{"id":478967,"date":"2025-12-30T01:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478967\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T01:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:46:10","slug":"houstons-own-beyonce-now-a-billionaire-forbes-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478967\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s own Beyonc\u00e9 now a billionaire, Forbes reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FILE &#8211; Beyonc performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo\/Eric Christian Smith, file) (Eric Christian Smith,  Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Houston\u2019s own Beyonc\u00e9 has officially joined the billionaire club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\">Forbes<\/a>, the global music icon and businesswoman has reached an estimated net worth of at least $1 billion, making her one of the few entertainers to achieve billionaire status.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles-Carter, who grew up in Houston before rising to international fame, has spent more than two decades building a career that extends far beyond music. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\">Forbes<\/a> credits her financial milestone to her success as an artist and entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The singer first rose to prominence as a member of Destiny\u2019s Child before launching a solo career that has included multiple chart-topping albums, world tours and business ventures.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/12\/23\/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire\/\">Forbes<\/a> reported the update this month, cementing Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s place among the most financially successful entertainers in the world, and adding another major achievement to the long list for the Houston native.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorBrittany Taylor headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/3TMX3YN53ZCG7B7DUW4BCA3LAA\/\" title=\"View Brittany Taylor&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittany Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Award-winning journalist, mother, YouTuber, social media guru, millennial, mentor, storyteller, University of Houston alumna and Houston-native.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your forecast for New Year&#8217;s week<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:34<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your forecast for New Year&#8217;s weekHouston\u2019s new short-term rental ordinance takes effect Thursday after Third Ward shooting<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:15<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s new short-term rental ordinance takes effect Thursday after Third Ward shootingA look at today&#8217;s top stories in Houston and beyond<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:42<\/p>\n<p>A look at today&#8217;s top stories in Houston and beyond30-Degree Temperature Drop, Scattered Showers, and Wind<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:06<\/p>\n<p>30-Degree Temperature Drop, Scattered Showers, and WindWoman dies on freeway after being rearended<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:25<\/p>\n<p>Woman dies on freeway after being rearended2 teens shot outside house party in Houston<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:47<\/p>\n<p>2 teens shot outside house party in HoustonRecognize these hats or the people in this video? 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