Topline
Singer Beyoncé’s world tour raked in $179 million in a single month, according to Billboard, far surpassing a previous monthly record set by her and setting the stage for her to join the likes of Coldplay and Rolling Stone on the list of artists with the highest-grossing tours.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour is reportedly the highest-grossing tour by a woman. (Photo by Kevin … [+]
Key Facts
In August, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour grossed $179.3 million, making it the highest one-month gross for tours since Billboard began tracking tour earnings through Boxscore—its touring data tracker and live acts ranking charts—in 1985.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour also owned the previous record: $127.6 million set in July.
Billboard deemed the tour “the highest grossing tour by a woman in the Boxscore archives,” as it has grossed a reported $461.3 million to date.
Having done nearly 60 shows since kicking off in the spring and concluding the tour with one more show in Kansas City on October 1, Billboard estimates the Renaissance World Tour will gross about $560 million and rank among the highest-grossing tours of all-time.
Should estimates be actualized, Beyoncé will be the only woman, only Black person and only American solo act on the top 10 list, and outperforming acts like Roger Waters and the Rolling Stones.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour surpassed Madonna’s 2008-09 Sticky & Sweet tour to become the highest-grossing tour for a woman in history, according to Billboard, with only tours from Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Elton John making more money.
Forbes Valuation
We estimate Beyoncé’s net worth to be $540 million and rank her among the top 50 of America’s richest self-made women.
Key Background
The Renaissance World Tour kicked off in Europe in May after tickets went on sale at the beginning of February. Then, Billboard estimated the tour could gross between $275 million and $428 million. This was Beyoncé’s first solo tour since 2016 and followed the release of her Grammy-winning album Renaissance in July 2022.
Tangent
Having the highest-grossing tour by a woman is one of many “firsts” or “mosts” Beyoncé has added in relation to Renaissance. At this year’s Grammy awards, she became the most awarded artist in Grammy history, thanks to the Renaissance album’s four wins. When the album debuted at No.1, Beyoncé became the first female artist to have seven albums debut at the top of the chart.
Further Title
Beyoncé Re-Sets Monthly Boxscore Record With $179 Million in August (Billboard)
Taylor Swift vs Beyoncé: How These Super Stars Stack Up Against One Another (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2023/09/28/beyoncs-renaissance-world-tour-shatters-record-for-highest-grossing-month-report-says/