Paul McCartney don join di billionaire club. Forbes value di former Beatle net worth at $1.4bn (£1.04bn), wey make am di third richest musician for di world behind Jay-Z at $2.8bn (£2.01bn) and Taylor Swift at $2bn (£1.49bn). Forbes report di estimate on Monday, November 9.
Forbes trace di bulk of di 84-year-old money to MPL Communications, di publishing company he found in 1969. Di company dey manage his own catalog and di catalog of other artists. E acquire copyrights from artists like Buddy Holly, Broadway musical scores and Christmas standards. Forbes estimate say di company worth at least $250m, and di report tok say McCartney still dey make money anytime a high school perform Grease or somebody stream Blue Suede Shoes.
As former Beatle, McCartney dey receive 25% of earnings from Apple Corps holding company. Forbes estimate say Apple Corps dey generate more than $50m every year from streaming, physical music sales and merchandise. McCartney, Ringo Starr and di estates of John Lennon and George Harrison each get 25% share. His share of di Beatles songwriting copyrights worth at least $200m and dey bring at least $10m a year. He fight for those rights for US and UK courts over di past two decades.
Di rest of di money come from touring, including 79 shows for di Got Back tour between 2022 and 2025. E also get real estate for di United Kingdom and di Hamptons, plus art collection wey include works by Pablo Picasso and René Magritte.
McCartney still dey active at 84. He release album The Boys of Dungeon Lane in May and appear as musical guest for Saturday Night Live season finale dat month. In July, e perform Beatles standard I Want to Hold Your Hand for di first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce for Madison Square Garden.
Dis year, documentary Man on the Run, directed by Morgan Neville, focus on his life after e leave di Beatles.
McCartney dey prepare to share stage with Ringo Starr again at Joe Walsh’s VetsAid concert on Jan. 29 for MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Di lineup also include The Killers, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent and Lucius, with more guests expected. Na di first time McCartney and Starr go perform together since December 2024, when Starr surprise appear for di final night of di Got Back tour for London O2 Arena. Di pair perform Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
