First of all: This thread is not meant to undermine Rihanna's net worth. It's just something that I came across and where I thought that it'd make an interesting discussion topic
Both ladies are rich af and we could only dream to be them.



KATY PERRY net worth
CelebrityNetWorth - $280M
TheRichest - $210M

RIHANNA net worth
CelebrityNetWorth - $230M
TheRichest - $175M

According to these two sources Katy Perry has a way higher net worth than Rihanna. But if you compare Katy's to Rihanna's career you'll find out that…

- Katy has sold and released less albums
- Katy has sold and released less singles
- Katy has less streams
- Katy hasn't grossed as much as Rihanna with her tours
- Katy has less endorsements (and none of them are as big as Rihanna's Dior/Samsung deals)
- Katy debuted 3 years after Rihanna

So to sum it up: Katy is less successful than Rihanna in every aspect there is.
But how is it then possible for her to have a higher net worth?
Does this mean that Katy is more involved in her career?

Discuss…

Katy writes more of a music, so she gets a bigger check. They're both extremely wealthy though.

Someone in Rihanna's team was stealing her money early on in her career
Now she's catching up and making up for her lost coins

Rih spends more

Yeah, it comes down to songwriting, mostly.

And the industry doesn't buy the records. The audience buys the records. I'm very happy I didn't take the quick money. I don't have a 360 deal and I don't have a publishing deal so I feel like I'm a rare bird. And I never really got big advances with my other record deals - Katy


she's in control of her touring and merchandising revenue, songwriting royalties, better @ managing the money etc i guess

Looks inaccurate and fake

Katy writes and gets more from royalty.

It has been known some Rihanna manager stole millions of her when she was still a teen(-adult), she probably signed a **** contract by that age too. She's way younger tho and much more successful, she will catch up soon, she was also named the most marketable celebrity like months ago

She's a smart business woman.

Rihanna still feels bigger and more relevant. Their money is not mine so whatever

What is that?

Bigger touring act.

This. Katy has always been very business savvy.

One of Rihanna manager stole millions from her , she was close to be bankrupt.
She is so strong to be able to come back from that

singles/albums dont actually matter all that much when it comes to net worth. Katy just had a huge tour and a billion endorsements in addition to performing for NFL at the HTS.

Katy has lucrative endorsements

It's common knowledge that...

- People were stealing money from Rihanna.
- songwriters get a higher royalty rate.

But now that Rih owns her masters and releases under her label she'll obviously get a bigger cut off her music than before