The shoes on her feet? She bought’em. The clothes she’s wearing? She bought’em. The rocks she’s ro… you get the idea. Beyoncé has a lot of money – but how much exactly?
‘Independent Woman’, Beyoncé, made more money than any other woman in the music industry last year. The R&B star raked in a staggering £71m ($115m) – double the amount that she earned in 2012.
The figures were released by Forbes and are based on income made from album sales, concert tickets sales and merchandise sales.
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Forbes’ top-earning women in music
1) Beyoncé: $115m
2) Taylor Swift: $64m
3) Pink: $52m
4) Rihanna: $48m
5) Katy Perry: $40m
6) Jennifer Lopez: $37m
7) Miley Cyrus: $36m
8) Celine Dion: $36m
9) Lady Gaga: $33m
10 Britney Spears: $20m
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So, let’s break down Ms Knowles’ earnings. In 2013, she made:
– £8,192 per hour
– £136 per minute
– £2.28 per second!
To put that into perspective:
In one night’s sleep, Beyoncé would earn £65,536 – 4 times the annual salary of a telephonist.
During a 20-minute session of ‘surfboarding’ – wife of hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z, would have earned £2,720. Enough to fill 2,833 baths with water. 
And finally, if the Texan diva dropped a £10 note on the floor – in the time that it would take her to pick it up and put it back in her pocket, she would have already earned more than she’d dropped.
Feel poor yet?
Yeah, me too.
Words By: Charlie Staples
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