Who are the richest
musicians in Nigeria? Music
has been paying heavily in
Nigeria for the past ten
years. No wonder average
Nigerian youths sees music as one of the the quick
means to wealth and fame. Why not! When a good
number of artistes have risen
from nothing to something
over the years, enjoying
wealth that can only be
imagined by their peers. The question is Who is the
richest among these
musicians and how much are
they worth? Before you read,
I want you to have these in
mind:-

1. Net Worth does not
necessarily mean the amount
of money you have in the
bank. It is how much you are
worth as an asset base on
your works, your achievements, investments,
and popularity. So, when we
talk about richest musicians
in Nigeria and their net
worth, some of the artistes
mentioned may not have the said amount of money in the
bank.

2. Album/music sells is not
the only means musicians
make money. They make
much more money from –
YouTube partnership,
Loyalties, ringtones, concerts, sponsorships,
endorsements, and
appearances. These were factored into this
rating to come up with this
robust, time tested ranking
of richest musicians in
Nigeria. The best and most
accurate you can find anywhere on the internet.

3. This list is dynamic – it
changes from time to time.
Someone who is on this
ranking today may not be
here tomorrow.

4. If you have an objection,
state it in a civil manner,
utilizing the comment
system below.

Here I present to you the top
20 richest musicians in
Nigeria and their estimated
net worth.
Like I said before, this list is
the most detailed and most
accurate you can find
anywhere.

Enjoy and make a comment!

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 grossed over 4 million views
on YouTube as the time of
writing this article.
Patoranking’s net worth is
estimated to be – $1.75m

Ok continue

E be like say Patoranking na your brother wey make you stop there.

19. Yemi Alade – $2.1m
How she made it? I don’t
know, but she is currently the
biggest female musician in
Nigeria after Tiwa Savage
and may overtake Tiwa in a
couple of years if not months. The first day I heard ‘Johnny’
played in my car by one of
the Nigerian F.M Station, I
knew something serious was
about to hit us. Yemi 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. Yemi Alade’s current net
worth is $2.1m


18. Chidinma Ekile – $2.86m Chidinma has one thing
going for her – she is
extremely likeable. That
alone has skyrocketed her
take home performance fees
and worth to an enviable position. From a mere contestant in
the MTN Project Fame to 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

17. Duncan Mighty – $3.5m Duncan Mighty has refused to step an inch away from
the Niger Delta oil. With
unique beats, superior voice
quality, and dance step to
match, he is considered one
of the most successful artistes ever come out of the
Niger Delta region. His most popular song on
YouTube.com is “Obianuju”
and “Port Harcourt Boy”
which has collective views of
3.1 million. With strong affiliation to the
Niger Delta politicians,
Duncan mighty is estimated
to worth – $3.5m

16. Phyno – $3.6m The only hardcore rapper I’ve
ever seen in Africa. He does it
like no other, providing new
dimension to rap music in
Nigeria and Africa in general. Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide is for Yorubas but he does it in a completely
different fashion. So good
that rap haters like me are
being forced to like rap
music. Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants to collaborate with
him for good reasons. He is
hot in the market. Phyno’s
net worth is put at – $3.6m


15. Ice Prince – $4.35m
He broke into the limelight
with ‘Oleku’ featuring Brymo which currently has 3.2
million views on YouTube. Ice Prince Zamani is one of the finest rapper in Nigeria.
To me, he is better than M.I
in terms of flow. Few days ago, the picture of
when he was younger and
hustling hit the internet and
you can see how far this guy
has been transformed from a
naive young boy to a world class superstar! Ice prince net
worth is – $4.35m


14. Olamide – $4.50m
One of the craziest rapper in
Nigeria and Africa. So crazy
he called himself Badoo. Olamide has built name and fortune for himself in the
music industry in Nigeria. Right from the day I heard
his first song, I knew he was
going to be big in the music
industry in Africa. His song with the highest
YouTube view is “Eleda Mi”
with 1.2 million views. He
was able to overtake Patoranking due to the fact he has multiple singles with
collective views of more than
5million. He is believed be to be the
mastermind behind the rise
of Shoki. Olamide’s Recent Single –
‘Shakiti Bobo‘ is receiving massive airplays in clubs,
parties, radio, tv stations
right now. Olamide’s current net worth
is put at – $4.50m

Na u sabi

13. Tiwa Savage – $4.85m Welcome the queen of music in Nigeria, the sexy mama, the first lady of Mavins Record! Tiwa Savage is among the very few Nigerian artistes whose average video is grossing over 1 million on YouTube. She currently has about five videos with more than a million views each. Eminado is currently doing 7+ million. Tiwa Savage and her husband. She is currently the richest female musician in Nigeria Her net worth is – $4.85m and may soon crossover to ten in this rating within the next couple of months.
12. KCee – $4.91m Currently making serious wave in the Nigerian music scene, KCee, formerly a member of the KCPresh is one of the most fortunate guy in the industry. He picked the right beat at the right time, and the rest has become history. His hit songs “Limpopo” and “Pull Over” are currently on 14.5 million views collectively on YouTube. KCee net worth is – $4.91m
11. M.I – $4.94m Regarded as the most successful rap artiste ever in Africa, M.I has built a reputation that will be too difficult for anyone to surmount. He is among the major stakeholders in Chocolate City Records and is credited with the rise to fame of Ice Prince Zamani. For the sake of the record label and the stars that came through it, we are placing MI at number 11 on this list. His current net worth is – $4.94m

10. Timaya – $5.5m Timaya’s vocal power is unmatched in the industry. He is one one the best and probably the most successful music star ever come out of the Niger Delta area. Far more successful than Daniel Wilson and others. He is truly the “Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa”. One of his hit track “Sanko” is about to hit 2 million views while his biggest hit “Bum Bum” featuring Sean Paul has already grossed over 16 million on YouTube. Timaya net worth is – $5.5m
09. Banky W – $9.0m Two best music videos ever done in Nigeria to his credit (Lagos Party and Wizkid’s Holla at ur Boy) and a serious record label of his own, Banky W is surely a force to reckon with in the Music business in Nigeria. From Etisalat to Samsung, he has the knack to land juicy endorsement deals anytime. Started with a copycat of Rihanna’s song, he graduated to international superstar, doing original songs and winning awards. Banky W net worth is – $9.0m
08. Wizkid – $11.5m From a backup artiste to Banky W to a superstar! Wizkid has been transformed into international star by just one music video – Holla at ur Boi! That video created the defining moment in his career and today, he is the Wizkid you and I know. Widely regarded as the Justin Bieber of Nigeria, Wizkid is one of the stars in the industry that many upcoming artistes look up to be just like him. What he lacks in vocal talent, he makes up in personality appeal. Wizkid net worth is – $11.5m

07. Iyanya – $12.5m
From a hungry project fame
ex-winner to international
famous superstar within the
space of three years. Iyanya
has shown that if you want
to be successful in Nigeria, give them what they want
and you will be blessed with
wealth. Iyanya’s hit song (“Kukere”
complete with it’s one
unique dance step) currently
has more than 15 million
views on YouTube. His net
worth is – $12.5m

06. Davido – $14.5m
What he lacks in physical
appeal, he makes up with
great vocal talent – the
twisted version of Wizkid.
Davido is one musician in
Nigeria that I so much like his vocal talent, he is a singer
and song maker
extraordinaire. His two songs “Aye” and
“Gobe” are currently having
15 million and 11 million
respectively on YouTube. Son
of a politician and business
man, Davido’ net worth is – $14.5m

05. Tu Face – $22.50m
The musician everyone
respects in the industry. Tu
Face has become the present
day legend in African pop
culture. By the time he hangs
his trumpet, he will be studied in universities across
Africa. African Queen
remains his biggest hit ever,
meaning that this legend
lives largely in the past glory He has not been able to do
another song more popular
than the famous African
Queen or even close to it’s
popularity. But what he lacks
in hit songs, he makes up in reproduction, building future
generation of Idibias. Tu
Face net worth is – $22.50

I am not really a fan of naija secular music, but anywhere I hear Phyno collabo with Olamide am just tempted to stop and listen. The duo are just good and unique in their style. They deserve those cash.

04. D’Banj – $25.0m
From life in the streets of
The United Kingdom to MoHit
and one of the biggest
superstar Nigeria has ever
seen. D’Banj has proved that
what you need to become successful is in you. You don’t
need to look for it elsewhere,
it’s within you. His biggest song ever is the
last song produced by Don
Jazzy, Oliver Twist. It
dethroned P-Square’s songs
(Chop my Money) temporally
in 2013 as the highest viewed Nigerian song on
YouTube before Personally
from P-Square reclaimed the
number one spot. D’Banj net
worth is – $25.0m


03. Flavour – $28.5m
Almost every artiste in the
industry has featured Flavour
in their songs. His vocal
ability is unrivaled. He is one
of the very best the industry
has ever seen. From the moment he picked
up the guitar, you now he is
destined to the top. Flavour
Nabalia is one like no other
and no one could mimic him
successfully no matter how hard they try. He is the one
and only Flavour, and after
him there may be no other
Flavour. He has everything going for
him. His physical appeal,
pure vocal talent, and
mastery of the music
instruments, Flavour is
everything others desires to be. His current net worth is –
$28.5m


02. Don Jazzy – $35.0m
The only musician in this list
with no song to call his own.
Yet, he command so much
respect and money that even
the best in the industry dare
not ask who is he. Don Jazzy is a builder, a
producer extraordinaire and
industry pacesetter.
Whatever thing he lays his
hands on becomes gold. He
produced D’Banj to international superstar, and
when D’Banj left, he
produced other superstars. Dorobucci, Adaobi, Eminado,
Sulurere, Banana – these are
some of the major hits he
produced after the MoHit
saga. Don Jazzy net worth is
– $35.0m

01. P-Square – The Richest
Musicians in Nigeria –
$128.0 million
No one does it like P-Square
in the music industry in
Nigeria and Africa! When you
think they’ve done their best,
they come up with
something completely different. They have no competition,
they only compete with
themselves. Outside Akon, P-
Square is the biggest music
stars ever come out of Africa
– dead or alive! You may ask, how about Fela,
Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda
Fassie, Angelique (the double
Grammy awards winner), and
Awilo Logomba? Well, they
are all legends of music in Africa but when it comes to
earning and popularity
allover Africa, they are no
match to P-Square with all
due respect. This is based on facts and
figures. Pick up the all times
African top 10 music video
on YouTube, P-Square alone
has 5, leaving the other 5 for
the entire artistes in Africa to share! Personally = 42 million+.
Chop My Money = 24 million
+.
Beautiful Onyinye = 22
million+.
Do me = 14 million+. Teste The Money = 9 million
+. The only celebrity in the
Nigerian entertainment
industry that has mansion in
Banana Island where
properties are sold in billions.
They are the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of
African music. P-Square is
the only artiste in Africa you
dare not book with less than
$100,000. P-Square net
worth is – $128.0 million

source: http://yabaleftonline.com/2015/06/top-20-richest-musicians-in-nigeria-and-their-net-worth

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Where are the others?

ibrokola:
Where are the others?

others?? Which others??

Dollars Abi naira

Airforce1 na 21.
I claim it for u...









Amen!

Hmm
I see wizkid fans coming here ranting ....
Nice one though....

But what bout J-martins, he deserves to be on that list....

Airforce1:


thanks man

I promise you gonn share from my billions/multi millions

Bless

Anytym.

Danfo drivers shud b numba one on dat list followed by azadus