In 2022, Rihanna tops the list of the richest female singers in the world today. Billionaire Rihanna continues to lead with a net worth of about 1.7 billion USD.

She belongs to the group of singers with the highest sales in the world, with more than 250 million records sold. Since 2016, Rihanna put aside her singing career to focus on business. Her wealth mainly comes from fashion and cosmetics companies.

In the New York Times, the female singer said she does not care about titles and achievements. What makes her happy is inspiring women and teenagers from humble beginnings.

“They know how I had a difficult start and how I worked my way up. From there, giving them hope and promoting their own abilities,” she said.

Rihanna experienced poverty and discrimination during her childhood. She is the eldest of three sisters in Saint Michael, Barbados. Her childhood was dark when her father – Mr. Ronald Fenty – suffered from alcohol and drug addiction.

“Fridays would be scary because he would come home drunk. Half of his salary is spent on alcohol,” Rihanna shared on Rolling Stone. The female singer also often witnessed her father abusing her mother. One time, she also became a victim because she wanted to stay on the beach for 10 more minutes.

The deadlocked life caused Rihanna to separate herself from her friends and her grades plummeted. She even suffered from severe migraines from the age of 8 to 14. Doctors also couldn’t find the cause.

Initially, they suspected Rihanna had a tumor but all test results were negative. Until her parents divorced, her headaches naturally disappeared.

After that, Rihanna’s mother had to work full-time to make money. Rihanna is responsible for taking care of the two children.

Rihanna was also bullied because her father was a descendant of Redlegs – a term for poor, white residents of Barbados. “I was raised ‘very black,’ but when I went to school, I was called white,” the singer said on Allure. I do not understand why”.

Rihanna said that her past of being bullied helped her endure life in the spotlight – which is crueler and colder. “This shell has grown since my first day at school. It hasn’t been since I became famous. I cannot exist or be famous without it,” the singer shared on Harper’s Bazaar.

Success is not just on stage

Having been passionate about music since childhood, Rihanna and two friends formed a small band at school, inspired by the lineup of the most popular girl group at that time, Destiny’s Child.

Rihanna’s life took a completely new turn after the group was introduced to music producer Evan Rogers – who is famous for his compositions that brought great success to stars like Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson. and Nick Jonas (Jonas Brothers).

After listening to each band member’s performance, he was completely captivated by Rihanna’s powerful voice. Evan believes he has found a global star. At that time, he invited her to come to America to develop her career.

Not long after, the 16-year-old girl left her hometown of Barbados and came to America. Thanks to the guidance of Evan Rogers, she was introduced to the Def Jam Recordings label whose head at that time was one of the most famous male rappers of all time, Jay-Z.

After finishing the audition, Jay-Z was so impressed by the talent of the young Barbados girl that he immediately offered to sign a contract and asked her to cancel the audition with all other companies.

Over the past decade, Rihanna has sold more than 250 million records with 14 songs topping the Billboard Hot 100. Rihanna’s first international hit was “Umbrella” (2007), which was certified 7x Bach. million copies in the US and sold more than six million copies worldwide. She won 9 Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 6 Guinness Records and contributed to shaping the world music industry.

Not only is she successful in music, she is also “cool” in business. In 2017, after many years of incubation, Rihanna launched the cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty.

Right from the brand name, the beauty has cherished building an orientation towards an equal community, no longer discriminated against race or skin color.

The name Fenty is taken from Rihanna’s real last name (i.e. Robyn Rihanna Fenty). Rihanna shared: “Fenty Beauty was created for everyone, for all skin colors, personalities, cultures and races.”

Immediately after its birth, this brand was “sold out” throughout the United States and then became famous globally. In parallel with the cosmetics field, Rihanna gradually shaped her position in the fashion field.

In 2018, she launched the Savage X Fenty underwear brand with the message of changing beauty standards. Instead of images of skinny models walking on the runway, Savage

In 2019, Savage X Fenty’s show was listed as one of the top 10 feminist pop culture moments of 2019.

At 35 years old, with 22 tattoos on her body, Rihanna has proven that she is a rebel at heart, an independent and strong woman. The female singer also conveyed to fans the message that she is someone who can buy herself roses, instead of waiting for someone to bring them to her.