Taylor Swift [1] is making moves this year — but are you really surprised? From the release of her new hit song [2] "ME!" with Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie to her upcoming seventh album, Lover [3], the artist has us locked in as one of her 120 million Instagram followers [4] watching her every move. With big things on the horizon and a flood of major accomplishments under her belt, what is Taylor's net worth these days, anyway?
According to Forbes, the 29-year-old singer's net worth [5] was a casual $400 million [6] as of August 2019, which was racked up through her musical career, most recently earnings from her Reputation album, merch, and stadium tour. Taylor is now officially the world's highest-paid celebrity! The singer brought in $185 million pre-tax in 2018, which was over $100 million more than she made the previous year.
Billboard reported that Taylor's Reputation album sold 1.2 million copies [7] in the US during its first week, and as of March 2018, it was the only album in the last two years to sell over two million copies [8] in the US. Yup, a major deal.
Billboard also noted that Taylor's Reputation stadium tour, which began in May 2018 and ended November 2018, was the highest-grossing US tour [9], well, ever. Bringing in $266 million, Taylor's tour beat out the Rolling Stones' [10] $245 million from their A Bigger Bang Tour from 2005-2007. If you didn't see the Reputation concert in real life, there's a chance you watched the Netflix film [11] about the tour, which also surely brought in a good amount of change (though that exact figure is a lip-locked secret as of now).
Back in 2017, Taylor made the Forbes list of richest female entertainers [13] with a net worth of $280 million. As the youngest person on the list, she joined the ranks of Beyoncé, Celine Dion, and Oprah Winfrey [14]. Besides her (insanely) successful albums and tours, Taylor has established a healthy résumé full of sponsorships (Diet Coke, anyone?), plus a cool merch shop [15] so cute, it's hard to leave without adding something to your cart.
As for what Taylor does with all of her funds? Well, she's nothing short of a real-estate mogul, with an $84 million portfolio [16], according to Business Insider. The singer/songwriter is also big into donating to charities and people in need. Billboard noted that the singer donated $113,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project [17], an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, on April 8. Back in October 2018, Taylor invited a young boy with autism and his family to her Houston show, after donating $10,000 for a service dog two years ago [18] — the list goes on.