Kim Kardashian, Oprah Top The List Of Richest Female Celebrities In America

Taylor Swift sold over 2 million tickets to her Eras tour on November 15, the most ever for an artist in a single day on Ticketmaster, and enough to crash parts of the company’s site. Beyoncé Knowles won her 32nd Grammy award, more than any other musician in history. Rihanna performed one of the most watched Super Bowl halftime shows in history, in front of more than 121 million viewers.

Women celebrities are making history, and along the way taking control of their own fame and fortune. Altogether 15 stars made this year’s Forbes list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. Worth a combined $10.8 billion, these celebrities include some of the most well-known and hardest-working performers, artists and producers—folks like Reese Witherspoon, who is executive producer of several hit series and stars in another; Dolly Parton, who’s been busy with TV specials, new books and new product lines this past year; and yes, Taylor Swift, who is in the middle of her first tour in five years and her biggest ever: 52 performances in 20 cities over 145 days.

To no surprise, Swift added more to her fortune than any other celebrity this past year, jumping 14 spots in the ranks to No. 34, up from No. 48. The $170 million increase to her net worth is tied to the release of her No. 1 album Midnights and the launch of her tour, which kicked off in March. It’s a labor of love for Swift: “I’ve just never been this happy in my life,” she recently said on-stage. Her net worth should jump even higher on next year’s list as the tour continues; she gets a cut of all merchandise sold at each concert.

Also moving up the ranks is Beyoncé, who began her Renaissance tour in May; she’s worth $540 million, $90 million more than last year, and now ranks No. 48, up from No. 61.

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