We know that most A-listers are super-rich, which is a given thanks to their super-high salaries and the things they spend their huge paychecks on. We’re talking mansions, fast cars, luxurious vacations, and more designer clothes than we could ever dream of! However, there’s a big difference between celebrity rich and eye-wateringly insane levels of rich; and we were actually quite surprised at how many A-listers made the latter list!
We were confident that the list of super-duper rich celebs would feature Elon Musk (who boasts a $219.9 Billion fortune) alongside Jeff Bezos ($146.9 Billion,) Bill Gates ($128.8 Billion,) and Mark Zuckerberg ($70.1 Billion,) and even George Lucas ($6.5 Billion,) Ralph Lauren ($6 Billion,) and Oprah Winfrey ($3.5 Billion,) but we were a little surprised with just how many other famous faces had such eye-wateringly impressive bank accounts. Take a look at a few below:
Gloria Estefan
We need to sit down for a moment, because we are in total shock that the Cuban-American singer, songwriter, producer, actress and entrepreneur is worth between $500 and $700 million! Let's read that number again! But we guess with all those titles and talents, we shouldn’t be too surprised to hear that the multiple-Grammy-Award-winning-singer is worth so much!
Birdman
Another musician whose net worth has taken us all by surprise is Birdman's, as he is currently said to be worth $125 million. It might be because Bryan 'Birdman' Williams is so much more than a rapper, as he is also a record executive and entrepreneur, as well as the CEO and founder of Cash Money Records, which he founded with his brother Ronald 'Slim' Williams way back in 1991. Some of the artists Cash Money Records represents might take you by surprise, with some of the biggest names including Drake (yes, *the* Drake!) Lil Wayne, and Nicki Minaj.
Julia Louis Dreyfus
The Seinfeld actress is reportedly worth $250 Million, with a lot of her fortune understandably coming from playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld between 1989 and 1998. She has won more Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other actor or actress, but her acting work isn’t the only thing that has contributed to her wealth, as her inheritance also makes up a huge portion of it. Julia has a share in her late billionaire father's estate, (as do her siblings and stepmother,) and it's estimated that she is on track to become a billionaire herself thanks to the inheritance, as well as her own real estate portfolio, acting work, and royalties, among other things.
Kandi Burruss
Kandi rose to fame as part of Xscape, but she is now a singer, songwriter, record producer, businesswoman and television personality (she's been a housewife on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta since 2009!) with a net worth of $30 million. We don't know which of her careers has been the most lucrative, but we imagine songwriting is up there, as she was behind TLC's "No Scrubs," and Destiny's Child hits such as "Bug a Boo," "Bills, Bills, Bills," and "The Writings on the Wall." You'd be surprised how many people don’t actually know that she wrote those iconic songs!
Reese Witherspoon
The Legally Blonde star's recent work on Big Little Lies and The Morning Show, as well as her Hello Sunshine media brand and Southern-themed lifestyle brand Draper James, are just a few of the things behind her very impressive $200 Million fortune!
Celine Dion
How much of the Canadian superstar's $800 Million fortune is down to royalties from "My Heart Will Go On" we wonder? Despite the unprecedented success of the song, the majority of Dion's fortune is actually down to many years of touring, and her highly-lucrative Las Vegas residencies.
Jennifer Lopez
J-Lo has proven just how lucrative being a singer, actress, and beauty mogul actually is, as she is said to be worth around $400 million. She owes a lot of it to her highly-successful fragrance collection, her Inglot Cosmetics makeup line and her own skincare brand.
Shakira
Not too far behind Jenny from the Block is her Super Bowl halftime co-performer, as Shakira is said to be worth a very impressive $300 Million. As she has sold more than 125 million albums and singles worldwide, and is the second-most successful Latina singer of all time behind Gloria Estefan, we aren’t too surprised!
Kaley Cuoco
The Flight Attendant star is said to be worth $100 million, which we can't even comprehend. We know she has been on The Big Bang Theory for years prior to her Flight Attendant role, and know she also earns a lot from advertising deals with companies like Priceline, but we were still taken aback by the enormous figure!
Jessica Alba
The actress and The Honest Company founder is said to be worth an eye-watering $200 Million, which we assume is largely due to the success of the nontoxic-household goods company which she launched when she was 29 years old. Go Jessica!
Shania Twain
Country music royalty! Having brains, a car, or even being Brad Pitt might not impress Shania much, but her $400 Million fortune certainly impresses us!
Gisele Bündchen
Gisele is one of the highest paid and most iconic supermodels in the world, so her $400 Million fortune shouldn’t *really* surprise us when we think about it! And we haven't even thrown husband Tom Brady's fortune into the mix yet!
Sofia Vergara
The Colombian actress has entertained us for years on Modern Family, and has also been a great addition to the America's Got Talent team, so we shouldn’t be too shocked to learn that she is sitting on a very nice $180 Million fortune.
Jay-Z
Both Beyonce and Jay-Z earn an eye-watering amount, but Shawn Carter's $1 Billion fortune is largely down to his joint venture with Live Nation – Roc Nation – the Rocawear clothing line, and the Roc-a-Fella Films studio. He also owns The 40/40 Club, Roc Nation Sports, and the Tidal streaming service. Wow!
Jon Bon Jovi
There are many rockstars who are sitting on an insanely large and enviable fortune, and the Bon Jovi front man is just one of them whose fortune exceeds $400m, as the internet claims that he is currently worth $410 Million!
Victoria Beckham
Posh Spice made a name for herself as one fifth of The Spice Girls, but her $450 Million fortune now comes from her eponymous fashion line, which is still going strong since it was founded in 2008.
Judge Judy
Are we *really* surprised to see the famous judge on this list along with her $440 Million fortune? Not when we think about how many years she has been on our screens!
Pink
When we think of just how many of our favorite songs Pink has actually sung, we start to understand just why she is worth the $200 Million the internet says she is.
Sheryl Underwood
The 58-year-old comedian, actress, and The Talk panelist reportedly has a net worth of $8 Million, and it's thought that a lot of her fortune is down to her own multi-faceted strategic marketing and brand development firm Pack Rat Productions, Inc, in addition to her Sheryl Underwood Radio, which airs on more than 580 radio affiliates. Her The World According To Sheryl podcast, plus being a panelist on CBS' The Talk since replacing Leah Remini in 2011, also plays a huge part (she reportedly earns just over $500K per season!) as do the royalties from her acting work on The Young and the Restless, The Odd Couple, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
