By Seyi Babalola
Michael Jackson, the late American musician known as the “King of Pop,” has been named the world’s highest-paid dead celebrity for 2023.
With an estimated $115 million in earnings, he was dubbed the highest-earning deceased celebrity on Forbes magazine’s 2023 annual list, which was revealed on Tuesday.
This is Jackson’s first time at the top in four years.
Jackson’s late father-in-law, Elvis Presley, came in second with an estimated $100 million in earnings.
Other deceased celebrities who made the top 13 deceased list include Bob Marley, Prince, John Lennon, and Whitney Houston.
The late celebrities earned a rough estimate of $470 million during the past year. A 70 percent decrease from 2022.
They were ranked based on their pretax 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
