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Celebrity net worth: which celebrities ended 2021 as the top five richest billionaires?
As 2021 draws to a close, there are a few familiar faces on our top five celebrity billionaire list, but there is one notable newcomer: Rihanna, who became the world’s first billionaire female musician in August.
Although they are all entertainers, all five celebrities made their fortunes from a diverse range of income streams. Perhaps unsurprisingly, entertainment may open doors but it is not enough to catapult you to billionaire status.
But as we head into 2022 – with new personal finance resolutions ahead – we can learn a few wealth lessons from these self-made billionaires. As our list shows, the secret to success lies in believing in yourself, investing in products with strong fundamentals – and learning from failure.
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1. George Lucas
Net worth: $8.32 billion
A long time ago, on a planet familiar to all of us, before Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk began their space race, a brave filmmaker challenged filmmaking convention. And George Lucas is still cashing in on that legendary canon. The Star Wars creator, 77, is the richest celebrity on Earth thanks to the epic multimedia franchise that is now a global pop-culture phenomenon. Star Wars and Lucas’s other major film franchise, Indiana Jones, have generated more than $12bn in global box-office ticket sales.
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