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 or music is, is by checking
out it’s 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.
Here I present to you 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 – This guy is making name for
himself in the music industry in Nigeria and
it’s not surprising 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
as 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 built name and fortune
for himself in the music industry in Nigeria.
Right from the first day I heard him first song,
I knew he was gonna make it in the music
industry.
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 be 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.
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 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 – How she made it? I don’t
know, 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 heard “Jonny” played in my car
by one of the Nigerian F.M Station, 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.
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.
So good that rap haters like me is forced to
like rap music.
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! 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.
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, formerly a
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.
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.
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 one the
best and probably the most successful music
star ever come out of the Niger Delta area. Far
more successful than Daniel Wilson and
others. He is truly the “Egberi Papa 1 of
Bayelsa”.
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 [like] artiste to
Banky W, Wizkid was transformed into
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.
Widely regarded as the Austine Bieber of
Nigeria, Wizkid 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 – What he lacks in physical appeal,
he makes up with great vocal talent – the
twisted version of Wizkid. Davido is one
musician in Nigeria that I so much like his
vocal talent, he is a singer and song maker
extraordinaire.
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 – The one everyone respects in the
industry. 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. 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 is destined to the top.
Flavour Nabalia 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.
Whatever thing he lays his hands on becomes
gold. He produced D’Banj to international
superstar, and when D’Banj left, he produced
other superstars.
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!
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
allover 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+.
The only celebrities in the Nigerian
entertainment industry that has mansion in
Banana Island. They are the Cristiano Ronaldo
and Lionel Messi of African music.
The only artistes in Africa you can not book
with less than $100,000. P-Square net worth is
– N25.6 billion.