Kanye West – $1.8 billion

Kanye Omari West is a renowned and controversial American rapper, record producer, designer, and politician. His rise to fame started when he worked with Roc-A-Fella Records as a producer before releasing The College Dropout in 2004. He established the GOOD Music record company and churned out his subsequent albums under the label.

West is behind the Yeezy LLC, and in July 2020, it appeared on the list of companies that benefited from CARES Act small business loans. He announced that he would run for president via Twitter but later conceded through a tweet reading “Kanye 2024.”