The richest DJ in the world

Inna Selez · 04-21-2016, 06:58 AM

Typically people think that DJs are not very rich. Local club DJ usually get paid about $ 200-300 per night. Basically most of them have permanent work. So we can say that DJing is a part-time job or serious hobby. Ofcourse if you are talented person and will become more famous your earnings will increase. Let see who is the most successful DJ in our days.

Here is the list by total net worth:

Calvin Harris $110 millions
Tiesto $105 millions
Avicii $75 millions
Daft Punk $70 millions
Paul Oakenfold $65 millions
David Guetta $60 & Paul van Dyk $60 millions
Armin Van Buuren $55 & Steve Aoki $55 millions
Deadmau5 $53 millions
Afrojack $50 millions
Kaskade $43 millions

The World's Highest-Paid DJs in 2015:

Calvin Harris $ 66 millions
David Guetta $37 millions
Tiesto $36 millions
Skrillex & Steve Aoki $24 millions
Avicii $19 millions
Kaskade $18 millions
Martin Garrix & Zedd $17 millions
Afrojack $16 millions
Deadmau5 & Diplo $15 millions

Aux-In · 04-21-2016, 01:39 PM

Avicii has recently retired from touring, so that's going to hurt his lifetime numbers a bit.

Kind of surprised about Kaskade. I read in an article once that he really wants to have a #1 hit, something he hasn't been able to do. But it seems he's done quite well for himself otherwise. Not too shabby, I say. I'll take a cool $43 million for not having a #1 hit, Alex.

Also surprising not to see Skrillex in the top 10 for total net worth, as you couldn't have a conversation about electronic music the past few years without hearing his name. Wonder what he's doing with it all?

Inna Selez · 04-22-2016, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Aux-In

Avicii has recently retired from touring, so that's going to hurt his lifetime numbers a bit.

Kind of surprised about Kaskade. I read in an article once that he really wants to have a #1 hit, something he hasn't been able to do. But it seems he's done quite well for himself otherwise. Not too shabby, I say. I'll take a cool $43 million for not having a #1 hit, Alex.

Also surprising not to see Skrillex in the top 10 for total net worth, as you couldn't have a conversation about electronic music the past few years without hearing his name. Wonder what he's doing with it all?

Kaskade still has plenty of time to make number 1 hit!!!
Talking about Skrillex - a lot of depend on producers, management and contracts. Plus don`t forget how many years Tiesto for example performing as one of the most popular DJs.

Lu-Cuss · 04-22-2016, 05:52 PM

Who cares

djchameleon · 04-23-2016, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Aux-In

Also surprising not to see Skrillex in the top 10 for total net worth, as you couldn't have a conversation about electronic music the past few years without hearing his name. Wonder what he's doing with it all?

Out of curiosity I went to look up Skrillex's numbers and he's supposedly at 36 million. So even though he isn't in top 10 he's probably 11 or 12.

AlmostNever · 04-23-2016, 10:40 AM

This is insane!!

Aux-In · 04-24-2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Inna Selez

Talking about Skrillex - a lot of depend on producers, management and contracts. Plus don`t forget how many years Tiesto for example performing as one of the most popular DJs.

Yeah. Not surprised about Tiesto or Daft punk given how long they've been in the game. And Calvin Harris is like the Taylor Swift of the DJ world. Skrillex might be putting a lot of it back in to his co-owned label OWSLA, too, so you might be up to speed on your analysis. That, or he just likes to party like a rock star.

Inna Selez · 08-09-2017, 01:25 PM

Calvin still tops the money chart.

Calvin Harris Is the World's Highest-Paid DJ for the Fifth Year in a Row | Billboard

Sonar · 08-10-2017, 07:48 AM

All the same names, just Chainsmokers instead of Avicii.

djchameleon · 08-10-2017, 10:05 AM

I'm suprised not to see Paris Hilton. She is killing it in Ibizia

04-21-2016, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Inna Selez Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 728	The richest DJ in the world Typically people think that DJs are not very rich. Local club DJ usually get paid about $ 200-300 per night. Basically most of them have permanent work. So we can say that DJing is a part-time job or serious hobby. Ofcourse if you are talented person and will become more famous your earnings will increase. Let see who is the most successful DJ in our days. Here is the list by total net worth: Calvin Harris $110 millions Tiesto $105 millions Avicii $75 millions Daft Punk $70 millions Paul Oakenfold $65 millions David Guetta $60 & Paul van Dyk $60 millions Armin Van Buuren $55 & Steve Aoki $55 millions Deadmau5 $53 millions Afrojack $50 millions Kaskade $43 millions The World's Highest-Paid DJs in 2015: Calvin Harris $ 66 millions David Guetta $37 millions Tiesto $36 millions Skrillex & Steve Aoki $24 millions Avicii $19 millions Kaskade $18 millions Martin Garrix & Zedd $17 millions Afrojack $16 millions Deadmau5 & Diplo $15 millions

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Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	Avicii has recently retired from touring, so that's going to hurt his lifetime numbers a bit. Kind of surprised about Kaskade. I read in an article once that he really wants to have a #1 hit, something he hasn't been able to do. But it seems he's done quite well for himself otherwise. Not too shabby, I say. I'll take a cool $43 million for not having a #1 hit, Alex. Also surprising not to see Skrillex in the top 10 for total net worth, as you couldn't have a conversation about electronic music the past few years without hearing his name. Wonder what he's doing with it all? __________________ Reviews l YouTube Playlist: Another Dimension "All over a bowl of bitter beans."

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Inna Selez Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 728	Calvin still tops the money chart. Calvin Harris Is the World's Highest-Paid DJ for the Fifth Year in a Row \| Billboard

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Sonar Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 167	All the same names, just Chainsmokers instead of Avicii.