In 2023, singer Rihanna, who is already on the Forbes lists, decided to expand the brand line of her business empire. She filed a new application for the registration of the Fenty Kids trademark - clothes for children.

We are talking about no less ambitious celebrities who managed to build their own business.

14. Gwyneth Paltrow, investor and creator of healthy lifestyle products

In 2023, according to the Axios platform, Gwyneth Paltrow raised $75 million in venture capital to her company, Kinship Ventures. This is a project for finding profitable investments in technology companies, various products, and Web3 startups. A new, but far from the first business of the actress, who is better known as the founder of the Goop brand. It has been around for over 15 years and is a leader in the wellness industry. Gwyneth is engaged in the sale of goods for women, including clothing, vitamins, dietary supplements, sex toys and cosmetics. One of the scandalous areas of her activity is aromatherapy, in which the actress released the This Smells Like My Vagina candle.

13. Jennifer Lopez, perfumer and producer

J. Lo began to engage in business projects in the early 2000s with the founding of the production company Nuyorican Productions together with Tony Medina and the launch of the Jennifer Lopez Collection clothing line, the main idea of which was "affordable glamour". Since 2010, the brand has been exclusively represented in the Kohl's chain, but closed after the covid pandemic in 2020. At the same time, Lopez's production company is still successfully working, shooting films in which the actress herself often appears. So, the picture "Strippers" with a budget of $ 27 million brought $ 157.6 million at the world box office. The line of 24 fragrances brought a profit of $2 billion by 2023, and the Inglot Cosmetics brand in the first months of its existence - $15 million.

12. Reese Witherspoon, founder of a production company

The actress skillfully combines creative activity and business practices. At the time Witherspoon won an Oscar for Walk the Line, her production company, Type A Films, had already existed for five years. She released the films Penelope and Four Christmases. In 2012, the organization merged with producer Bruna Papandrea's company, Bruna Papandrea's Make Movies. The joint brainchild was called Pacific Standard. Under this brand, widely discussed films were released, such as "Wild" with Witherspoon in the lead role, "Gone Girl", as well as the series "Big Little Lies". In 2016, the management of the company was completely transferred to Reese. At the same time, together with Otter Media, she created the multimedia company Hello Sunshine, and Pacific Standard became part of it. Reese Witherspoon's company was included in the list of the hundred most influential according to Time magazine. In 2023, the third part of the famous film "Legally Blonde" was released.

11. Jessica Alba, Eco Diaper Designer

Forbes called Alba one of the richest self-made women in America, along with Madonna and Oprah Winfrey. The actress is interested in environmental issues. In 2012, she opened the production of eco-friendly diapers, then children's cosmetics, hygiene products and household chemicals appeared in the assortment of her brand The Honest. From the online store, sales moved to the retail chains Buy Buy Baby, Costco, Whole Foods, Target and Nordstrom. In 2021, Jessica Alba's cosmetics company Honest is valued at $1.45 billion at the end of the IPO. The actress actively attracts investors, works on expanding production and not only delegates the responsibilities of the manager, but participates in negotiations and developments. In the office of The Honest in Santa Monica, there is a children's room with educators for the children of employees, where Alba herself brings her two daughters and son.

10. Sandra Bullock, owner of a café with a flower shop

The daughter of an opera singer and vocal teacher has been tenacious since childhood. The ability to work for her dreams helped the former law student not only in her film career, but also in business - the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in the film The Blind Side opened two restaurants in Texas. However, one of them, called Bess, closed in 2015. And the second, Walton's Fancy and Staple, combines a bakery, a small café and a flower shop. The actress attracts friends and relatives to work, for example, most of the menu was her sister Jesin, a lawyer by profession. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Bullock said that owning a place allows her to unleash her marketing and design talents.

9. Til Schweiger, Hotel and Restaurant Manager

In 2017, the winner of the MIFF St. George Award for Best Actor in the film Knocking on Heaven's Door opened the Barefoot Hotel, named after another film in which he starred, Barefoot on the Pavement. The hotel is located on the Baltic Sea coast, in the German community of Timmendorfer-Strand. The hotel has 57 rooms, prices are average - from $90 to $300 per night. In 2016, the actor opened the Barefood Deli restaurant in Hamburg with two hundred tables. The interior of the institution is dominated by wood, the tables are decorated with candles, and family photos of the celebrity are hung on the walls.

8. Hugh Jackman, manager of an eco-resort

Wolverine from the X-Men bought an Australian resort in eco-style. Gwinganna Retreat is located on a mountain, a 15-minute walk from the ocean. Guests are offered high-quality spa services, and the resort itself resembles a small Hawaiian village. There are no TVs and Wi-Fi is only available in a few rooms. Guests can do yoga, dance, meditate and walk around 160 hectares of territory in the company of rabbits and kangaroos.

7. Edward Norton, Founder of a Crowdfunding Platform

The Oscar nominee for his role in Birdman knows how to combine business with pleasure. In 2010, together with his partners, Norton created the crowdfunding platform Crowdrise to support charitable projects. The collected funds are donated to charitable organizations, and the creators receive 3% of the payment amount and voluntary contributions from sponsors for the development of the project. In 2017, Norton sold his brainchild to GoFundMe competitors - by that time, his company had already raised more than half a million dollars in donations and was estimated at $100 million.

6. Mark Wahlberg, owner of a burger chain

The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in the film The Departed, confirms that a talented person is talented in everything. Wahlberg is known as a philanthropist, model and musician. In addition, in 2011, Mark, together with brothers Paul and Don, opened the fast food chain Wahlburgers with locations in America and Toronto. The actor decided not to stop there and in July 2018, together with car dealer Jaime Feldman, he began work on opening a Chevrolet dealership. And Mark also likes to give projects his last name - the automotive center will be called Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet.

5. Jared Leto, investor, designer and promoter

The actor is interested in new technologies and actively invests in startups. He supported Snapchat, Slack and Uber, and in April 2018 he visited the VKontakte office in St. Petersburg. The celebrity generally prefers to participate in everything that concerns him in one way or another - even to develop clothes for his performances together with Alessandro Michele (creative director of the Gucci house). In addition, Leto owned Adventures in Wonderland, a company that organized concerts. The artist dreams of developing a shopping app that will choose clothes for the user based on the uploaded data.

4. Elizabeth Hurley, hotelier and designer

The actress began her immersion in the hotel business with an investment in an existing project - a five-star hotel No.11 Cadogan Gardens. The hotel in the bohemian style with 54 rooms was built in the XIX century in the London district of Chelsea and consists of several detached houses, each of which is full of stairs, winding corridors and hidden rooms made of natural Egyptian cotton and fine wines. Elizabeth also loves everything related to the sea and the beach, and runs the Elizabeth Hurley Beach brand, which produces bikinis and pareos, as well as children's bathing suits.

3. Ashton Kutcher, Investor

Kutcher is increasingly difficult to associate with the film "Where's My Car, Dude?". The actor has long been recognized as one of the most successful investors in the world. Ashton has invested in major projects such as Skype, Meerkat, Genius, Airbnb and Spotify. The celebrity explains her success by focusing on people's needs, not profit: "I spend a lot of time trying to understand what people need, not how to make money from them. Investors often forget about this, thinking only about returns." In 2003, Ashton Kutcher's company raised $243 million for a new artificial intelligence investment fund.

2. Sting, Winemaker

The British musician and singer claims that he cannot sing well if he is hungry. Sting tries to eat only organic products, and in order not to depend on the quality of food in other people's establishments, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (the real name of the celebrity) opened his own wine, oil and honey production in Tuscany. The store also offers sausages made from local pork.

1. Lady Gaga, Designer

Having started her career with performances in pubs and clubs, today Lady Gaga is not only included in the lists of the richest and most famous people in show business, but also owns a successful business. On the network, you can write comments and posts, add and like photos, as well as buy tickets to the singer's concerts. Among other things, she has released her own collection of clothes at affordable prices, for example, a T-shirt from Lady Gaga can be purchased for $30.