{"id":106343,"date":"2025-11-05T12:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=106343"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:53:54","slug":"michael-jackson-tops-forbes-2025-list-of-highest-earning-dead-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/michael-jackson-tops-forbes-2025-list-of-highest-earning-dead-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson tops Forbes\u2019 2025 list of highest-earning dead musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image credits: Michael Gambriel \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/10\/31\/the-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Ever wondered who are the highest paid dead musicians? Forbes has the answer in its 25th annual list.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Forbes has dropped its 25th annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/10\/31\/the-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities\u2019 list<\/a>. This year, the top spot once again belongs to Michael Jackson. It\u2019s the 13th time in the 16 years since his death that MJ has claimed the No.1 spot, proving that even in death, the King of Pop continues to reign supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The music industry dominates the afterlife<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Musicians dominate the list this year. In fact, 10 of the top 13 highest-earning dead celebrities are musicians, collectively pulling in a massive $541 million before taxes and fees. Forbes credits this dominance to the \u201cglobal appeal of pop music\u201d and the likely higher profits that artists receive from their catalog in comparison to actors, for example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From streaming royalties to publishing rights, the estates of legends like Prince, John Lennon, and Bob Marley continue to cash in. Meanwhile, popular branded physical products like Kobe Bryant\u2019s Nike trainers pull in huge revenues too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make sure your music earns more too. With <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/publishing\"><strong>RouteNote Publishing<\/strong><\/a>, you can collect your Performance Royalties, Mechanical Royalties, and Neighbouring Rights from around the world. That way, you can ensure you never miss out on the money your music deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Dw6Ipfqe4z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/make-sure-youre-collecting-all-your-royalties-with-routenote-publishing\/\">Make sure you\u2019re collecting all your royalties with RouteNote Publishing!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Make sure you\u2019re collecting all your royalties with RouteNote Publishing!&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/make-sure-youre-collecting-all-your-royalties-with-routenote-publishing\/embed\/#?secret=Dw6Ipfqe4z\" data-secret=\"Dw6Ipfqe4z\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>MJ\u2019s everlasting empire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Jackson\u2019s estate pulled in $105 million in 2025 alone, but that\u2019s just one part of a much bigger story. Since his death in 2009, Jackson\u2019s estate has earned an estimated $3.5 billion, making him the highest-earning deceased celebrity since Forbes began tracking posthumous earnings in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>\u201cWhen it comes to estate earnings\u2026 It&#8217;s MJ, then an enormous canyon, then everybody else.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><cite>A high-profile estate lawyer told Forbes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For comparison, Elvis Presley\u2019s estate ranks second with $1.2 billion, despite having a 32-year head start. Rather impressively, Elvis has been on the list every year since Forbes began recording the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-05-124656.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106344 lazyload\" width=\"594\" height=\"515\"\/><figcaption>Highest earning celeb estates since Forbes began tracking in 2001.<br \/><em>Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/10\/31\/the-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MJ\u2019s assets haven\u2019t been easy to calculate. However, Forbes breaks it down nicely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>He owned his own publishing rights and master recordings, with a 50% stake being sold by his estate to Sony last year for $600 million.<\/li><li>His 1985 purchase of the ATV catalog (which included almost every hit written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney) was later sold to Sony in 2016 for $750 million (worth around $1 billion today).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since his death, MJ\u2019s music and brand has only grown more, seemingly unaffected by the highly publicized sexual abuse allegations against him. His posthumous accolades include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>His 2009 concert film, This Is It, grossed $267 million at the box office.<\/li><li>A 2012 MJ-themed Cirque du Soleil show earned $160 million, becoming that year\u2019s most successful concert and earning MJ\u2019s estate more than any living musician.<\/li><li>MJ: The Musical has raked in around $300 million in ticket sales across different productions around the world, since its Broadway show debut in 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Who else makes the list?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While Jackson leads by a considerable margin, several other musical icons also made this year\u2019s list, including a few newcomers. Here\u2019s the top 10 earning posthumous musicians of 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> &#8211; $105 million<\/li><li><strong>Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)<\/strong> &#8211; $81 million<\/li><li><strong>Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)<\/strong> &#8211; $81 million<\/li><li><strong>The Notorious B.I.G.<\/strong> &#8211; $80 million<\/li><li><strong>Miles Davis<\/strong> &#8211; $21 million<\/li><li><strong>Elvis Presley<\/strong> &#8211; $17 million<\/li><li><strong>Jimmy Buffett<\/strong> &#8211; $14 million<\/li><li><strong>Bob Marley<\/strong> &#8211; $13 million<\/li><li><strong>John Lennon<\/strong> &#8211; $12 million<\/li><li><strong>Prince<\/strong> &#8211; $11 million<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the whole list on the Forbes website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mattcraig\/2025\/10\/31\/the-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, alongside more info about how each deceased celebrity is still earning their fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Lessons for today\u2019s artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If there\u2019s one takeaway from this list, it\u2019s the long-term power of music ownership. 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