Women no longer cry, they make money: Shakira breaks the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing Hispanic tour
After a period led by a veteran of Spanish-language music, this December the top spot changed hands and was taken by a female artist.
BarcelonaColombian singer Shakira has broken the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing Latin music tour after earning $421.6 million with her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. With this milestone, she has surpassed Mexican singer Luis Miguel, who had earned $409.5 million with his Luis Miguel Tour 23-24. According to Billboard, the Barranquilla native sold 3.3 million tickets across 86 shows, while the Mexican singer... The bikini She had sold 2.9 million. The Colombian singer achieved the record on December 11, 2025, when she held a concert at Vélez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires, where she arrived having earned $410.3 million in revenue, according to Billboard.
Shakira has also surpassed the revenue of Bad Bunny's 2022 tour, when the Puerto Rican artist earned $314.1 million by selling 1.9 million tickets. Karol G follows, having earned $313.3 million from 2.3 million tickets on her Mañana Será Bonito tour. Recognized by Billboard as the best Latin pop artist of all time, Shakira has designed a tour that includes nearly one hundred concerts and will conclude on April 4 with a show in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after a final Latin American show in Mexico City on February 27.
Coming soon to Barcelona
The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour was Shakira's most successful tour to date. Throughout her career, she sold 4.9 million tickets across 206 shows, generating $529.7 million in revenue, according to a music industry publication. The recent increase in ticket prices and her growing fame following a meteoric rise in her career explain why she earned a significant portion of that amount in the latter part of her career. In May 2026, the 49-year-old artist will visit Spain for two concerts: one in Madrid and one in Barcelona.
