Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian professional rapper, singer, and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $150 Million.

Since her rise to fame with the 2010 release of Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums, all of which have been certified Platinum in the United States. She’s thought to be the highest-paid female rapper of all time, earning almost $200 million from music sales, tours, concerts, investments, and brand endorsement deals.

Quick Facts

• Sold over 58 million records in the United States
• Peak annual income of $29 million in 2013
• Earned an estimated $196.5 million between 2010 and 2023
• Grossed over $116 million in revenue from concerts and tours
• Paid $19.5 million for an 11,820-square-foot mansion in the Hollywood Hills

Earnings History

Throughout the past decade or so, Nicki Minaj has consistently been listed as one of the highest-paid females in hip-hop, typically earning upwards of $10 million per year from all her endeavors. Between 2010 and 2023, she earned approximately $196.5 million, thanks to estimates from Forbes and Celebrity Net Worth.

In the earlier years of her career, her annual earnings were significantly less, at a reported $4 million in 2010. This was, of course, the year in which her debut album, Pink Friday, was released. Over the next few years, her income increased rapidly, reaching an estimated $6.5 million in 2011 and $15.5 million in 2012. However, in 2013, she achieved her highest-earning year to date, almost doubling her annual income to $29 million. This wasn’t due to any single source in particular, but instead a culmination of numerous revenue streams, including album sales, tour revenues, and endorsement deals with brands such as MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi.

Between 2014 and 2017, her earnings, while lower, still ranged between $14 million and $21 million per year, thanks to continued album sales, including her 2014 album, The Pinkprint, plus ongoing royalties, concerts, and sponsors.

While Nicki Minaj’s income has declined significantly in recent years, she’s still able to rake in eight-figures annually, according to several reports.

TIDAL Equity Dispute

In 2015, when Jay-Z launched the music streaming platform, TIDAL, Nicki Minaj reportedly received a 3% stake in the platform. She didn’t invest any money into the business personally, but instead received a minority stake for lending her name and music to the platform. TIDAL’s focus was to protect the artists, hence why many were given equity in the company. 

However, when TIDAL was sold to Square for approximately $302 million in 2021, Minaj claimed she was only offered $1 million for her stake. At a $302 million acquisition price, a 3% stake in TIDAL should have been worth roughly $9 million at the time. There’s a big difference between $1 million and $9 million, but in a strange turn of events, Minaj later took to Twitter, claiming that Jay-Z owed her between $100 million and $200 million. She called it “karmic debt,” which is “only collecting more interest.”

We’re not exactly sure how she arrived at $100 million, but we would assume that karma is doing most of the work in that calculation. As of late, there have not been any updates regarding the situation. 

Real Estate

Minaj only recently purchased a home in Los Angeles after renting several homes in the Beverly Hills area for an extended period. This included a $35,000-per-month mansion she lived in with Meek Mill and a $39,500-per-month home she stayed in with her husband, Kenneth Petty.

In 2022, Minaj finally purchased an 11,820-square-foot, eight-bedroom, eleven-bathroom home in Hidden Hills, California. The house was built just before the rapper paid $19.5 million. 

Expenditure

Nicki Minaj is known for wearing elegant and colorful outfits and jewelry. When it comes to her spending money, she gives away college scholarships to students in need. Minaj has told magazines that she used to spend $50,000 a month on Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes. In 2014, she arrived at the MTV Movie Awards in her Maybach 62S, which cost approximately $500,000. She reportedly dished out $30,000 to get her car painted. 

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights from Nicki Minaj’s career:

Awards:

• American Music Awards – Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Pink Friday, 2011)
• American Music Awards – Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist (2011, 2012, 2015)
• BET Awards – Best New Artist (2010)
• BET Awards – Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Billboard Women in Music – Rising Star (2011)
• BMI Awards – Song of the Year (Super Bass, 2012)
• MOBO Awards – Best International Act (2012)
• NARM Awards – Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2011)
• People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Hip-Hop Artist (2013)
• YouTube Music Awards – 50 Artists to Watch (2015)

Albums:

• Pink Friday (2010)
• Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)
• The Pinkprint (2014)
• Queen (2018)

Will Ferrell is an American professional actor and comedian with an estimated net worth of $160 Million.

Ferrell has starred in over 130 films and helped produce 80. He remains one of the top 100 highest-grossing actors of all time at the box office and has earned some impressive salaries throughout the past two decades. After co-founding Gary Sanchez Productions in 2006, Ferrell often received $20 million in earnings per film due to his acting salary plus producer credits.

Quick Facts

• Fired from his first two jobs for damaging belongings and misplacing $600
• Earned $17,500 per episode of Saturday Night Live in 2001
• Consistently earns $20 million/movie
• His estimated net worth has increased by 60% in the past five years
• Declined $29 million salary to make the Elf sequel
• Continues to produce films through Gloria Sanchez Productions

Net Worth History

When we first discussed Will Ferrell’s net worth in 2019, it was estimated to be $100 million. Since then, he has increased his net worth by 60%, primarily due to his work as a producer through Gloria Sanchez Productions. He has also received several additional film paydays, the most notable of which is $20 million for Spirited, released in 2022.

In 2025, Will Ferrell’s net worth is approximately $160 Million.

Before Wealth & Fame

Before he was making millions of people laugh on the big screen, Will Ferrell worked several small jobs. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1990 with a B.A. in Sports Information. Having been an avid football player during high school, Ferrell was interested in pursuing a career in the sports industry.

In the early 1990s, Ferrell began an internship in sports broadcasting at a local TV station. However, we quickly realized that the job wasn’t a good fit for him and started looking for something he was more passionate about.

While pursuing a comedy career, he also worked as a bank teller for Wells Fargo and a hotel valet. His first few days at both jobs did not end well: he accidentally ripped a baggage rack off a van by driving under a low beam at the hotel, and came up almost $600 short in his first two days at the bank.

Breakout Comedy Films

Ferrell worked on Saturday Night Live for several years before breaking through as an actor in the late 90s, but his mainstream popularity became evident in the mid-2000s. It’s no secret that the 2000s produced some of the funniest films ever made, many of which, unfortunately, couldn’t have been made in today’s climate. The culture of the mid-to-late 2000s set the perfect stage for Ferrell’s comedy to shine.

During this time, Ferrell starred in movies such as Old School (2003), Elf (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro (2008), and Step Brothers (2009).

In 2003, Ferrell starred in Elf, which later became one of the funniest Christmas movies ever produced. However, the script was written initially with Jim Carrey in mind to play the role of Buddy. Ferrell has since shared that he was offered $29 million to make a sequel but declined.

Gary Sanchez Productions

In 2006, Will Ferrell founded the production company Gary Sanchez Productions alongside Adam McKay. From 2006 to 2019, the company produced some of Will Ferrell’s highest-grossing movies, producing impressive paydays.

Several actors in particular helped shape Ferrell’s career as his co-stars in multiple Gary Sanchez Productions movies, including:

• John. C Reilly
• Mark Wahlberg
• Kevin Hart
• Zach Galifianakis
• Steve Carrell
• Paul Rudd

John C. Reilly first starred alongside Ferrell in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby in 2006, just before the company was founded. The pair would co-star together again in 2008 on Step Brothers and in 2018 on Holmes & Watson, both of which were produced by GSP.

Mark Wahlberg first co-starred with Will in 2010’s The Other Guys and later again in Daddy’s Home (2015) and Daddy’s Home 2 (2017). Ferrell starred with Hart in 2015’s Get Hard, Galifianakis in 2012’s The Campaign, and Rudd and Carrell in the two Anchorman movies.

Since Ferrell’s partnership with McKay ended in 2019 and Gloria Sanchez Productions acquired Gary Sanchez Productions, he has focused primarily on production work. In 2022, Ferrell starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the Christmas musical film Spirited.

Earnings & Salary

Saturday Night Live Salary

In 2001, Ferrell became one of the highest-paid cast members of Saturday Night Live, earning $17,500 per episode. Since this was during the last two seasons that Will worked on SNL, it’s uncertain how long he had been earning this salary. Will appeared in 31 episodes between 2001 and 2002, earning an estimated $542,500. 

Film Salaries

In 2004, Ferrell earned a salary of $7 million for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. From then on, his reported salary per movie has always been $20 million. Undisclosed salaries are missing from the list, but he has consistently commanded $20 million per film for the last two decades.

The Shrink Next Door Salary

According to Variety, Will Ferrell and his co-star Paul Rudd were each paid an estimated $1 million per episode to star in The Shrink Next Door. The show aired for a single season, comprising eight episodes, in 2021, earning Ferrell $8 million. A second season was never produced since it was developed as a mini-series.

Highest-Grossing Movies

The majority of Ferrell’s highest-grossing movies have originated from minor roles, not the typical films for which fans know him. His role as the CEO of Mattel in Barbie (2023) contributed to the film’s box office gross of $1.45 billion. Voice animation work in Despicable Me 4 ($581 million), The Lego Movie ($471 million), and Megamind ($322 million) occupied the second, third, and fourth rankings, respectively.

The oldest film on the list is 1999’s Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, which grossed $314 million worldwide.

As a lead actor, excluding his role in Megamind, Ferrell’s highest-grossing film was Daddy’s Home, which scored $243 million at the box office. Elf grossed $229 million, costing only $33 million to produce. Other lead acting roles include Daddy’s Home 2 ($181 million), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($175 million), and The Other Guys ($170 million).

Here are Will Ferrell’s five highest-grossing movies overall:

Overall

1. Barbie – $1.45 billion (2023)
2. Despicable Me 4 – $581 million (2024)
3. The Lego Movie – $471 million (2014)
4. Megamind – $322 million (2010)
5. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – $314 million (1999)

Here are Will Ferrell’s five highest-grossing movies as a lead actor:

Lead Actor

1. Daddy’s Home – $243 million (2015)
2. Elf – $229 million (2003)
3. Daddy’s Home 2 – $181 million (2017)
4. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – $175 million (2013)
5. The Other Guys – $170 million (2010)

Rihanna is a Barbadian professional singer, songwriter, and actress with an estimated net worth of $1.4 Billion.

She is America’s youngest self-made female billionaire, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the richest singers in the world. Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having won multiple awards, including the GAFFA Awards, BRIT Awards, Bravo Otto Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards, etc. Many of her studio albums went platinum.

Quick Facts

• Sold 211 million albums and singles domestically
• Earned an estimated $471 million between 2009 and 2020
• Gross revenue of over $260 million from tours/concerts
• The richest female music artist in the world
• 50% stake in Fenty Beauty is worth roughly $750 million

Earnings History

Between 2009 and 2020, Rihanna was consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid singers, earning almost $471 million during this period, based on estimates from industry experts. Back in 2009, she was experiencing incredible success from the Good Girl Gone Bad album, which has since sold over 7 million copies in the United States, and its subsequent tour. The tour concluded at the end of January 2009, grossing approximately $10.6 million in revenue, and by the end of the calendar year, Rihanna had earned an estimated $15 million. 

However, from then on, Rihanna began earning a bare minimum of $26 million per year from all her endeavors. This was primarily due to newer album releases, increased tour revenues, and most notably, her shift into business ventures and brand endorsements. So, let’s take a look at some of the singer’s standout years.

In 2012, Rihanna earned an estimated $59 million from a variety of income sources, including the Talk That Talk album, which was released at the end of 2011. She was also beginning to experience success from her perfume line, which was first launched in 2010. 

Fenty Beauty: Business Empire

September 2017 was the year of “the new generation of beauty.” With LVMH, Rihanna launched a mind-blowing makeup line called Fenty Beauty, presenting 40 beautiful shades of foundation for each skin tone, from the lightest to the darkest.

It was an unprecedented revolution in the beauty sphere. Rihanna managed to meet the needs of darker-skinned women, who were historically underserved by the beauty industry. Fenty Beauty line serves everyone: women from all over the world can’t stop buying her products.

Launched in 17 countries and 1,620 stores simultaneously, Fenty Beauty has helped Rihanna become one of the world’s most exclusive ranks: billionaire. The brand’s revenue was $100 million during its first two months, which increased to $570 million by 2018. Fenty Beauty is worth $2.8 billion, 49.99% of which is owned by Rihanna, while LVMH owns 50.01%.

Savage X Fenty

Apart from Fenty Beauty, a global pop star also boasts her Savage X Fenty line, which was launched in 2018. A lingerie brand called Savage X Fenty immediately erupted into the intimate apparel world by prioritizing inclusivity rather than the same perfect skinny models’ stories. Savage X Fenty includes sizes from XS to 4XL, highlighting that sexy comes in more than one size.

Today, the brand is worth $1 billion. Rihanna owns 30% of it.

Real Estate

Beverly Hills Home

In 2009, Rihanna purchased an 8,500-square-foot home in Beverly Hills for $6.9 million. However, she later sued the previous homeowner due to ongoing maintenance and leaking issues. She took a $1.9 million loss on the property, selling it in 2011 for a flat $5 million, but received an undisclosed settlement from the lawsuit. Five years later, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen acquired the home for $14.1 million, undertaking a complete renovation.

Pacific Palisades

A year after leaving Beverly Hills, Rihanna paid $65,000 monthly to rent a 10,929-square-foot modern home in Pacific Palisades. She was initially thought to have purchased the house for $12 million; however, according to Ben Bacal, one of the listing agents, she came up $180,000 short. The property last sold for $11.175 million in 2016 and has since been on and off the market.

Hollywood Hills Rental

In 2017, the singer purchased a seven-bedroom, 7,130-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills for $6.8 million after previously renting a separate property in the area. After having issues with intruders, Rihanna listed the house for $7.5 million a year later, but nobody snapped it up. Instead, she decided to rent the property out for $35,000 per month.

Beverly Hills Homes

In 2020, after moving back to the Beverly Hills area, she purchased a 7,600-square-foot mansion for $13.75 million. Three months later, Rihanna paid $10 million for the property next door, a four-bedroom, 3,600-square-foot estate. She sold the latter property in 2023 for $10.3 million, which resulted in a slight loss after fees.

Los Angeles Penthouse

In 2023, Rihanna purchased a 9,290-square-foot penthouse in Century City, Los Angeles, for $21 million. The late Matthew Perry once owned the unit. Rihanna never actually moved into the apartment and listed it for sale just one year later. She was asking for $24.5 million but sold it for a loss at $20.75 million. After considering listing fees and commissions, she likely lost $1.5 million from the property.