Who are the most extravagant VIPs on the planet today? As you will see, the MINIMUM total assets needed to be one of the ten most extravagant superstars on the planet right currently is $600 million.
#10: J.K. Rowling Net Worth.
The first of the ten thousand famous, J. Rowling is best known for building the "Harry Potter" empire, which has sold more than 500 million books worldwide and produced billions at the box office worldwide. Rowling is one of the wealthiest independent citizens in the United Kingdom and is the first author in the world to make a profit of $ 1 billion. It should be noted that J. is hugely secretive about his finances and denies being a millionaire. That would be possible if he secretly donated most of his wealth to charities. On the record, it is known that he has donated at least $ 150 million in assistance to date. She wrote her first letter as a single unemployed single mother.
#9: David Copperfield Net Worth.
David is by far the wealthiest magic in the world. She earns $ 40- $ 60 million a year, mainly thanks to the 500+ shows she does every year at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After the closure of Las Vegas due to the Coronavirus epidemic in 2020, David did not relinquish any employment and continued to pay his entire salary. David is the owner of the world's most extensive collection of magical monuments. The collection contains more than 150,000 items, containing significant fossils from Harry Houdini, Georges Melies, and the father of modern magic, Robert Houdin. The group is housed in a 40,000 square foot warehouse located just a few miles from the Las Vegas Strip. Some experts have valued the collection at $ 500 million. David's real estate portfolio costs $ 200-300 million. The crown jewel of his portfolio is an island of 11 islands in the Bahamas that costs $ 50-100,00 per night rent for a minimum of four nights. He bought his first Bahamas island in 2006 for $ 55 million. In Vegas, he owns an $ 18 million mansion. New York City owns a four-story apartment building that costs at least $ 60 million.
#8: Paul McCartney Net Worth.
There is no denying that Sir Paul McCartney is one of the most successful and significant artists in history. The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time. As of this writing, they have sold over 600 million records worldwide. Paul is not the best as a solo artist, and he always makes tours sold around the world. He earns $ 50-70 million in his kingdom in a given year, with a large portion of that revenue from royalties produced by his songs and patents on thousands of other artists' songs.
As many people know, Paul and John Lennon sold copyright in many of their songs decades ago in a fatal mistake. Michael Jackson bought the catalog in 1985 for $ 47.5 million. Ten years later, Jackson combined all the pieces (removed his own) with Sony Music to form a new company called Sony / ATV Music Publishing. In 2016 Sony paid $ 750 million to get Jackson's 50% share to become sole proprietors. Shortly after the transaction, McCartney sued the Sonys to acquire any of the songs recorded before 1978 (most likely). He cited U.S. copyright law that allows the author to reinstate U.S. rights in their work after 56 years. Sony and Paul finally came to a secret (and probably the most expensive) place.
McCartney (and Lennon's heirs) have copyrighted many of the Beatles' songs, but that doesn't mean they aren't paid for their use. They both receive the benefit of songwriters who in the United States account for 33.33% of the total revenue. Outside America, they get 50% shared. McCartney owns just TWO Beatles songs; "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You." The two songs were written under a preliminary publishing agreement and were not included in Michael Jackson's sale.
#7: Jay-Z Net Worth.
Skipping fewer positions and $ 100 million compared to 2020, Jay-Z enters the world's seventh-richest man with a net worth of $ 1.3 billion. Like many celebrities on this list, Jay has acquired a large portion of his wealth apart from his entertainment talent (himself, he rapes). Jay oversees an imposing business empire. The state that made the most exciting movies in 2021.
In February 2021, he sold 50% of his champagne brand Armand de Brignac to the LVMH luxury organization for $ 640 million. A week later, he signed a deal to sell Tidal broadcasting company at Jack Dorsey's ONE company, Square, for $ 300 million. Jay also owns equal places in SpaceX, Outly, Uber, Sweetgreen, and Ethos.
Combined with his wife Beyonce's $ 500 million fortune, the couple's value is between $ 2 billion.
Beyonce and Jay-Z have $ 100 million and $ 150 million in art in real estate. The crown jewel of their portfolio is a 30,000-square-foot mansion in Bel Air, which was recorded for $ 88 million in 2017. They invested $ 36 million and issued a $ 52 million bond.
#6: Kim Kardashian Net Worth.
Once again, it is slightly different from Forbes, who recently estimated that Kanye West's soon-to-be-called is worth $ 1 billion. We estimate the actual value to be slightly higher.
Despite our differences, there is one thing we can all agree on: Kim Kardashian is incredibly successful when she thinks about her career that started with a thumbs up as a Paris Hilton assistant and sex tape with Ray J. he then promoted real fame and became a communications society and product brand.
Today, Kim's two most important assets are KKW Beauty - a beauty product line directly for consumers, and Skims - a clothing company. KKW Beauty generates a northern net worth of $ 100 million a year. Last year he sold a 20% stake in KKW to Coty, the company that bought 51% of Kylie Jenner's sister company Kylie Cosmetics in 2020. KKW Beauty had recently cost $ 700 million. Kim owns a 72% company, which pays him a tax-free tax of $ 500 million.
Skims was launched in 2019. An April 2021 issue of the New York Times reported that the Skims had recently raised $ 154 million worth of $ 1.6 billion. Kim is believed to be the 50-60% product owner, giving him a tax stamp before the $ 800 - $ 960 million price tag.
#5: Jami Gertz Net Worth.
In 1989, Jami married a leading financier named Antony Ressler. After graduating from Georgetown University, Tony went to work for Michael Milken's now-famous investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. Drexel pioneered the art of collecting gobs of money from corporate attackers who would go out and buy companies with nothing and a lot of debt. After Drexel's incarceration (Milken ended up serving 22 months in prison), in 1990, Tony founded Apollo Global Management. He and Jami got married last year. In 1997 Tony founded Ares Management. Today the company manages more than $ 130 billion worth of assets. In 2015 Jami and Tony bought several shares in the NBA's Atlanta Hawks for an estimated $ 800 million. Today the Hawks are worth $ 1.5 billion. At first, they wanted to buy Dodgers, but they were fired. They own small shares in Milwaukee Brewers and real estate worth $ 100 million, including property in the Beverly Park gate community, costing at least $ 50 million. Their home in Malibu is located above Broad Beach, which is considered one of Bu's most desirable places to live.
#4: Oprah Winfrey Net Worth.
Oprah and Jeffrey co-founded HARPO Productions (90% owner, 10% owner) and produced "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on their own. They then sold the exhibition market. Next, Oprah and Jeffrey negotiated a more significant deal with ABC that included making movies, magazines, books, and, most importantly, the right to present other T.V. programs under her production umbrella. All production of these shows will take place at his 3.5-acre HARPO facility. They did not finish.
In 1999, CBS bought King World for $ 2.5 billion in stocks. When the discovery was complete, Oprah owned 1% of all CBS. He also had a significant share of Disney stock in an agreement with ABC in the mid-1990s.
Oprah has been a board member of Weight Watchers since 2015. When he joined the company, he was offered an estimated $ 43.5 million. That segment has grown to more than $ 400 million in various locations in recent history.
#3: Kanye West Net Worth.
Forbes claims $ 1.6 billion. We say $ 6.6 billion. Why the difference? I don't know why Forbes is so quick to give the status of a billionaire to other celebrities (Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Tyler Perry) based on highly unconfirmed details. Still, it won't throw Khan a bone. Here is what we know, and TWO banks have verified this information:
Kanye owns a house worth $ 100 million.
He earns $ 100 - $ 200 million a year in all sources
His music catalog costs $ 110 million
She owns 100% of the Yeezy clothing line
Yeezy generates $ 1.5 billion by 2020 and costs $ 3-5 billion as a product… And Khan owns 100%
Yeezy's partnership with Gap is estimated at $ 1 billion
When people ask me why Kanye costs $ 6.6 billion as opposed to $ 1.6 billion, I use the following analogy:
The Nike brand Jordan produces $ 3-4 billion in sales, earning Michael Jordan $ 100-120 million a year in royalties. Nike owns the Jordan brand. If Nike were to sell Jordan, it would cost $ 30-40 billion for 10x. That money would go to Nike. Kanye almost made the same royal agreement with Yeezy. The big difference is that Kanye MAKES this product. So if a sale were possible, Kanye would be the only beneficiary.
#2: Steven Spielberg Net Worth.
The fundamental difference between costing $ 700 million and $ 7.5 billion can be traced to the most lucrative deal with Universal theme parks. In the 1990s, Steven signed an agreement that gave Universal (the studio behind "Jurassic Park") the first right to ride a theme park based on his movies. In exchange, Steven will be entitled to receive 2% of all GROSS ticket sales at Universal theme parks worldwide, annually and forever. Universal eventually opened many theme parks around the world. Each park owed 2% of its large sales tickets to Mr. Spielberg.
In 2015 Universal was owned by Comcast, publicly traded. Comcast security coverage has revealed an upcoming $ 535 fee due to Steven due to the purchase clause. Instead of making that payment, Universal doubled the money and took a small stake in Spielberg's film studio Amblin Partners.
Oops. And for decades, Steven has held a non-essential equity stake in the "Star Wars" because of a good deal he struck with his good friend George Lucas back in the early 1970s.
Steven owns a $ 200 million home and a $ 250 million yacht.
#1: George Lucas Net Worth.
George Lucas is the world's richest man with a net worth of $ 10 billion. George could buy the top nine celebrities on this list directly and have $ 400 million left over. George Lucas thanks unthinkingly almost entirely to "Star Wars."
George Lucas, who owns 100% of "Star Wars," can be traced back to the brightest business decision in Hollywood history. The long story is that back in 1973, George agreed to accept a lower salary in the first "Star Wars" (when the studio was convinced it would be a tank) in exchange for two applications:
# 1) You will own all the copyrights.
# 2) You will own the franchise's full I.P. (intelligence) after the first film.
Between series, DVDs, and sales, "Star Wars" will eventually generate more than $ 12 billion worldwide. All proceeds go to George.
It's getting better.
In 2012 George sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney for $ 4 billion in cash and stock. He received 37 million shares of Disney and $ 2.15 billion in cash. On the day the transaction closed, the 37 million shares were worth $ 1.85 billion. Disney stock has almost quadrupled since 2012. George did not sell a single claim. Today those 37 million shares cost $ 7 billion. A few weeks ago, when Disney hit a high note, it was worth $ 7.5 billion (Steven Spielberg).
George earns about $ 64 million a year, thanks to Disney's annual budget of $ 0.88.
George is one of the celebrities who own a significant housing portfolio. He holds a 3-acre beachfront estate in Carpinteria, California (comprising two lots) which is almost priced but can cost at least $ 80 million if he enters the market. He owns a $ 34 million mansion in Bel Air. Up in the Bay Area, he has been in charge of Skywalker Ranch since 1978. He spent $ 100 million turning part of the venue into a movie studio, production facility, and staff relocation. The property was initially 5,000 hectares but has since donated nearly 90 percent of the land to a local conservation fund.
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