After putting together a monumental world tour, a concert movie release, and bringing new life into the U.S. economy via consumer spending, is the world really ready for Taylor Swift, the billionaire?
Yahoo Finance Live's Seana Smith and Diane King Hall do a deep dive into the singer's reported net worth, according to Bloomberg, tied to her music catalog, streaming, and the overwhelming success of the Eras Tour, and how influential the singer has been on the U.S. economy this year.
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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
Video Transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING] DIANE KING HALL: Well, Taylor Swift is back in the headlines again this time for building a 10-figure fortune earning billionaire status according to a Bloomberg report.
We've talked a lot about the Taylor Swift economy this year from selling out stadiums across North America to hitting the big screen with her "Eras Tour Documentary."
And now she's out with the re-release of her album "1989, Taylor's Version."
And I did a deep dive into where her billions now comes from.
Of course, you've got the value of her catalog, which she's also worked to get her Masters back.
So that helping.
It's 400 million estimated according to this Bloomberg data.
Ticket sales.
Of course, I mean, she went on a huge tour this summer.
There's still some concerts coming up when you talk about where she's going in South America.
That's 370 million.
When you look at ticket sales and this is merchandise as well.
Streaming.
Of course, Spotify, YouTube, et cetera that's upwards above 100 million.
Then, of course, she has properties and royalties.
So she's just stacking up millions, upon millions, upon millions to earn billionaire status right now.
SEANA SMITH: Yeah, and I also think maybe even the bigger takeaway-- yes, she's a billionaire but also just the impact that she's had on the broader economy, right?
When you talk about the fact that the Eras Tour-- she had 53 US concerts this year-- added $4.3 billion to the US GDP.
That's according to estimates here from Bloomberg Economics.
Breaking that down even further here.
The final six nights of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in LA estimated to bring in the city of Los Angeles $320 million.
We know Taylor Swift was also mentioned by the Philly Fed.
And the Philly Fed index just in terms of the uptick and really the contribution that her tour made to the city during those concerts, which we all knew went viral on TikTok, on social media because so many fans were just coming to the stadium to simply hear the concert from outside.