Late American singer, Michael Jackson a.k.a ‘King of Pop’, has been named world richest dead celebrities of 2023 list with $115 million in earnings.
Jackson according to the Forbes magazine’s annual list, released on Tuesday, held the top spot for the first time in four years.
Elvis Presley, Jackson’s late father-inlaw
came in second place with an estimated $100 million in earnings.
The 13 deceased celebrities who made the top list include Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Prince and John Lennon.
They were ranked based on their pretax earnings from sales, licensing deals, streams and other sources of income between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
See the list below:
US singer, Michael Jackson – $115 million
US singer and actor, Elvis Presley – $100 million
US keyboardist, Ray Manzarek – $45 million
US cartoonist, Dr. Seuss – $40 million
US cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz – $30 million
US singer, Prince – $30 million
US singer, Whitney Houston – $30 million
British singer, John Lennon – $22 million
Jamaican singer, Bob Marley – $16 million
US singer, Bing Crosby – $14 million
British singer, George Harrison – $14 million
US golfer, Arnold Palmer – $10 million
US singer, Marilyn Monroe – $10 million
