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
The annual list was released Tuesday, April 5, by the trade magazine, and features several new entrants, such as Rihanna, who made their fortune from a successful makeup and lingerie business.
The act is ranked #1,729 on the singer list.
With this feat, Rihanna became the first billionaire from her home country of Barbados, as reported by Forbes. The country honored his achievements with a special award in December.
The achievement also means that Rihanna is now the richest female musician; She successfully used her pop celeb status to leverage her Fenty Beauty cosmetics line and Savage x Fenty lingerie line into a $1.7 billion business.
Along with Rihanna, other big entertainment names to crack the list include Kim Kardashian, who is ranked #1,645 on the list.
Kim's ex-Kanye West was also on the list, but contested her #1,513th ranking, saying that Forbes 'underestimated' her fortune.