Billionaire celebrities announced by Forbes - but huge star drops off the list
All the billionaire celebrities have been revealed by Forbes - but there's one notable absence.
Each year the magazine lists the high rollers in the showbiz world, who have more money than we'd know what to do with.
This year, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and Jay Z have all made it onto the coveted list - but one star has dropped off.
Rapper Kanye West, 45, was nowhere to be seen when the results were published after the Stronger star was dropped from a deal with Adidas last year - reported to be worth £1.2billion - for making anti-Semitic comments.
In a shocking outburst, the artist now known as Ye, tweeted he was "going death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE" before alleging he wasn't "Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also".
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Kanye West was notably absent from the Forbes billionaires list (Getty Images)After losing his Adidas deal, as well being dropped from Gap, Foot locker and Balenciaga, the father-of-four posted on Instagram: "I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I'm still alive. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am."
However, while Ye may no longer be a billionaire, his ex-wife Kim is.
Kim Kardashian
The reality star, 42, is 2,259th on the list, but her £960million fortune is down £44million on 2021 when she first appeared on it.
Much of the mum-of-four's money — £480million last year — comes from her shapewear brand Skims.
Kim has cashed in with Skims (Getty Images for ABA)Kim was first revealed as a billionaire by Forbes in April 2021. At that time, the biggest chunk of her wealth came from her cosmetics company KKW Beauty.
However it's now all about Skims, which has been endorsed by a whole host of celebrities, who have praised the businesswoman for her product.
Rihanna
Rude Boy star Rihanna, 35, is a billionaire thanks to the success of her Savage X Fenty underwear range and Fenty cosmetics collection.
Rihanna has an incredibly successful make-up line (Getty Images)
She's expecting her second child (Getty Images)Her make-up line was a game-changer in the industry, with the mum-of-one telling Refinery: "In every product I was like: 'There needs to be something for a dark-skinned girl; there needs to be something for a really pale girl; there needs to be something in-between."
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Of course, she's also not done with releasing music and recently wowed fans with her Super Bowl half time show.
However, RiRi has slipped down the rankings in the Forbes list, from 1,729th to 2,020th, with the Barbadian’s fortune dipping to £1.2billion from £1.36billion.
Jay Z
Rihanna arguably wouldn't be where she is today if it wasn't for Jay Z.
Jay-Z is said to be worth a whopping £2billion (Beyonce.com)
Couple goals! (Kevork Djansezian/AP/REX/Shutterstock)The rap superstar, 53, signed the singer before anyone had so much as looked at an umbrella.
Jay is now said to be worth a whopping worth £2billion, up £880million from last year when he first made it on to the list.
The Hard Knock Life star, married to Beyonce, is 1,127th on the list and is the only major player to have seen his value go up.
Often regarded as the greatest rapper of all time, Jay was the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and has been central to the commercial success of artists including former pal Kanye.
Oprah Winfrey
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, 69, ranks at 1,217th with a fortune of just over £2billion. The Colour Purple star first appeared on the list in 2003, when she was £800million ($1billion).
Oprah first made the list in 2003 (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
She's the CEO of a multimedia production company (The Hollywood Reporter via Getty)Oprah founded and is chair and CEO of a multimedia production company, Harpo Productions, and founder of O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also a spokeswoman and partial owner of many brands.
Most recently she bagged an interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in which the former royals sent shockwaves around the world with their claims about 'The Firm'.
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