The lion's share of Jay-Z’s wealth comes from his business ventures, particularly his luxury drinks brands, Armand de Brignac and D'Usse. In 2021, LVMH purchased a 50% stake in Armand de Brignac for at least $300 million ($352m/£262m today). More recently, he sold a majority stake in D’Usse to Bacardi for a staggering $750 million (£559m).

In another bold business move, Jay-Z purchased the streaming platform Tidal for $56 million ($75m/£56m today) in 2015 before transferring all his music from Spotify to the service. He later sold the majority ownership of Tidal to fintech company Square in 2021 for $297 million ($348m/£259m today).

His other assets include a fine art collection valued at $70 million (£52m), shares in companies like Block and Uber, and a real estate portfolio worth hundreds of millions.

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