Taylor Swift: Singer – $400 Million
You knew that her name would feature here, didn’t you? Taylor Swift started making waves as a teenager and went on to become one of the greatest singers in no time. With huge record deals being signed and concert tickets selling like hotcakes, she managed to make a fortune worth nearly $400 million!
It is a remarkable feat considering the fact that she is barely thirty years old. With that kind of money lying around, Taylor can afford the choicest possessions like a condo on Rhode Island, penthouses in New York, and two jets for all transportation purposes!
Selena Gomez: Musician – $75 Million
Selena Gomez came on the Disney channel as a child actress and like many Disney stars, she was an incredibly talented singer. Revival and Stars Dance became fabulous hits, and her career as a musician escalated from there. In addition to her career earning enormous bank balances, Selena’s endorsements with big-league brands have quite the say in her net worth too.
For instance, her deal with Puma earned her a $30 million worth paycheck. If that was shocking, get this, for her sponsored social media posts alone, she gets paid at least $500K!
Katy Perry: Singer – $330 Million
The stunning young singer Katy Perry has an estimated net worth of $330 million, and it was her superhit album One of the Boys that launched her onto the national scene. Thanks to her albums like Teenage Dream, Witness, and Prism. Apart from her earnings through her music, Perry is also a judge on the reality TV show called American Idol and reportedly earns 25 million.
Since her rise to fame in 2008, we have to say that the immensely talented singer has come a long way. And in the next few years, Perry would indeed touch new heights.
MICHELLE VISAGE: SINGER – $2 MILLION
Michelle Visage became wealthy, thanks to her soothing voice. You might have heard her tunes when she was a part of The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. and loved them! Well, this is the reason why the star is now worth $2 million and makes heaps of money every year. Not just singing, but the artist is also a notable radio DJ.
Moreover, her television appearances also seem to have treated her bank balance heftily, considering the diva is quite busy shooting the many seasons of the reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race and remains a popular judge.
Keanu Reeves: Actor – $350 Million
Keanu Reeves has become an Internet sensation in the past several years, mainly due to him donating most of his acting earnings to various charitable causes. But, also because of his down-to-earth lifestyle, where he is seen riding the subway and talking to fans as a normal person would.
Despite all that, Reeves owns around $360M, and his fortune doesn’t falter at all. He also keeps landing roles in cinema hits, recently in the John Wick trilogy, soon to be a quintology. He is also set to appear in The Matrix 4 (2021), reprising his role from the previous three movies, arguably his most famous.
J.K. Rowling: Writer – $1 Billion
J.K. Rowling is one of the richest writers of our time, being a billionaire and enjoying her Harry Potter book series’s continuous commercial success. Rowling was born in 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, on the far south of Cotswold Hills, England. One of her first jobs was as a bilingual secretary and a researcher for Amnesty International.
According to Rowling, she was on a train one day, in 1990, going to London from Manchester. The train was heavily delayed, and at that point, she conceived the idea of Harry Potter. Today, her “rags to riches” story is an inspiration, and her fortune hovers around $1B.
Larry David: Director – $800 Million
Larry David is a well-known comedian, writer, and actor, born in 1947. He is active in showbiz since 1980, and perhaps his greatest success is co-creating the popular TV show Seinfeld, along with Jerry Seinfeld. David executively produced and wrote the first seven seasons.
However, as an actor, people would mostly recognize David for Saturday Night Live, where he played multiple characters—Bernie Sanders most of the time. Also, The Three Stooges, where he plays Sister Mary-Mengele, and many more. David’s fortune currently amounts to around $400M. The Los Angeles house in the photo above was his, but he sold the property in 2014.
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