Late American singer, Michael Jackson has been ranked the world’s highest-paid dead celebrity of 2023 with an estimated $115 million in earnings.
He was named the highest-earning deceased celebrity on Forbes magazine’s 2023 annual list, with his late father-in-law, Elvis Presley coming in second place with an estimated $100 million in earnings.
Other deceased celebrities who made the top 13 deceased list include Bob Marley with $16million, Prince with $30 million, John Lennon with $22 million and Whitney Houston with $30 million.
They were ranked based on their pre-tax earnings from sales, licensing deals, streams, and other sources of income between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
See the list below:
US singer, Michael Jackson – $115 million
US singer and actor, Elvis Presley – $100 million
US keyboardist, Ray Manzarek – $45 million
US cartoonist, Dr. Seuss – $40 million
US cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz – $30 million
US singer, Prince – $30 million
US singer, Whitney Houston – $30 million
British singer, John Lennon – $22 million
Jamaican singer, Bob Marley – $16 million
US singer, Bing Crosby – $14 million
British singer, George Harrison – $14 million
US golfer, Arnold Palmer – $10 million
US singer, Marilyn Monroe – $10 million
