Rihanna and Beyoncé make ‘Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list

Rihanna and Beyoncé make 'Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list
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Rihanna and Beyoncé have made Forbes‘ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.

The “Work” hitmaker became a billionaire in the summer when the business bible reported that the 33-year-old star was estimated to be worth a whopping $1.7 billion, thanks to her hugely popular music career as well as her Fenty fashion and beauty brands, and she ​is now ranked at No. 68.


Sitting at No. 76, “Crazy in Love” hitmaker Beyoncé’s 2018 On The Run II tour, the R&B superstar’s co-headlining stadium run with her husband Jay-Z, made around $5 million per gig, totaling $250 million for the jaunt.

The 40-year-old music star also has a sizable income from her Ivy Park line with Adidas.


Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, 67, was named the top female sitting at No. 23.

Actress-and-producer Reese Witherspoon, 45, filmmaker and ARRAY film collective founder Ava DuVernay, 49, and tennis ace Serena Williams, 40, also made the annual list, which includes CEOs, entrepreneurs, and politicians, as well as media personalities and entertainers.

An abridged list of Forbes list is:

No. 23: Oprah Winfrey

No. 68: Rihanna

No. 74: Reese Witherspoon

No. 76: Beyoncé

No. 80: Ava DuVernay

No. 85: Serena Williams

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