5 Celebrities With Successful Businesses

These stars now boost their wealth through innovative business ventures.

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With so many up-and-coming celebrities these days, the stars we grew up with can no longer rely on their Hollywood careers. Some now have successful business ventures that add to more than half of their total net worth.

1. Rihanna

Currently, on a music hiatus, Rihanna takes the number 1 spot with Fenty Beauty. According to Digital Resource, the makeup brand propelled the artist's net worth to $1.4 billion, just behind Taylor Swift's $1.6 billion, who solely got her earnings from music alone.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Rihanna attends The Daily Front Row's 11th Annual Fashion Media Awards at The Rainbow Room on September 06, 2024 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Daily Front Row

Out of all makeup brands, Rihanna's are only one of few that are inclusive to all skin types and colors. Today, the brand value sits comfortably at $2.8 billion, and with celebrity partnerships, it's expected to rake in millions more.

2. Selena Gomez

Recently, VCPost learned that the Wizards of Waverly Place actor has joined the Billionaire Club. And it's all thanks to Rare Beauty.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: Selena Gomez attends Selena Gomez's 2nd Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit at Nya Studios on October 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Similar to Rihanna's technique, Gomez, who is a Lupus survivor, ensures that her makeup brand's edge is about giving people with a disability easier control over their packaging. The majority of her net worth can be attributed to Rare Beauty, alongside her music and acting career.

3. Ryan Reynolds

You may know him as Deadpool, or Blake Lively's husband. But in the business industry, he's a massive name. The Hollywood Reporter listed not just one, or two, but multiple businesses under Reynolds' name.

Read More: Selena Gomez Joins Taylor Swift on Billionaire List With $1.3B Net Worth, Thanks to Rare Beauty

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: Ryan Reynolds speaks onstage during the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2024 at BMCC Tribeca PAC on September 17, 2024 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company

He currently manages Aviation Gin with a partnership with Blake Lively's Betty Buzz, the Mint Mobile, sports ventures like Wrexham AFC, and Maximum Effort Marketing, where he teased the first Love Story (Taylor's Version) snippet.

4. Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher surprisingly had a thing for technology. He's not entirely like Elon Musk, who creates tech companies for a living.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: Ashton Kutcher attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Rather, his Crunchbase profile stated that he's been investing in an expanded tech business portfolio, like Robinhood, Uber, Airbnb, and other mainstream and up-and-coming businesses. To help more tech startups, the actor also co-founded a venture capital firm called A-Grade Investments.

5. Scarlett Johansson

With The Outset, The Hollywood Reporter shared that ScarJo gives people with sensitive skin a chance to glow using her eco-friendly products. Of course, you can't look like ScarJo, but you can definitely have glass and flawless skin like hers.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Scarlett Johansson attends the European Premiere of "Transformers One" at Cineworld Leicester Square on September 19, 2024 in London, England. Joe Maher/Getty Images

You may know her as Natasha Romanoff or Black Widow, or perhaps Lucy. Either way, Johansson is no longer playing an agent, she's now an entrepreneur building a sustainable skincare brand.

Read Also: Taylor Swift Tops Rihanna in Musician Wealth Rankings With $1.6 Billion Net Worth

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