Jay-Z

Net worth over time

Biography

• Since becoming hip-hop's first billionaire in 2019, Jay-Z has more than doubled his fortune thanks to his lucrative liquor businesses.
• He sold 50% of spirits brand Armand de Brignac, otherwise known as Ace of Spades, to luxury goods giant LVMH in 2021, and sold a majority of his stake in cognac brand D'Usse to Bacardi in 2023.
• He is also chairman and cofounder of entertainment company Roc Nation, and has stakes in music streaming giant Tidal and the 40/40 Club sports bar.
• His other assets range from a fine art collection including works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, his music catalog and shares in companies like Block and Uber.
• He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2021, and has won two Emmys for Super Bowl halftime shows in 2022 and 2023.
• Jay-Z, with 88, and his wife Beyoncé Knowles, with 99, are the two artists with the most Grammy nominations ever.
• Jay-Z was the first rap artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2017.
• A founding partner of Reform Alliance and board member of the United Justice Coalition, Jay-Z advocates for social justice initiatives and criminal justice reform.

Financial assets