Hey, Millionaire! As some of the most well-known celebrities on the planet, pop stars should be
extremely rich. But, sadly for them, they're surprisingly good at going broke. I guess creative
people just aren't all that good with money. But, there are some who are smart enough to take their
wealth to the next level. Some of the pop stars in this video earned all their money just by having
an insane number of fans who are happy to spend loads of cash to watch them perform. Others are
even smarter because they took the money they earned by selling loads of records and invested
it into businesses that would make them even richer. Either way, every one of them has an
insane amount of cash. This is our list of the smartest pop stars who didn't go broke and became
extremely rich. Guess which superstar took our number 1 spot - the answer might surprise you.
8. Barbra Streisand - $425 million Barbra Streisand has achieved fame both
as a singer-songwriter and also as a filmmaker and actress! And I really mean that. This star
has so many awards, I'll bet she needed a whole room in her house to keep them all. She's been
awarded a whopping 10 Grammy awards, 2 Oscars - one for Best Original Song and another for Best
Actress - plus five Emmy awards, a Tony award, four Peabody awards, and one Golden Globe. And
let's not forget she also has a Presidential Medal of Freedom. With all that talent,
it's not surprising to see her name on this list. But it's even more impressive when you learn she's
entirely self-made: her family was living in poverty after her dad died when she was young.
It's pretty shocking that she's achieved such a high net worth without investing any of her
money! Her film, stage, and music career have earned her enough money that she can donate
millions to charity and still have a net worth of $425 million! Now that's what I call star power.
7. Victoria Beckam - $450 million Victoria Beckham has pretty much quit the
music business, but we all know she started out as a member of the pop group, The Spice Girls!
They were a global sensation, and Victoria became super famous as a result. But, even at the height
of her fame, she was already earning extra cash from other stuff. Documentaries and reality shows
were big earners, and the Spice Girls even got their own movie! She also worked as a model. She
was pretty smart when it came to money because she started investing long before quitting music. Her
fashion label, named after herself, is probably her biggest business now. She also has two
bestselling books. Plus, we all know she's married to the famous footballer David Beckham, who's also
super wealthy. Still, she has more than enough cash of her own, with a net worth of $450 million!
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6. Beyoncé - $450 million Now here's a name you won't
be surprised to see on this list. Beyoncé has made such a name for herself that she's now
considered iconic. She started out as a member of Destiny's Child before turning to a solo career.
A lot of people don't succeed when they go solo, but she sure did! She currently holds the record
for most Grammy nominations of all time! That's all pretty amazing, but she wasn't about to stop
there. She invested her money in her own fragrance and fashion lines and in stakes in the streaming
service Tidal - which is owned by her husband, Jay-Z. That, plus her occasional acting role,
has earned her a mind-blowing amount of cash! She's currently worth about $450 million!
5. Celine Dion - $470 million Surprised to see Celine Dion on this list? You
shouldn't be. She shot to superstar-level fame with her soundtrack for the hit film Titanic,
and she gathered a ton of diehard fans at the same time. She actually started out singing in French,
which made her popular in her native Canada. But deciding to learn English really paid off for her.
She's now one of the best-selling singers of all time, with 200 million record sales worldwide. If
that wasn't enough, her Las Vegas residency was earning her a whopping $500,000 every
night! But she's pretty business-smart too, and she invested a lot of that cash to earn
even more without even stepping on stage. She owns her own fragrance line, plus a restaurant
chain and nightclub! That's all added up to a seriously impressive net worth of $470 million!
4. Taylor Swift - $570 million Taylor Swift is the youngest pop
star on this list. But that only makes her net worth even more impressive - after all, she hasn't
had the same amount of time to grow her wealth as everyone else. Her age hasn't stopped her,
though. She's made almost all her money from her music - her record and tour sales are just through
the roof. That's incredible, considering she's a self-taught musician. She only had a repairman
to teach her a few chords before she had to do it all herself. Combine that with some high-profile
acting roles, a couple endorsement deals for big brands, and a lot of smart investment in property,
and she's earned a huge amount of cash. Her net worth currently stands at a whopping
$570 million! If she's 4th on this list at such a young age, just imagine how wealthy
she'll be in 10 years! Maybe growing up on a Christmas tree farm brought her good luck.
Who's your favorite pop star? How much of your cash would you be willing to
pay them to watch them perform? Tell us in the comments! And keep watching
to find out which super-smart pop star took our number 1 spot!
3. Madonna - $575 million The 80s were all about pop
queen Madonna. She was so big that she's still the 4th highest-selling musician of
all time on a worldwide scale! According to Forbes, she was also the first woman in music
to earn $100 million in a single year. But it's not just her incredibly successful pop
career that earns her money. She's one of the smartest singers out there because she
invested loads of cash into businesses to grow her wealth. She owns fashion lines, health clubs,
and a record label. And she didn't stop there. She's also published many children's books and
produced movies. And let's not forget all the money she makes from endorsement deals. She's
a pretty busy superstar, and there's no denying she really earned her $575 million net worth.
2. Paul McCartney - $1.2 billion We all know that Paul McCartney started
out in rock'n'roll with The Beatles, but a lot of his solo career had its feet firmly in pop
music. No matter what genre he's working in, he seems to be hugely successful at it. He's
earned his incredible wealth only with music! He has writing credits on a whopping 32 songs
that reached number 1. His song Yesterday is the most-covered song of all time,
with 2,200 versions of it from other artists. And he also owns
25,000 copyrights - not all for his own songs, either. And that's all without mentioning that
The Beatles were possibly the most famous band of all time, and his time with them earned him
an army of devoted fans. So what does all that add up to? A $1.2 billion net worth!
It's not surprising to see one of The Beatles near the top of
this list. What is surprising is that there's a pop singer who's
even wealthier than McCartney. So which smart pop star took our number 1 spot?
1. Rihanna - $1.4 billion Rihanna's
music crosses so many genres we had to put her on this list - after all, she is super popular. She's
also the richest female musician of all time! Amazingly, she hasn't released an album in years,
but that doesn't seem to have hurt her music career. She's still near the top of the rankings
of the most-streamed artists of all time. But it's not just her catchy songs and star power
that earned her an insane net worth. A lot of her wealth comes from her brilliant business
mind. In 2017, she launched her crazy popular makeup brand, Fenty Beauty, in collaboration
with French luxury group LVMH. She then expanded into lingerie with Savage x Fenty,
which has just launched an activewear line! That's right, she's still expanding even though she's
one of the richest performers who ever lived. Her net worth currently stands at a mind-blowing $1.7
billion! But keep your eye on her because she doesn't look like she's slowing down.