Janet Jackson’s fortune is growing and growing, and with her multi-million dollar husband by her side it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
According to reports, the 47-year-old has just entered the billionaire club. Her combined bank balances with hubby, retail entrepreneur Wissam Al Mana, have topped $1 billion.
Sources say she’s earned $458 million from touring, $260 million in album sales, $81.5 from sponsorships and licensing fees, and another $81 million from book publishing and music royalties.
Her acting career has brought in the big buck as well. She’s banked over $300 million from her roles in 2000’s The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, 1993’sPoetic Justice and 2010’s For Colored Girls.
All we can say it “Go, girl!”
Click though the slides to see five other celebs who’ve been initiated into the billion dollar club.
1. Jay-Z and Beyonce Carter
Last month Bey and Jay hit a hip-hop and R&B millstone, becoming music’s first billionaire couple. According to the International Business Times, the couple’s album sales, endorsement deals and touring revenue have pushed their combined earnings well over the billion dollar mark.
2. Isabel Dos Santos
This businesswoman is Africa’s richest woman and Angola’s first billionaire. Even as the oldest daughter of Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, sources say Isabel’s holding are all self made. She made a fortune as an investor, with several stakes in Angolan and Portuguese companies.
3. Aliko Dangote
Aliko is Africa’s richest man with a fortune of over $4.9 billion. He became a billionaire by controlling stakes in Nigerian sugar, cement and flour companies.
4. Oprah Winfrey
With a net worth of $2.8 billion, this media modal was the only African-American billionaire in the world until Janet entered the mix. She runs a school in South Africa, operates her own network, stars in numerous television shows and heads a national magazine.
5. Mo Ibrahim
British businessman Mo Ibrahim came up after selling his mobile phone company Celtel for $3.4 billion, pocketing $1.4 billion. The communications entrepreneur is of Sudanese decent.
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Janet Jackson’s fortune is growing and growing, and with her multi-million dollar husband by her side it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
According to reports, the 47-year-old has just entered the billionaire club. Her combined bank balances with hubby, retail entrepreneur Wissam Al Mana, have topped $1 billion.
Sources say she’s earned $458 million from touring, $260 million in album sales, $81.5 from sponsorships and licensing fees, and another $81 million from book publishing and music royalties.
Her acting career has brought in the big buck as well. She’s banked over $300 million from her roles in 2000’s The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, 1993’sPoetic Justice and 2010’s For Colored Girls.
All we can say it “Go, girl!”
Click though the slides to see five other celebs who’ve been initiated into the billion dollar club.
1. Jay-Z and Beyonce Carter
Last month Bey and Jay hit a hip-hop and R&B millstone, becoming music’s first billionaire couple. According to the International Business Times, the couple’s album sales, endorsement deals and touring revenue have pushed their combined earnings well over the billion dollar mark.
2. Isabel Dos Santos
This businesswoman is Africa’s richest woman and Angola’s first billionaire. Even as the oldest daughter of Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, sources say Isabel’s holding are all self made. She made a fortune as an investor, with several stakes in Angolan and Portuguese companies.
3. Aliko Dangote
Aliko is Africa’s richest man with a fortune of over $4.9 billion. He became a billionaire by controlling stakes in Nigerian sugar, cement and flour companies.
4. Oprah Winfrey
With a net worth of $2.8 billion, this media modal was the only African-American billionaire in the world until Janet entered the mix. She runs a school in South Africa, operates her own network, stars in numerous television shows and heads a national magazine.
5. Mo Ibrahim
British businessman Mo Ibrahim came up after selling his mobile phone company Celtel for $3.4 billion, pocketing $1.4 billion. The communications entrepreneur is of Sudanese decent.
