Bohh 16 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 We've all heard it, over and over, on every single media: Taylor Swift is the first artist to reach the billionaire landmark only thanks to her music. But is she? First, a look at Forbes estimates of Taylor's worth : -$500 million from royalties and touring (which is a rough estimate) -$125 million from real estate (not music even though bought from music royalties) -$500 from the ESTIMATED worth of her music catalog (she sold 200 million records but is also a streaming multiple records holder) - but that's an estimate, that's not in her pocket at all. How do they know how much her music catalog is worth? Well, according to a source, they say...Taylor's PR? That brings us to Madonna's music catalog worth. Springsteen sold his for $500 million and he sold like 150 million records. We can easily say that Madonna's catalog is worth AT LEAST the same - she sold $400 million records, her streaming numbers are fair (better than Springsteen's, right?). But when you look to Madonna's profile on Forbes.com, you see that they estimate her wealth to $580, they are not even mentioning the worth of her music catalog, which is strange (since if you look on Taylor's profile on Forbes.com, they do mention it). Does that mean that Madonna's wealth of $580 includes her music catalog's worth? We don't know. But let's do the math, if it does not, that would mean we have to add it to their estimate which would bring Madonna's fortune way beyond the billion landmark. If it does, that would mean that Madonna is only worth $80 million? Who are they kidding? What do you think? sara94 and musicman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoneGone 16,717 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 She's worth 850M according to this: https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/singers/madonna-net-worth/ And Taylor would be 900M according to the same site. No idea of how reliable it is, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalartist 6,753 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 This is a fun topic to argue with Chat GPT about bc it pulls data from all these sources and will change its story depending on how your questions will steer it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WokeUpInMedellin 1,745 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 She probably could be if she didn't donate so much money and own a mansion in Manhattan sara94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonna 21,551 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 No, she nor Taylor is! If they were, there weren't be any question of it. Reliable sources would have facts to back up their claims. The important thing is; Madonna knows how to manage her finances and will be well provided for until the day she dies, even if she quit entertaining all together. She has many other investments that provide a healthy income as well. Burroughs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzus 2,849 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 43 minutes ago, WokeUpInMedellin said: She probably could be if she didn't donate so much money and own a mansion in Manhattan Yes, but she also invests much of her own money on her career, she has financed her own videos, films, etc, and spends a lot of money on art too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NRMX 5,822 Posted May 14 Popular Post Share Posted May 14 Of course she is!!! But do you think she’s satisfied??? Crazy For M, Pretty Madonna, Honey Little and 8 others 4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Aardvark 5,158 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 kinda https://www.forbes.com/profile/madonna/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzus 2,849 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/14/2024 at 10:44 AM, A. A. Aardvark said: kinda https://www.forbes.com/profile/madonna/ At one point she had U$S 800. Seems like her fortune is dwindling. Maybe she has too many children? LOL. Or Guy Ritchie took too much away from her? Crazy For M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 11,281 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Pedro Beltran said: Of course she is!!! But do you think she’s satisfied??? But who’s counting? NRMX and survivalartist 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongIslandTea 1,902 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 No, she's not. * Anticipating vicious gays to quote me and attack me* deathproof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohh 16 Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Ok but what about her catalogue's worth? And why the same rules do not apply on her to calculate her wealth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian 2,461 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Forbes knows sH*t! Madonna's net worth is 35 USD! confessed, Salida, Piksel8 and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady75 10,349 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Maybe if Guy hadn't taken half. Most of her donations will actually be tax avoidance . Not to diminish her contributions in any way bit that what a lot of rich people do in the name of philanthropy Daxkoba and TOpher 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayham 6,294 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Not our business. 🙂 drivebitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayham 6,294 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 She keeps on asking us to buy beds for her hospital in Malawi.. so? 🙃🙂🥲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayham 6,294 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 And she did a shooting without paying a penny… the crew did it as charity. 😃 TOpher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androiduser 2,981 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, steady75 said: Maybe if Guy hadn't taken half. Most of her donations will actually be tax avoidance . Not to diminish her contributions in any way bit that what a lot of rich people do in the name of philanthropy Guy got half a part of their assets made during their marriage, not her earnings before the marriage, reportedly he got $75 million, which is a lot, but Madonna can earn that in a year. Donations are almost always used as a tax relief, as you said, so Madonna's philanthropy most likely doesn't have any impact on her wealth, other than paying less in taxes. Madonna doesn't disclose her earnings made from investments, flipping properties, buying and selling art etc, so we can only have information about her earnings from touring, album sales, and other public endeavors. She has also had a few unsuccessful projects, like the Hard Candy Gyms, and the fashion line and the perfume line have also been discontinued, so she definitely didn't make a great deal of money from that (unlike some celebs who have successful perfume/clothing lines). She is either a billionaire, or close to 1 billion. acolyte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRMX 5,822 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 33 minutes ago, androiduser said: Guy got half a part of their assets made during their marriage, not her earnings before the marriage, reportedly he got $75 million, which is a lot, but Madonna can earn that in a year. Donations are almost always used as a tax relief, as you said, so Madonna's philanthropy most likely doesn't have any impact on her wealth, other than paying less in taxes. Madonna doesn't disclose her earnings made from investments, flipping properties, buying and selling art etc, so we can only have information about her earnings from touring, album sales, and other public endeavors. She has also had a few unsuccessful projects, like the Hard Candy Gyms, and the fashion line and the perfume line have also been discontinued, so she definitely didn't make a great deal of money from that (unlike some celebs who have successful perfume/clothing lines). She is either a billionaire, or close to 1 billion. Absolutely They have reported that $850 Million figure for years now, only on interests in the bank, that money already has gone into a billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androiduser 2,981 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 20 minutes ago, Pedro Beltran said: Absolutely They have reported that $850 Million figure for years now, only on interests in the bank, that money already has gone into a billion. however, we have to take into account that we don't know how extravagant M's spendings are. But she seems like she's quite rational so she's probably controlling how much she spends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara94 2,547 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I think she is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Skies 1,673 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On M Nation this question was asked there recently as well. I agree with the takes that she could very well be a billionaire but it seems on the vapid side to flaunt wealth. Once the game is over the queen and pawn go back in the same box RUADJAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUADJAI 16,026 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 She spent all she had on NFT monkeys. BILLSTER, WokeUpInMedellin, Ian and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JustinTimes 978 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I'll be so glad when I never have to hear about Taylor Swift again animalinstinct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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