Music has been paying heavily in Nigeria for the past ten years. No wonder average Nigerian youths sees music as 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 average people. The question is Who is the richest among these musicians and how much are they worth?
In music, your popularity determines your worth, you don't make poo if you are not popular. How do we determine the popularity of an artiste? Do not let their noises or that of their fans deafen your ears, some aren't worth that much, while some worth so much.
The number one means of knowing how popular a musician is by checking out their YouTube stat. If you are popular, it will show on your YouTube views, no manipulation. And if you have a great stat on YouTube, you are a great artiste, making good money.
Another means is through awards but since most music awards are heavily manipulated, we are going to skip awards and use other means such as endorsement and ability to pull crowed and command good appearance fee. Self promotion isn't gonna count in this rating.
Join me as I countdown the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria and their estimated net worth. This list is the most detailed and most accurate you can find anywhere on the internet. Enjoy!
20. Patoranking - He got he's bit break when he sang along side Timaya in he's 2013 hit single 'Alubarika', Fun fact: that song almost knocked me up. I listened to it so many times. So it comes as no surprise that he made the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria despite that it's 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 at the time this article was being written. Patoranking's net worth is estimated to be - N350,000,000
19. Olamide - One of the craziest rapper in Nigeria and Africa. So crazy he called himself Badoo. Olamide has made a name for himself in the music industry in Nigeria. Right from the first day I heard his first song, and that video for Durosoke got me doing the shoki. I knew he was gonna make it in the music industry. He recently like kanye west acquire a child.
Someone should give him an award for making that shoki dance trend like the drink orijin.
His song with the highest YouTube views is "Eleda Mi" with 1.2 million views. He was able to over take Patoranking due to the fact he has multiple single with collective views of more than 5million. He is believed to be the mastermind behind the rise of Shoki. Olamide's current net worth is put at - N560,000,000
18. Chidinma Ekile - 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 MTN Project Fame to a household name in Nigeria, Chidinma has created wealth that her peers could only dream about.
You may know her as the lady that's got the highest number of naija musicians crushing on her. Lynxx,wizkid,skales you know the lot...
Her biggest video to date is "Kedike" with 1.2 million YouTube hit, followed by "Oh Baby" featuring Falvour with 600,000 views. And collective views of about 5 million. Chidinma's net worth is put at - N572,000,000
17. Duncan Mighty - He has refused to step an inch away from the Niger Delta oil. With unique beats, superior voice quality, and dance step to match, Duncan Mighty is considered one of the most successful artistes ever come out of the Niger Delta.
He recently acquired a fiancée, There wedding will be coming up soon.
He 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 - N700,000,000.
16. Yemi Alade - I wont mince words, I'm surprised she made this list, 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 watched the music video for "Jonny" , 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 N820 million.
15. Ice Prince - He broke into the limelight with "Oleku" featuring Brymo which currently has 3.1 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. He was even one of the extras on the set of 'wizkid's- holla at your boy' music video that year
Few days ago, the picture of when he was younger and hustling hit the internet and you can see how far she has been transformed from a naive young boy to a world class superstar! Ice prince net worth is - N870,000,000.
14. Phyno - The only hardcore rapper I've ever seen in Africa. He does it like no other, providing new dimension to rap music in Nigeria. Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide is for Yorubas but he does it in a completely different fashion. I'm he's number one fan. Any day you see me ask me to rap like 3-4 songs from he's NGNG album. You will be glad.
Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants to collaborate with Phyno for good reasons. He is hot in the market. Phyno's net worth is put at - N900,000,000.
13. Tiwa Savage - Welcome the queen of music in Nigeria, the sexy mama, the first lady of Mavins Record! The number one Doro of Mavin Records.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. She's expecting her first child with hubby Teebillz, so we expect to see less of her this season.
Her net worth is - N970,000,000 and may soon crossover to billion in this rating within the next couple of months.
12. KCee - Currently making serious wave in the Nigerian music scene, KCee, was a former member of the KCPresh is one of the most fortunate guys in the industry. He picked the right beat at the right time, and the rest has become history. He's thee Beyoncé to there Destiny's Child or the Justin Timberlake to there N'sync
His hit songs "Limpopo" and "Pull Over" are currently on 14.5 million views collectively on YouTube. KCee net worth is - N983,000,000
11. M.I - 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. Although he has lost he's touch home girl right here still remembers why he the best as what he does, that's another rapper that I can rap atleast 10 songs from he albums and not miss a word, will only stop to breath, he's actually that good. You remember he's freestyle feat Djinee? "Safe", "African rapper". So it should come as no surprise that M.I made this list.
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 - N988,000,000.
10. Timaya - Timaya's vocal power is unmatched in the industry. He is one of the best and probably the most successful music star ph birthed. Far more successful than Daniel Wilson and others. He is truly the "Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa". He's come a long way from dating crase women and always sounding paranoid in he's songs. I often wondered who was threatening he's life after listening to he's songs.
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 - N1.1billion
09. Banky W - 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 - N1.8 billion.
08. Wizkid - From a backup artiste to Banky W, Wizkid was transformed into an international mega 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.
Its no surprise he made the list, he's the truest definition of a 'STAR BOY'
Widely regarded as the Justin Bieber of Nigeria, Wizkid is one of the stars in the industry that many upcoming artistes look up to, to be just like him. What he lacks in vocal talent, he makes up in personality appeal. Wizkid net worth is - N2.3 billion.
07. Iyanya - 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 - N2.5 billion.
06. Davido - For a second I thought he would be the 3rd on this list - the twisted version of Wizkid. Davido is one musician in Nigeria that's got a great talent, he is a singer and song maker extraordinaire. He's quite proud but heck, with that kind of cash? Go figure.
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 - N2.9 billion.
05. Tu Face - This guy right here has been around for so long and we know he's here to stay. 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. Lolzz... Tu Face net worth is - N4.5 billion.
04. D'Banj - 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 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 - N5 billion.
03. Flavour - Virtually every artistes in the industry has featured Flavour in the 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 was destined for the top. Flavour Nabania is one like no other and no one could mimic him successfully no matter how hard you 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 - N5.7 billion
02. Don Jazzy - 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 builder, a producer extraordinaire and industry pacesetter and my personal bae. Everything he touches turns to gold. He produced D'Banj to international superstar, and when D'Banj left, he produced other superstars.
I've never met him but he's one guy I admire so much.
Dorobucci, Eminado, Sulurere, Banana - these are are some of the major hits he produced after the MoHit saga. Don Jazzy net worth is - N7 billion.
01. P-Square - No one does it like P-Square in the music industry in Nigeria! 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!
They have come a long way from there 'busy body' and 'seniorita' days.
You may ask, how about Fela, Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda Fassie, and Awilo Logomba? Well, they are all legends of music in Africa but when it comes to earning and popularity across 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!
Chop my money = 24 million+.
Do me = 14 million+.
Personally = 35 million+.
Beautiful Onyinye = 21 million+.
Alingo = 7 million+.
It's hard to believe that Psquare made the top of the list. For a second i thought it'll be Don jazzy.
In music, your popularity determines your worth, you don't make poo if you are not popular. How do we determine the popularity of an artiste? Do not let their noises or that of their fans deafen your ears, some aren't worth that much, while some worth so much.
The number one means of knowing how popular a musician is by checking out their YouTube stat. If you are popular, it will show on your YouTube views, no manipulation. And if you have a great stat on YouTube, you are a great artiste, making good money.
Another means is through awards but since most music awards are heavily manipulated, we are going to skip awards and use other means such as endorsement and ability to pull crowed and command good appearance fee. Self promotion isn't gonna count in this rating.
Join me as I countdown the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria and their estimated net worth. This list is the most detailed and most accurate you can find anywhere on the internet. Enjoy!
20. Patoranking - He got he's bit break when he sang along side Timaya in he's 2013 hit single 'Alubarika', Fun fact: that song almost knocked me up. I listened to it so many times. So it comes as no surprise that he made the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria despite that it's 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 at the time this article was being written. Patoranking's net worth is estimated to be - N350,000,000
19. Olamide - One of the craziest rapper in Nigeria and Africa. So crazy he called himself Badoo. Olamide has made a name for himself in the music industry in Nigeria. Right from the first day I heard his first song, and that video for Durosoke got me doing the shoki. I knew he was gonna make it in the music industry. He recently like kanye west acquire a child.
Someone should give him an award for making that shoki dance trend like the drink orijin.
His song with the highest YouTube views is "Eleda Mi" with 1.2 million views. He was able to over take Patoranking due to the fact he has multiple single with collective views of more than 5million. He is believed to be the mastermind behind the rise of Shoki. Olamide's current net worth is put at - N560,000,000
18. Chidinma Ekile - 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 MTN Project Fame to a household name in Nigeria, Chidinma has created wealth that her peers could only dream about.
You may know her as the lady that's got the highest number of naija musicians crushing on her. Lynxx,wizkid,skales you know the lot...
Her biggest video to date is "Kedike" with 1.2 million YouTube hit, followed by "Oh Baby" featuring Falvour with 600,000 views. And collective views of about 5 million. Chidinma's net worth is put at - N572,000,000
17. Duncan Mighty - He has refused to step an inch away from the Niger Delta oil. With unique beats, superior voice quality, and dance step to match, Duncan Mighty is considered one of the most successful artistes ever come out of the Niger Delta.
He recently acquired a fiancée, There wedding will be coming up soon.
He 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 - N700,000,000.
16. Yemi Alade - I wont mince words, I'm surprised she made this list, 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 watched the music video for "Jonny" , 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 N820 million.
15. Ice Prince - He broke into the limelight with "Oleku" featuring Brymo which currently has 3.1 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. He was even one of the extras on the set of 'wizkid's- holla at your boy' music video that year
Few days ago, the picture of when he was younger and hustling hit the internet and you can see how far she has been transformed from a naive young boy to a world class superstar! Ice prince net worth is - N870,000,000.
14. Phyno - The only hardcore rapper I've ever seen in Africa. He does it like no other, providing new dimension to rap music in Nigeria. Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide is for Yorubas but he does it in a completely different fashion. I'm he's number one fan. Any day you see me ask me to rap like 3-4 songs from he's NGNG album. You will be glad.
Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants to collaborate with Phyno for good reasons. He is hot in the market. Phyno's net worth is put at - N900,000,000.
13. Tiwa Savage - Welcome the queen of music in Nigeria, the sexy mama, the first lady of Mavins Record! The number one Doro of Mavin Records.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. She's expecting her first child with hubby Teebillz, so we expect to see less of her this season.
Her net worth is - N970,000,000 and may soon crossover to billion in this rating within the next couple of months.
12. KCee - Currently making serious wave in the Nigerian music scene, KCee, was a former member of the KCPresh is one of the most fortunate guys in the industry. He picked the right beat at the right time, and the rest has become history. He's thee Beyoncé to there Destiny's Child or the Justin Timberlake to there N'sync
His hit songs "Limpopo" and "Pull Over" are currently on 14.5 million views collectively on YouTube. KCee net worth is - N983,000,000
11. M.I - 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. Although he has lost he's touch home girl right here still remembers why he the best as what he does, that's another rapper that I can rap atleast 10 songs from he albums and not miss a word, will only stop to breath, he's actually that good. You remember he's freestyle feat Djinee? "Safe", "African rapper". So it should come as no surprise that M.I made this list.
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 - N988,000,000.
10. Timaya - Timaya's vocal power is unmatched in the industry. He is one of the best and probably the most successful music star ph birthed. Far more successful than Daniel Wilson and others. He is truly the "Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa". He's come a long way from dating crase women and always sounding paranoid in he's songs. I often wondered who was threatening he's life after listening to he's songs.
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 - N1.1billion
09. Banky W - 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 - N1.8 billion.
08. Wizkid - From a backup artiste to Banky W, Wizkid was transformed into an international mega 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.
Its no surprise he made the list, he's the truest definition of a 'STAR BOY'
Widely regarded as the Justin Bieber of Nigeria, Wizkid is one of the stars in the industry that many upcoming artistes look up to, to be just like him. What he lacks in vocal talent, he makes up in personality appeal. Wizkid net worth is - N2.3 billion.
07. Iyanya - 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 - N2.5 billion.
06. Davido - For a second I thought he would be the 3rd on this list - the twisted version of Wizkid. Davido is one musician in Nigeria that's got a great talent, he is a singer and song maker extraordinaire. He's quite proud but heck, with that kind of cash? Go figure.
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 - N2.9 billion.
05. Tu Face - This guy right here has been around for so long and we know he's here to stay. 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. Lolzz... Tu Face net worth is - N4.5 billion.
04. D'Banj - 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 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 - N5 billion.
03. Flavour - Virtually every artistes in the industry has featured Flavour in the 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 was destined for the top. Flavour Nabania is one like no other and no one could mimic him successfully no matter how hard you 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 - N5.7 billion
02. Don Jazzy - 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 builder, a producer extraordinaire and industry pacesetter and my personal bae. Everything he touches turns to gold. He produced D'Banj to international superstar, and when D'Banj left, he produced other superstars.
I've never met him but he's one guy I admire so much.
Dorobucci, Eminado, Sulurere, Banana - these are are some of the major hits he produced after the MoHit saga. Don Jazzy net worth is - N7 billion.
01. P-Square - No one does it like P-Square in the music industry in Nigeria! 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!
They have come a long way from there 'busy body' and 'seniorita' days.
You may ask, how about Fela, Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda Fassie, and Awilo Logomba? Well, they are all legends of music in Africa but when it comes to earning and popularity across 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!
Chop my money = 24 million+.
Do me = 14 million+.
Personally = 35 million+.
Beautiful Onyinye = 21 million+.
Alingo = 7 million+.
It's hard to believe that Psquare made the top of the list. For a second i thought it'll be Don jazzy.
Anyways, what do you guys think? Are they the richest? Did I miss a celebs name that's supposed to be on the list but isn't? If yes! Let me know in the comment section.
The only celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment industry that has a mansion in Banana Island. They are the upcoming JayZ and Diddy of African music. The only artistes in Africa you cannot book with less than $100,000. P-Square net worth is - N25.6 Billion naira.
That's a lot of money sha. I'm seriously considering this music industry thing. Nor be only to sing? I can sing nau.
Talk soon, xoxo
That's a lot of money sha. I'm seriously considering this music industry thing. Nor be only to sing? I can sing nau.
Talk soon, xoxo
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