--- title: Jay Z and Kylie Jenner Tied on Forbes' Wealthiest Celebrites description: Kylie Jenner has not only secured a spot on Forbes' list of America's Wealthiest Celebrities for the first time, but tied Jay Z at No. 5. canonical: https://time.com/5485403/jay-z-kylie-jenner-forbes-wealthiest-celebrities/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-20T16:56:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:34.825Z og:title: Jay Z, Kylie Jenner Tied on America's Richest Celebs List og:description: Both are worth nearly $1 billion og:url: https://time.com/5485403/jay-z-kylie-jenner-forbes-wealthiest-celebrities/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde693d1223de6f32/6989420abc6cfccec03e7c90/Jay-Z-Forbes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jay-Z-Forbes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jay Z, Kylie Jenner Tied on America's Richest Celebs List twitter:description: Both are worth nearly $1 billion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde693d1223de6f32/6989420abc6cfccec03e7c90/Jay-Z-Forbes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jay Z and Kylie Jenner Are Officially Tied on America's Richest Celebrities List  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 20, 2018 4:56 PM UTC  Jay Z performs onstage during the Meadows Music And Arts Festival - Day 1 at Citi Field on September 15, 2017 in New York City. Jay Z performs onstage during the Meadows Music And Arts Festival - Day 1 at Citi Field on September 15, 2017 in New York City.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 20, 2018 4:56 PM UTC With an estimated net worth of [nearly $1 billion](http://time.com/money/5335584/kylie-jenner-net-worth/), [Kylie Jenner](http://time.com/money/5359801/kylie-jenner-money-average-american-2-hours/) has not only secured a spot on Forbes’ annual list of [America’s Wealthiest Celebrities](https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/12/18/americas-wealthiest-celebrities-2018-george-lucas-leads-with-5-4-billion-net-worth/#d0189911d8e3) for the first time, but tied [Jay Z](http://time.com/money/5108647/jay-z-net-worth/) at No. 5 in the ranking. Jenner is on track to dethrone Mark Zuckerberg as the youngest self-made billionaire ever thanks to the success of her Kylie Cosmetics makeup company, which is owned solely by Jenner herself and [marketed primarily](http://time.com/money/4463460/kardashians-social-media-ads/) through her personal Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter accounts. Jay Z, on the other hand, makes his money primarily from his albums and tours — including the 2018 “On the Run II” tour that he co-headlined with wife Beyoncé — as well as a variety of business contracts and real estate purchases. “America’s 10 wealthiest celebrities hold a combined fortune of $18.7 billion, more than the GDP of Iceland,” _Forbes_ reports. “_Forbes_‘ third annual ranking of the net worths of the famous boasted the biggest cumulative figure since we began tallying totals, up 4% from 2017’s $18 billion.” See the full list below. **1\. George Lucas** _Net worth: $5.4 billion_ **2\. Steven Spielberg** _$3.7 billion_ **3\. Oprah Winfrey** _$2.8 billion_ **4\. Michael Jordan** _$1.7 billion_ **5\. (tie) Kylie Jenner** _$900 million_ **5\. (tie) Jay-Z** _$900 million_ **7\. David Copperfield** _$875 million_ **8\. Diddy** _$825 million_ **9\. (tie) Tiger Woods** _$800 million_ **9\. 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