Nigerian musicians are known for their flamboyant livestyles, especially with some flaunting their wealth publicly, but not all of them are as wealthy as they appear.
While many of them have endorsement deals with multinational companies, telecommunication companies as well as other money-spinning companies, some others have huge investments, all of which have further boosted their status in the society alongside their wealth.
Here, we bring you the top richest Nigerian musicians as analysed by yabaleftonline.com:
20. Patoranking – $1.75m
This guy is making name for himself in the music and entertainment industry in Nigeria and it’s not surprising that he made the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria despite that it has not been quite long since he breaks into the limelight.
His hit song (Girlie O) featuring Tiwa Savage has reportedly grossed over 4 million views on YouTube at the time of writing this article. Patoranking’s net worth is estimated to be – $1.75m
19. Yemi Alade – $2.1m
Yemi is noted to currently be the biggest female musician in Nigeria after Tiwa Savage and may overtake Tiwa in a couple of years if not months.
She currently has the most successful and most popular music video by any African female artiste on youtube. The total views for ‘JONNY’ as at this time is 13,435,171 and she was said to have replicated the song in french which further expanded her audience. Yemi Alade’s current net worth is $2.1m
18. Chidinma Ekile – $2.86m
Chidinma’s likeable nature has seemingly skyrocketed her take home performance fees and worth to an enviable position and from being a mere contestant at the MTN Project Fame talent show, she has become a household name in Nigeria.
Chidinma has created wealth that her peers could only dream about, enough to earn her a place on this list of richest musicians in Nigeria. Her biggest video to date is ‘Kedike’ with 1.2 million YouTube hit, followed by “Oh Baby” featuring Falvour which currently has 600,000 views. And collective views of about 5 million for her songs, Chidinma’s net worth is put at – $2.86m