Net Worth: $3.1 B

LAST YEAR: 2.4

CHANGE: 29%

AGE: Jay-Z, 53; Beyonce, 42

RESIDENCE: Bel Air

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Entertainment



THE MONEY: Besides their active careers as household names in entertainment and music, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Beyonce Knowles-Carter are also prolific investors. Carter is backing at least 20 companies, and Beyonce’s individual superstardom continues, with her latest album, last year’s “Renaissance,” peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard charts. Following that sales run, Beyonce began selling perfume, which retails for $160 per 1.7-ounce bottle – and she’s also contemplated starting a hair care line. After a blockbuster 2022, the couple in May bought California’s most expensive home – for a cool $200 million.



THE BUZZ: While it’s been since 2017 that we last heard a Jay-Z album, he’s kept more than busy. Executive-producing a film with Kid Cudi, continuing to run and be the face of his cannabis brand, Monogram, and investing in over a dozen companies has kept padding Carter’s wallet. He’s also the co-founder of Marcy Venture Partners, which has backed companies including Clubhouse, MoonPay and Therabody.