We will be naming the top 10 richest Nigerian musicians in 2022. The Nigerian music business is not only powerful across Africa, but it has also been a growing means of income for many people.
It is also a truth that some of Nigeria’s wealthiest musicians are also among Africa’s wealthiest.
Nigerian musicians live some of the most opulent lifestyles in the country.
These artists are living the life of a lifetime right in front of our eyes.
It’s not surprising to see celebrities like Davido fly private aircraft, Burna Boy drive Bentleys, and Wizkid wear diamond-encrusted jewelry around his neck and wrist.
NaijaMusic publishes a monetary estimate of the wealthiest Nigerian performers.
The ranking takes into account each artist’s discography, booking fee, endorsements, and other investments.
Top 10 Richest Nigerian Musicians in 2022
- Wizkid Net Worth – $21 million
- Davido Net Worth – $19.5 million
- Don Jazzy Net Worth – $18.5 million
- Burna Boy Net Worth – $17 million
- 2Baba Net Worth – $16 million
- Olamide Net Worth – $12 million
- Mr Eazi Net Worth – $11 million
- Timaya Net Worth – $10.5 million
- Mr P (Peter Okoye) / Rudeboy (Paul Okoye) Net Worth – $10 million each
- Flavour Net Worth – $9.8 million
1. Wizkid Net Worth – $21 million
Starboy Entertainment boss Wizkid aka Big Wiz is about the richest musician in Nigeria as of 2022.
Let’s break down a rough evaluation of Wizkid’s net worth.
Wizkid has the highest booking fee for any African artist.
He charges as much as $250,000 as his booking fee outside of Nigeria, especially in Europe and America.
You will have to be very rich to have Wizkid perform at a private event for you.
Besides his booking fee, the Starboy is a brand ambassador to several multinational companies and corporations.
He is currently a brand ambassador for Puma & JD Sports, this deal was announced back in 2020 worth hundreds of millions in Naira.
He is currently the official brand face for United Bank for Africa (UBA).
His UBA deal was reportedly valued at over $3 million.
Popular phone manufacturers Tecno also have Wizkid as their brand ambassador.
There are other brands he is also repping like the Ciroc etc.
Aside from the money made from ambassadorial deals and partnerships, Wizkid’s music catalogue is worth millions of dollars.
With over 450 million+ streams on his fourth studio album ‘Made in Lagos’, the singer is raking in millions from music streaming platforms from this album alone.
He also has some other investments which are too numerous to mention.
Wizkid’s net worth is placed at around $21 million.
2. Davido Net Worth – $19.5 million
Second, on the log is David Adeleke aka Davido, he is ranked as the second richest Nigerian musician.
We are familiar with Davido’s wealthy family background, however, setting that aside, Davido has made way too much money as a musician.
While many on this list might not show off their money as much OBO never misses the opportunity to show off.
Davido is always on demand all year round with no breaks in-between.
His booking fee goes as high as $200,000 per show.
Over the past few months, Davido has made millions of dollars touring across Africa.
In 2020 he kicked off the year with ‘A Good Time’ tour in America, unfortunately, Covid-19 brought an unfortunate end to his tour.
The DMW boss also makes money as a brand ambassador for top companies like Pepsi, Infinix Mobility, etc.
He recently joined Fin-Tech company Bitsika as an influencer and shareholder.
As one of the most-streamed Nigerian artists, he makes some very decent money as streaming royalties in the millions of dollars.
Nigerian pop superstar Davido net worth is placed at about $19.5 million.
3. Don Jazzy Net Worth – $18.5 million
Nigerian music producer Don Jazzy is the only person in the list of top 10 richest musicians in Nigeria who isn’t actually a singer.
The veteran beat maker isn’t only popular for making hit songs but he is an actual music mogul.
He co-founded Mo’Hits with D’banj and after their split went on to found Mavin Records.
Don Jazzy has been boss to top music acts like Wande Coal, Dr Sid, Tiwa Savage, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello etc.
As a record label executive, he has significant shares in revenue accrued from his artists royalties.
He is one of the most endorsed Nigerian celebrities and currently a brand ambassador for Glo, BetWay, VBank, Johnny Walker etc.
As an astute businessman and FX trader, he has some real estates across Nigeria.
A rough estimate put Don Jazzy’s net worth at $18.5 million.
4. Burna Boy Net Worth – $17 million
The past three years have been nothing less than incredible for Damini Ogulu better known as Burna Boy.
The Atlantic Records artist has been ahead of his peers musically including those mentioned before him on this list. In the past three years, Burna Boy has made millions of dollars off his music as he is currently the most-streamed Nigerian artist at the moment.
Those music streams which run in billions are worth several millions of dollars for the singer.
Towards the end of December 2020, Burna Boy bagged partnership deals with fashion company BooHooMan and Beats By Dre.
He is also a brand ambassador for Star, Pepsi, Standard Chartered Bank etc.
Apart from last year where concerts and large gatherings were banned, Burna Boy has been selling out his tour venues during the past three years.
Burna Boy net worth is valued to be around $17 million.
5. 2Baba Net Worth – $16 million
The legendary 2Face now known as 2Baba is a seasoned musician with over 20 years on stage.
His discography is enviable with over 7 studio albums till date.
With such longevity in the Nigerian music industry, 2Baba has also accumulated riches over the years as an A-list musician.
Although artists are prone to a luxury lifestyle, the ‘Amaka’ hitmaker is also an aggressive investor.
He co-owns the popular Rumours Night clubs in Lagos, some real estates across Nigeria.
2Baba recently started a massive Agro-business spanning hectares of land in his state of origin Benue.
He is a brand ambassador to brands like Campari, Trophy Lager Beer, phone accessory maker Araimo etc.
His music catalogue is worth millions of dollars, 2Baba net worth is pegged around $16 million.
6. Olamide Net Worth – $12 million
Olamide is the leader of one of Nigeria’s most successful record labels YBNL.
Last year he bagged a music distribution deal with American music company.
Olamide is one of the richest musicians in Nigeria as he has multiple sources of income ranging from his endorsement deals with iTel Mobile, Monster Energy Drink etc., premium booking fee, his music catalogue and many more.
He is friends with several politicians in western Nigeria which gives him some monetary advantage.
One of the craziest indigenous rappers that we have in Nigeria and Africa.
He has carved out a niche for himself using his local dialect.
He has numerous songs that were hit back to back.
The rapper has been boss to top music acts like Fireboy DML, Adekunle Gold, Lil Kesh etc
His current song ‘wo’ is doing well and it is also getting airplay in parties, radio and TV stations.
He is alleged be to be the architect of the rise of Shoki. Olamide’s net worth is $12 million.
7. Mr Eazi Net Worth – $11 million
Oluwatosin Ajibade aka Mr Eazi has rapidly grown from being a buzzing music star, making music that cuts across Ghana and Nigeria to becoming a big music mogul.
In the past couple of years, Mr Eazi has been taking the business side of music pretty seriously.
He launched his record label and a platform emPawa Africa to promote young talented African acts.
He has secured millions of investments in dollars to help push this dream.
He is a believer in tech hence he has invested in several viable startups across Africa.
As one of the most-streamed Nigerian artists on Spotify, Mr Eazi cashes out big time monetizing his music, especially with an impressive discography.
According to our evaluation, Mr Eazi net worth is pegged at about $11 million.
8. Timaya Net Worth – $10.5 million
Port Harcourt raised Nigerian dancehall music heavyweight Timaya is one very rich guy.
This is the king of dance hall in Nigeria with a strong vocal power in the industry.
He is among the best and perhaps the music star to be very successful out of the Niger Delta.
He is fondly called ‘Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa’. He has so many hit tracks and other businesses he does.
For the most part, the Ekperipapa 1 keeps a low profile, but he has got deep pockets which may surprise some people.
He has been fortunate to grab some endorsement deals which forms a small size of his net worth.
Timaya is loved by the Bayelsa people hence from time to time he gets gigs from the government irrespective of the governor in office. He has some sizable real estate in Bayelsa and Rivers States.
He is one of the highest-paid Nigerian singers in terms of the booking fee.
As an artist who drops hits every year he is always performing at one show or concert or the other.
Timaya’s net worth is placed at about $10.5 million.
9. Mr P (Peter Okoye) / Rudeboy (Paul Okoye) Net Worth – $10 million each
Mr P and Rudeboy were former members of the legendary music group PSquare, although they are no longer together they still make the ranking of the richest Nigerian musicians in 2022.
Although their breakup may have brought a little setback in their finances, the twins are still some of the richest artists in the game.
Mr P has been diversifying from music setting up businesses while Rudeboy, on the other hand, has been busy touring and performing at events.
Both Mr P (Peter Okoye) / Rudeboy (Paul Okoye) net worth is estimated at about $10 million each.
10. Flavour Net Worth – $9.8 million
On the other side, Flavour is a top tier African artist that has performed across the length and breadth of Africa.
The indigenous highlife singer charges as much as $100,000 and more for a show.
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He performs at highbrow events and private billionaire parties etc.
Flavour is not a stranger to endorsements as he has bagged several mouthwatering deals, notably his current deal with Life Lager Beer.
He has some big money investments across eastern Nigeria in his name.
Almost all the musical artistes in the industry have done a collabo with Flavour in their songs.
His vocal ability is unbeatable.
He is among the best in the industry with his unique Flavour.
He remains himself like no other and no one could imitate him no matter the effort they put in.
His Afro High-life Style has everything going well for him including; his Physical physique, distinct vocal, and mastery of the guitar.
Flavour estimated net worth is put at $9.8 million.
