Michael Jackson, the late king of pop, has topped the Forbes highest-paid dead celebrities of 2023 list with an estimated $115 million in earnings.
The list, which was released on Tuesday, ranks the top 13 deceased celebrities based on their pretax earnings from sales, streams, licensing deals, and other sources of income between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
It also includes their estate acquisitions made or announced during the same period.
This is the first time in four years that Jackson has held the top spot.
Elvis Presley, Jackson’s late father-in-law, came in second place with an estimated $100 million in earnings.
Other deceased celebrities who made the list include Prince, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, and John Lennon.
The 13 late celebrities on Forbes’ 2023 list earned a rough estimate of $470 million during the past 12 months — a 70% decrease from that of last year.
See the list below:
- Michael Jackson (US singer) – $115 million
- Elvis Presley (US singer/actor) – $100 million
- Ray Manzarek (US keyboardist) – $45 million
- Dr. Seuss (US cartoonist) – $40 million
- Charles M. Schulz (US cartoonist) – $30 million
- Prince (US singer) – $30 million
- Whitney Houston (US singer) – $30 million
- John Lennon (British singer) – $22 million
- Bob Marley (Jamaican singer) – $16 million
- Bing Crosby (US singer) – $14 million
- George Harrison (British singer) – $14 million
- Arnold Palmer (US golfer) – $10 million
- Marilyn Monroe (US singer) – $10 million
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