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# The World’s 10 Richest Musicians: Madonna, McCartney and More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-worlds-10-richest-musicians-madonna-mccartney-and-more/
- Published: 2014-12-03T08:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-03T08:35:00.000Z
- Description: 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]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Beyoncé Knowles, Bono, Celine Dion, Dr Dre, Elton John, Jay-Z, Madonna (entertainer), Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Sean Combs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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It's no surprise that Madonna and Paul McCartney top a new list of the [World's 10 Richest Musicians](%20https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/the-worlds-10-richest-musicians-madonna-mccartney-and-more-.html). But there are a few surprises further down the list which was compiled by [Wealth-X Research](http://www.wealthx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Wealth-X-Top-10-Richest-Recording-Artists.pdf?ref=hypebot.com) 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](%20https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/the-worlds-10-richest-musicians-madonna-mccartney-and-more-.html):**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 

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