Madonna’s four-decade career has made her millions (Pictures: Getty Images)
Madonna’s epic and much-anticipated Celebration Tour kicks off tonight in London. But how much will it make her, and how much money is the Queen of Pop worth?
The 65-year-old is taking to the stage at London’s O2 tonight (Saturday 14 October) for her first of 78 shows across 15 countries for her mammoth Celebration tour.
The Hung Up hitmaker is all set to entertain her fans tonight after the tour was postponed in June when she was rushed to hospital with a serious bacteria infection.
Fans were very worried Madonna had pushed herself too hard with her gruelling rehearsal schedule. But it looks as though she’s recovered now ahead of tonight’s extravaganza.
The Celebration Tour setlist is said to be 40 songs-strong, and it’s going to be a massive retrospective of her epic four decade career. Expect all the classics.
But given Madonna’s massive date list spanning from today in London all the way to Mexico City in April 2024, how much money will the singer make from the tour? And what is her Madonna’s net worth in 2023?
Here’s the lowdown on whether the Queen of Pop is the Material Girl she sings about, and how she made her fortune…
The star is set to embark on her epic Celebration Tour, kicking off in London tonight (Picture: Getty Images)
How much is Madonna worth 2023?
Madonna is said to be worth a staggering $580 million (£478mill) as of June 2023, according to Forbes. She has been named as the annual top-earning female musician by the publication 11 times.
Before her celebration tour, the star had already grossed $1.2 billion (£989bn) on the road over her career. She is 45th on Forbes’ 2023 list of richest self-made women in the US.
Billboard estimate Madonna will earn upwards of $100 million (£82mill) from her Celebration Tour alone. Yikes.
Madonna has made millions over the years through her albums, tours, and various business ventures (Picture: Getty Images)
How did Madonna make her fortune? Albums, tours and business empire
Madonna has made 14 studio albums and sold 335 million albums from the mid-80s to 2015, per Guinness World Records. Her songs have also been sampled by many artists, which has helped bolster her riches further.
1985’s The Virgin Tour, averaged over 10,000 tickets and $100,000 per night, according to Billboard. Then, tickets costed a fraction of their 2023 price.
Two years later, and 1987 saw Madonna’s Who’s That Girl World Tour triple its earnings from her first, selling 35,000 tickets and making $756,000 per show.
Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour in 2008-09 is her highest grossing ever (Picture: Getty Images)
But that was just the tip of the iceberg, as the star’s 1990 Blond Ambition Tour and 1993 The Girlie Show tour, and seven others she casually peppered through her career until the turn of the century made the singer a reported $50mill (£41mill) each.
Madonna’s highest-grossing tour thus far – before her Celebration Tour – is the 85-date Sticky & Sweet Tour in 2008-09, where she performed around the world collecting $407.7 million (£335mill) and selling 3.5 million tickets.
Back in 2007, Live Nation and Madonna signed a $100 million (£8.2mill), ten-year deal – making it one of the biggest record contracts in history.
Madonna is the Queen of Pop for a reason (Picture: Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
Outside of Madonna’s music career, she also has a few lucrative businesses. As you do.
The Like a Prayer singer has dipped her toes in the fashion world with various clothing brands like M by Madonna, as well as Material Girl Clothing which made her a reported $10mill (£8.2mill). She has sold her garms in Macys, H&M, and also has a Truth Or Dare lifestyle brand as well.
According to some reports, Madonna earned $60 million for her debut perfume, Truth Or Dare.
MDNA Skin, the star’s skincare brand, is also a big earner, said to have an annual revenue of $4.6mill (£3.79mill) according to Kona Equity.
As for films, Madonna has made around $3mill (£2.47mill) from her appearances in Body of Evidence and Evita alone.
The star also has an impressive portfolio of property, with houses London, Beverly Hills, New York City, Lisbon and more. She also has an art collection said to be worth up from a reported $100million (£8.2mill). Casual.
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