The World’s Celebrity Billionaires

It’s been sixteen years since Bruno Mars and the rapper Travie McCoy first sang about wanting to be billionaires on the cover of Forbes magazine. And while neither artist has managed to achieve that feat so far, a small but growing group of their celebrity peers did manage to make Forbes’ 2026 World’s Billionaires list.

With both athletes and entertainers signing increasingly large contracts and endorsement deals, and acting more like owners and entrepreneurs (and less like employees) than ever before, Forbes found 22 celebrity billionaires worth a collective $48.1 billion on this year’s ranking. That’s up from 18 worth a total of $39 billion in 2025.

The new additions to the 2026 list are Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Roger Federer, Dr. Dre and James Cameron. They join legends like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey, who debuted on Forbes’ billionaires list in the 1990s and early 2000s, and more recent additions such as Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift and Rihanna.

Defining “celebrity” isn’t easy, but Forbes has elected to feature people who became famous first, then massively rich. That definition skews heavily in favor of entertainers and athletes. It doesn’t include those who are famous for being wealthy or for the success of their businesses, like President Donald Trump and Mark Cuban.
#1. Steven Spielberg
Net worth: $7.1 billion | Age: 79 | Citizenship: United States
The DreamWorks studios cofounder and highest grossing film director of all-time, Spielberg still gets a slice of every ticket sold at Universal theme parks, thanks to his blockbuster hits like Jaws, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones. His newest film, the sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day, is scheduled to be released in May.
#2. George Lucas
Net worth: $5.2 billion | Age: 81 | Citizenship: United States
After selling his film production company Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for $4 billion in cash and stock, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator has largely retired from filmmaking. He is now focused on philanthropy and the development of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which is scheduled to open in Los Angeles this year.
#3. Michael Jordan
Net worth: $4.3 billion | Age: 63 | Citizenship: United States
Jordan’s salary during his NBA career totaled just $90 million, but he has earned more than $2 billion (pretax) from such corporate partners as Nike, Hanes and Gatorade. He sold most of his majority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets in a 2023 deal that valued the team at around $3 billion but reportedly retained a minority stake in the franchise.