Carrie Underwood: Just How Rich Is She?
Carrie Underwood will turn 40 on March 10th. Carrie wears many hats with her music career, exercise empire, Las Vegas Residency, and much more. So, with all that she’s done…
Carrie Underwood will turn 40 on March 10th. Carrie wears many hats with her music career, exercise empire, Las Vegas Residency, and much more. So, with all that she's done since she broke into music in such a big way in 2005, winning American Idol, we wondered how much the country Queen will be worth in 2024.
Celebrity Worth.com reports that her net worth is 140 million dollars. Underwod's money comes from many endorsements over the years, including deals with Target, Nintendo, Sketchers, Olay, Hershey's, Almay, and Dick's Sporting Goods, to name a few. With Dicks Sporting Goods, in 2015, she released a fitness clothing brand called CALIA by Carrie Underwood.
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Carrie went to college in her home state of Oklahoma to study journalism and when she won American Idol in 2005, everything changed. She became a household name, selling over 85 million records worldwide.
As a teenager, she worked two jobs. She told us about her early work history not long ago, "I don't think I've ever had a bad job. I've had hard jobs. I've had jobs that worked random hours. My first job was at a gas station, and that was a lot of fun, actually. While I was working at the gas station, I took another job at a hotel down the street. There was nobody else working there. I had one day of training, and then the next day, I came in, and the lady that had worked there the longest and was training me just didn't show."
She continued, "So, the second day at work, I was now in charge 'cause I was now the senior member that was working at the hotel. So, I feel like that one was really challenging to figure my way through it, but I did. My best job is definitely what I do now. I really like being on stage. I really like performing for people and just having fun and singing because that's what I feel like I was born to do."
Underwood is not the wealthiest country singer. According to Ledger Note, Dolly Parton is worth almost 700 million in 2023, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill net worths are each about 200 million 2023. Garth Brooks, whose last year's worth check put him in the 450 million range.
The list of the wealthiest country music singers has been released by Ledger, and the top ten richest country stars are ones that have been around for a while. Also making a presence on the list are stars that have dabbled in more than country music, making a splash in Hollywood and other ventures that garner big money.
As the newcomers to wealth in country music build their empires with their cites set on being on this list in the future, we take a look at the richest country stars on the planet right now.
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10 - Luke Bryan - $160 Million
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLuke has sold over 80 million records worldwide. In addition to his musical career, Luke has his own bar in Nashville and is a judge on "American Idol."
9 - Alan Jackson - $160 Million
Frederick Breedon/Getty ImagesAlan has sold over 80 million albums. He also branched out into other business deals, such as deals at the Cracker Barrel restaurants, an endorsement for Ford Trucks, a sponsorship by NAPA Auto Parts, and more.
8 - Kenny Chesney - $180 Million
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesKenny's album sales have reached over 30 million worldwide. He has 40 top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, received countless awards, and sells out stadiums across the country on tour. In 2015, Forbes estimated Kenny's annual income at $42 million.
7 - Tim McGraw - $200 Million
ason Kempin/Getty ImagesMcGraw has 16 studio albums, with "Not a Moment Too Soon" becoming one of the bestselling country albums ever. He married fellow country singer Faith Hill in 1996. McGraw and Hill went on tour together, which became one of the most successful tours in country music history. McGraw has also done a lot of acting in movies and most recently in the Paramount TV series "1883."
6 - Faith Hill- $200 Million
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesFaith has five Grammy Awards and sold over 40 million albums worldwide.
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4 - Toby Keith- $370 Million
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesToby's business ventures include his nationwide restaurant franchise "I Love This Bar & Grill" and his clothing line TK Steelman. He's introduced a new adult beverage called Wild Shot to his restaurants and has even co-founded a record label.
3 - Shania Twain - $410 Million
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesShania is the sixth-bestselling female artist in the U.S. Along with many endorsements, she gives back to needy school children with her program "Shania Kids Can ." She also made tons of money from her residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
2 - Garth Brooks - $430 Million
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesGarth has become the bestselling solo albums artist in the U.S. with 148 million sold, ahead of Elvis Presley. He's the only musician in music history to have seven diamond certified records, according to the RIAA. Brooks' other business ventures include his online music store, and his record label, Pearl Records.
1 - Dolly Parton - $675 Million
Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesDolly has 25 RIAA-certified multi-platinum, platinum, and gold records from her 63 studio albums. She also has dabbled in movies. She also owns her own theme park, Dollywood, in her native East Tennessee. She has 51 percent ownership of the park. Parton gets into another business venture almost daily, from writing books to makeup and perfume. She is constantly giving to her many charities.
