Jay-Z – Est. $1 Billion

Shawn Corey Carter or professionally known by his peers as Jay-Z was started his music career after establishing the record company Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995. There are very few arguments against Jay-Z being considered as one of the wealthiest personalities in show business thanks to the smart investments he worked with in the last couple of years. In addition to his music career, his career as a businessman has also gained great success and media attention.

He founded the clothing retailer Rocawear in 1999 and the luxury sports bar chain 40/40 Club in 2003. Both companies have grown into multi-million-dollar companies. In 2015, he acquired the technology company Aspiro and was responsible for their media streaming service Tidal. Year after year, his net worth just keeps jumping on the positive side and he keeps on racking up money into his bank account. During the later part of last year, he managed to break the $1 billion barriers and is not showing any signs of slowing down!