--- title: Beyonce Ordering Food at a Restaurant Photo Becomes Meme description: Beyonce's Instagram photo showing her speaking to a server at a restaurant became an instant meme. canonical: https://time.com/4757292/beyonce-restaurant-memes/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-27T13:12:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T08:52:02.000Z og:title: Beyoncé's Candid Restaurant Photo Became an Instant Meme og:description: "I actually invented Lemonade so it should be free" og:url: https://time.com/4757292/beyonce-restaurant-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt084d4df163f5b8c4/6988be1bcd1bba8c2a704480/beyonce-mom-mentorship-program.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2322 og:image:height: 1306 og:image:alt: 59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé's Candid Restaurant Photo Became an Instant Meme twitter:description: "I actually invented Lemonade so it should be free" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt084d4df163f5b8c4/6988be1bcd1bba8c2a704480/beyonce-mom-mentorship-program.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:03 video:published: 2017-04-04 section: business topics: celebrity business ventures, music streaming, talent management, athletic apparel, social enterprise, microloans, celebrity net worth, entrepreneurship genre: explainer, profile tones: admiring, breezy, promotional emotions: admiration (medium), excitement (low), pride (low) sentiment: positive audience: pop culture fans, business readers, entrepreneurs, general audiences people: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Miguel Cotto, Victor Cruz, Kevin Durant organizations: Forbes, Tidal, Roc Nation, Sprint, Parkwood Entertainment, Arrive, Topshop, Nordstrom, Net-A-Porter, Watermelon Water products: Tidal, Ivy Park transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Beyoncé Just Birthed the Most Hilarious Meme With This Candid Restaurant Photo > Sponsored content. 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With a combined net worth of one billion dollars...Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the world’s top power couples._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video profiles the business ventures of Jay-Z and Beyonce, presenting them as one of the world's top power couples with a combined net worth of $1 billion. It describes Jay-Z's ownership of the streaming service Tidal and his Roc Nation company, which has expanded into sports representation, as well as his newer venture Arrive. It then covers Beyonce's company Parkwood Entertainment, her Ivy Park athletic clothing line, and her investment in the startup Watermelon Water. The video closes by framing the couple as both music royalty and business leaders. ## Key points - According to Forbes, Jay-Z and Beyonce were the highest paid couple of 2016, earning just over $107 million. (00:06) - Jay-Z bought the music streaming service Tidal for $56 million in 2015. (00:26) - A recent deal with Sprint made Tidal worth $600 million, according to the video. (00:26) - Jay-Z's company Roc Nation has music clients such as Rihanna, Santi Gold and Shakira, and sports clients such as Miguel Cotto, Victor Cruz and Kevin Durant. (00:36) - Jay-Z's latest venture, Arrive, aims to help start businesses by nurturing promising new companies. (00:51) - Beyonce's company Parkwood Entertainment manages music artists and has produced motion pictures and television specials. (01:15) - Beyonce's Ivy Park athletic leisure line is sold at Topshop, Nordstrom and Net-A-Porter, with items ranging from $30 caps to $200 jackets. (01:25) - Beyonce is an investor in Watermelon Water, a company that gives microloans to women living in poverty. (01:38) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:14] Power couple income and net worth. The video opens with the couple's combined net worth and their 2016 Forbes earnings ranking. - [00:14 to 00:51] Jay-Z's business ventures. The video covers Jay-Z's ownership of Tidal, his Roc Nation company and his roster of clients. - [00:51 to 01:09] Arrive and Beyonce's global brand. The video introduces Jay-Z's Arrive venture and begins describing Beyonce as a global brand. - [01:09 to 02:03] Beyonce's companies and investments. The video describes Parkwood Entertainment, Ivy Park and Watermelon Water, then closes on the couple's combined career. ## Key quotes - [00:24] Jay-Z: "I'm not a businessman, I'm a businessman." - [00:51] narrator: "She might actually just be a Black Bill Gates in the making" - [01:59] narrator: "which is why they're not only music royalty, but business bosses." ## Questions this video answers - What is the combined net worth of Jay-Z and Beyonce? [00:00] - How much did Jay-Z pay for Tidal? [00:26] - Which companies does Jay-Z's Roc Nation represent? [00:36] - What is Beyonce's company Parkwood Entertainment known for? [01:15] - What products does Beyonce's Ivy Park line offer and where can they be bought? [01:25] - What does the startup Watermelon Water do with its profits? [01:44] by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:52 AM UTCPublished: Apr 27, 2017 1:12 PM UTC With a combined net worth of one billion dollars...Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the world’s top power couples. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:52 AM UTCPublished: Apr 27, 2017 1:12 PM UTC A photo of [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4631309/beyonce-lemonade-impact/) ordering food at a restaurant became an instantly iconic meme overnight. On Wednesday night, [the _Lemonade_ singer](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/) took to Instagram to post a mini-photo album of pictures from a night on the town that had everything including her outfit, her accessories, flowers, and fashion photos showing off her [baby bump](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/). But most importantly, it had a photo showing the artist speaking to an attentive server while she was pointing to a menu. The candid photo became instantly iconic as the internet went all meme on it with funny captions that imagined Beyoncé’s instructions for the server. Beyoncé just knows her way around the internet. Bless her for elevating the dinner order to an art form and spawning endless hilarious-but-reverent possibilities like most things she does. See below for a sampling of the best takes. > [](https://twitter.com/%5FKingBlack90/status/857404418840563713) > [](https://twitter.com/Keelectric%5FLady/status/857427194569732096) > [](https://twitter.com/animalfriespls/status/857425061590048773) > [](https://twitter.com/synewaive/status/857420476351524865) > [](https://twitter.com/HolyAlejandro/status/857400056692998145) > [](https://twitter.com/sawngbyrd28/status/857395210040598528) > [](https://twitter.com/EatMyHeartOut%5F/status/857403419581194241) The original gallery garnered nearly 2 million likes as of Thursday morning. Click through the slides below for the meme-worthy photo. Beyoncé’s [twin-pregnancy announcement](http://time.com/4656949/beyonces-birth-announcement-internet-reactions/) is now the most liked picture on Instagram. 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