Katy Perry, an American actress, singer, and songwriter, is thought to be worth $330 million. She used to be a Christian artist but changed her image to become a huge pop sensation, and in the summer of 2008, she became well-known. She spent the better part of a decade making music under a different identity, but before she became a chart-topper with songs like “I Kissed a Girl” and “California Gurls,” she went by another name. With four singles that reached the top of the charts, Perry’s album Teenage Dream, which was released in August 2010, became one of just nine albums in the 52-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to do so. The only two artists in history to have five No. 1 singles from the same album are Katy Perry and Michael Jackson. Undoubtedly, one of the most well-known singers, songwriters, and musicians in America today is Katy Perry.
Her sponsorships, tours, clothing sales, and record sales contributed to a $44 million total nett worth for her in 2011, and $45 million for 2012. She’s no stranger to business; in addition to being a spokesperson for Proactiv, Adidas, and Ubisoft, Perry also owns the Purr perfume line. She has also appeared as a guest star on a lot of TV shows. On October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California, Katheryn Hudson was born. Perry and Travie McCoy had a protracted romance. Russell Brand, a British comedian and actor, and she eventually got married between 2010 and 2012. Since there was no prenuptial agreement, her 14-month marriage to the English comedian may have cost her $22 million in divorce settlement.
STATISTICS
Source of Wealth:
Music, Television, Other Businesses
Age:
36
Birth Place:
Santa Barbara, California
Height:
5′ 9″ (1.76 m)
Weight:
129.9 lbs (58.9 kg)
Marital Status:
Divorced (Russell Brand)
Full Name:
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Nationality:
American
Date of Birth:
October 25, 1984
Ethnicity:
Portuguese, along with German, English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, distant French and remote Manx/Isle of Man
Occupation:
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Businesswoman, Television Judge
Education:
Dos Pueblos High School, Music Academy of the West
EARNINGS & FINANCIAL DATA
Earnings 2019
Asset May. 2019Estimated value of Katy Perry’s website katyperry.com$113,300Salary Mar. 2019Salary as one of the judges of ABC’s revival of American Idol$25,000,000Sale of Asset 2019Selling price of her 7,500 square feet total with 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half bathrooms home in Hollywood Hills$8,950,000Earnings 2018$83 Million
Ticket Sales Aug. 2018Ticket sales of Witness: The Tour (approximately 843,917 tickets sold)$76,900,000Salary Mar. 2018Salary as one of the judges of ABC’s revival of American Idol$25,000,000Earnings 2017$33 Million
Lawsuit Settlement Dec. 2017Legal settlement against Sisters Rita Callanan and Catherine Rose Holzman for the purchase of a former LA convent$10,000,000Sale of Asset Oct. 2017Selling price of Katy Perry’s 2.33-acre Mediterranean compound in Hollywood Hills West$9,450,000Record Sales Jun. 2017Record sales of the album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 with Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris (approximately 140 thousand copies sold)$182,000Record Sales Jun. 2017Record sales of the album Witness (approximately 900 thousand copies sold)$1,170,000Salary Mar. 2017Salary as the judge of ABC’s revival of American Idol$25,000,000Asset Jan. 2017Purchase value of Katy Perry’s Beverly Crest home from developer and Canadian construction heir Cody Leibel$18,000,000Earnings 2016$41 Million
Record Sales Jul. 2016Record sales of the single “Rise” (approximately 1.06 million copies sold)$1,380,000Earnings 2015$135 Million
Ticket Sales Oct. 2015Ticket sales of the Prismatic World Tour (approximately 1,984,503 tickets sold)$204,300,000Earnings 2014$40 Million
Earning Turned Donation Jun. 2014Katy Perry’s team up with Staples for DonorsChoose.org to Support TeachersStaples Presenting Sponsor of North American Leg of Prismatic World Tour$1,000,000Earning Turned Donation Mar. 2014Money Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams helped to raise for the Museum of Contemporary Art’s 35th anniversary event$2,400,000Earnings 2013
Record Sales Oct. 2013Record sales of the album Prism (approximately 4 million copies sold)$5,200,000Record Sales Aug. 2013Record sales of the album Paradise Valley with American singer-songwriter John Mayer (approximately 540 thousand copies sold)$702,000Record Sales 2013Estimated earnings from sales of her album Prism (2.9 million copies)$2,900,000Sale of Asset 2013Sale of Katy Perry’s home, North Moore Street Penthouse, in New York$2,750,000Asset 2013Purchase value of Katy Perry’s two properties that include two houses on three adjoining lots in the Hollywood Hills$11,200,000Earnings 2012$45 Million
Asset Apr. 2012Purchase value of Katy Perry’s Sunset Strip area property from National Lampoon executive Daniel Laikin$6,500,000Record Sales Mar. 2012Record sales of the album Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (approximately 1.71 million copies sold)$2,220,000Ticket Sales Jan. 2012Ticket sales of the California Dreams Tour (approximately 1,069,921 tickets sold)$59,500,000Earnings 2011$44 Million
Sale of Asset Jul. 2011Selling price of Katy Perry’s Los Angeles home$3,300,000Earnings 2010
Record Sales Aug. 2010Record sales of the album Teenage Dream (approximately 6 million copies sold)$7,800,000Earnings 2009
Record Sales Dec. 2009First week record sales of the album Shock Value II with American record producer and rapper Timbaland (approximately 37,834 copies sold)$49,180Ticket Sales Nov. 2009Ticket sales of the Hello Katy Tour (approximately 69,577 tickets sold)$1,510,000Record Sales Nov. 2009Record sales of the live album MTV Unplugged (approximately 62 thousand copies sold)$80,600Earnings 2008
Record Sales Jul. 2008Record sales of the album Want with the American electronic music duo 3OH!3 (approximately 455 thousand copies sold)$591,500Record Sales Jun. 2008Record sales of the album One of the Boys (approximately 7 million copies sold)$9,100,000
