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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.
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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. Image may be NSFW.
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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.
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Feel poor yet?
Yeah, me too.
Words By: Charlie Staples
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