The World’s 10 Richest Musicians: Madonna, McCartney and More

It's no surprise that Madonna and Paul McCartney top a new list of the World's 10 Richest Musicians. But there are a few surprises further down the list which was. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/the-worlds-10-richest-musicians-madonna-mccartney-and-more.html]

It's no surprise that Madonna and Paul McCartney top a new list of the World's 10 Richest Musicians. But there are a few surprises further down the list which was compiled by Wealth-X Research using "a proprietary valuation model to assess all asset holdings including privately and publicly held businesses and investible assets" to develop a "Net Worth Valuation".

The World's 10 Richest Musicians:Rank/Name/Age/Net Worth

1 Madonna Ciccone 56 – $800 million

2 Paul McCartney 72 – $660 million

3 Andre Romelle Young (Dr. Dre) 49 – $650 million

4 Sean John Combs (Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy) 45 – $640 million

5 Celine Dion 46 – $630 million

6 Paul David Hewson (Bono) 54 – $590 million

7 Mariah Carey 44 - $520million

8 Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z, Hova, Jigga) 45 – $510 million

9 Sir Elton Hercules John 67 – $450 million

10 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter 33 – $440 million