The richest country star of all time, even if she's now a global pop sensation, Taylor Swift began in Nashville, scoring her first hits as a teenage country singer in the late noughties before crossing over to the mainstream. Celebrity Net Worth pegs her wealth at $1.8 billion, while Forbes estimates a lower $1.5 billion.

Swift's immense fortune comes from blockbuster album and single sales, shrewd ownership of her masters, past brand partnerships, and the record-breaking Eras Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history, generating over $2 billion.

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