Madonna's fortune grants her entry into elite billion dollar club
MADONNA has re-affirmed her place as the Queen of Pop after reportedly joining the billion dollar club.
The Material Girl has boasted a multi-million dollar fortune for years, but it appears she's finally joined the elite group of moneymakers whose bank balances top $1 billion.
Madonna's net worth had already been estimated at around £437.5 million, thanks to her recent record-breaking MDNA world tour, which grossed more than £190.63 million last year, and drew £46.88 million from show merchandise sales and £6.25 million in TV rights and DVD sales.
Now Women's Wear Daily editors report that Madonna has boosted her personal fortune to a whopping seven figures by making wise investments in her Hard Candy gym chain and in coconut health drink Vita Coco, while she banked another £6.25 million after signing a recent deal with vodka brand Smirnoff.
Her Truth or Dare perfume has also been a big seller - it has taken in £37.5 million in sales, while her Material Girl clothing and accessories line is expected to earn her another £6.25 million in 2013 alone.
If the numbers add up, Madonna is in good company - filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Microsoft boss Bill Gates, Facebook.com co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and media mogul Oprah Winfrey were all recently named among the world's richest billionaires by editors at Forbes magazine.