Bruce Springsteen Is Now a Billionaire, Forbes Estimates
variety.comEthan Shanfeld The Boss is officially a billionaire. Bruce Springsteen, who, with songs like “Badlands,” “Hungry Heart” and “My Hometown” became rock ‘n’ roll’s voice of the working class, is now worth $1.1 billion, according to a “conservative” Forbes estimate.
Much of his net worth has been solidified in the past few years. In 2021, Springsteen sold his music catalog to Sony for an estimated $500-$550 million, marking the biggest transaction ever struck for a single artist’s body of work.
Pollstar reported that in 2023, The Boss sold more than 1.6 million concert tickets, generating $380 million in revenue. With more than 71 million albums sold in the U.S.
and 140 million worldwide, Springsteen is among the bestselling music artists of all time. He’s won 20 Grammy Awards, an Oscar and a special Tony Award for “Springsteen on Broadway,” his critically acclaimed, stripped-back one-man show.
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