The 10 richest celebrities of 2021, ranked by net worth

Most Americans may not be familiar with Slavica Ecclestone, the former model and ex-wife of Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, but she has earned quite a bit of cash outside the spotlight during the couple’s divorce in 2008.

Sir Paul is worth just as much as Slavica Ecclestone, but we’ll count his knighthood in his favor to bump him up to ninth place. After decades of touring, McCartney still earns millions in royalties and licensing fees, as well as tons of money through his publishing company MPL Communications.

From his work in the music industry to his savvy investing, Jay-Z has amassed quite a pretty penny, earning $70-80 million in a given year.

It feels like cheating to lump all the Kardashians into one spot on the list, but together TV’s most famous family is worth a collective $2 billion, justifying their joint power spot.

Gertz had a successful acting career from her early years, starring in movies like “The Lost Boys,” “Less Than Zero,” and “Twister,” but her real fortune comes from her marriage to billionaire Tony Ressler, co-founder of Ares Management. The couple are also part-owners of the Atlanta Hawks.

Music, Yeezy apparel, producing, investing, directing -- Kanye West has built a number of profitable jobs into his fantastically famous career, all yielding about $3.2 billion over the years.

Oprah regularly makes rich lists of top celebrity earners, and this year is no different. The entertainment mogul, author, and super celeb clocks in at number four.

Spielberg has his hands in many projects across the entertainment industry, directing, producing, writing, and investing in other ways, not to mention all the money he’s made off his historic movies of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Spielberg’s good buddy George Lucas tops his pal by about $3 billion, not a small upgrade. At times, Lucas has been considered the richest celebrity on Earth, but not if you consider our final contender.

As number 23 on Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, novelist Scott has done pretty well for herself, though her fortune may be partly derived from her involvement in the founding of Amazon and her marriage to uber-rich tech CEO billionaire Jeff Bezos.