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American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter Pharrell Williams is a widely known artist in the entertainment industry. He initially formed a hip hop and R&B production duo with a good friend Chad Hugo in 1990 before finally debuting his own music in 2006 through his solo album In My Mind. With almost two decades of career in the music scene, he’s able to accumulate a massive net worth of $250 million.
The artist is highly regarded as one of the most influential and successful musician and music producer in the industry. He has been a significant part of the modern music industry. With the massive success that he’s accomplished, it’s safe to say that he made millions from it. Here’s how Pharrell Williams earns and spends his $250 million.
Earns: Music Career
Since he started working in the music industry in 1990, the musician has gradually built a pretty sold fan base. He initially worked through an R&B production duo called the Neptunes in the early 1990s. He has produced some of the songs for various fellow musicians until he finally debuted in 2005 with his solo album.
Although he has only released two full solo albums through the course of his career, he has released numerous singles. Most of his singles features other artists including Jay-Z, Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West, Snopp Dogg, Gwen Stefani and a lot more artists. One of his most successful hits was the song Happy. The song sold over 14 million copies and earned over $16 million across the world. He reported got a whopping $5 million from the said single alone.
Spends: Charity Donations
The famous musician uses his platform and money to help other people. He has been known in supporting different causes across the country such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America, From One Hand To AnOTHER, Gabrielle's Angel Foundation, Get Schooled Foundation, Global Citizen, Got Your 6, Great Ormond Street Hospital and a lot more.
Aside from donating to different charities, he takes his own initiative to for his own cause. In 2020, the Cash In Cash Out singer revealed his new non-profit initiative called Black Ambition. The said organization would aid in supporting Black and Latin entrepreneurs. Pharrell’s charity is committed to help out non-white entrepreneurs by providing them some funding, opportunities and mentorship to succeed.
Earns: Collaborating With Other Artists
Pharrell has collaborated on other artists’ singles through the years. He has been featured on songs by famous musicians in the industry including Britney Spears, Ray J, Clipse, Busta Rhymes, Robin Thicke, Ludacris, Sleepy Brown and a lot more. Although his earnings from each collaboration were not disclosed in the public, he reportedly earned about $5 million from his collaborations with Robin Thicke for Blurred Lines.
The earnings for the said song needed to made public after the family of Marvin Gaye sued the artists for the song since there’s a similarity between Blurred Lines and Gaye’s Got to Give It Up. Due to the case filed against them, the records were made public and it was disclosed that both Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams got $5 million while TI got about $700,000.
Spends: Real Estate Properties
During the global crisis, Pharrell has moved to Florida by buying a $30 million mansion in Coral Gables. The said mansion has about 17,000 square foot and specifically bought the house for quarantine. The Grammy winning artist has been looking for a property to buy for a while and decided to finally buy the mansion since he wanted to be quarantined there.
The massive property is located at the 700 Casuarina Concourse in Coral Gables which is popularly known as the El Palmar. It was initially listed for $45 million in 2018 but Pharrell was able to close the sale for $30 million.
Earns: Endorsements
Since Pharrell is one of the most celebrated artists in the world, it’s not surprising that he’s had some of the most lucrative endorsement deals with prominent brands such as Nike, Beats By Dre, Beats by Dre Beats Pill and a lot more.
Sneaker heads considered Pharrell as among the most authentic artists and most of his shoes are oozing with authenticity. The designs of Pharrell’s shoes are outstanding and ever since he collaborated with Nike for a pair of Dunks in 2004, he has been releasing pretty cool designs.
Spends: Car Collection
It was reported that the musician has a massive car collection that’s worth over $9 million. The musician and producer owns pretty impressive rides that included some of the most exquisite car in the world. Some of the cars in his collection included collector’s item including a GT that was developed in collaboration between the German and British automakers, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren that costs $3 million.
Another car in his collection is the Rolls-Royce Phantom and a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. The said luxury car brand is widely known to entice numerous celebrities and that includes Pharrell Williams. The most expensive car in his collection is the Porsche 550 Spyder which costs around $3.5 million.
Earns: Flipping Houses
Pharrell Williams has been buying and selling multiple properties over the last decades. It’s not known if he intentionally sells houses to gain profit but he earns millions from it. The most recent sale of the musician’s house is when he sold his Hollywood Hills mansion across the ridge for $9.2 million.
He initially asked for $12 million for the said house in 2020 but he ended up selling the mansion with a little over $2 million profit than what he paid for in 2015.
Spends: Extravagant Wedding
The Happy singer got married in 2013 to his beautiful wife Helen Lasichanh. The couple had a pretty extravagant wedding and although the costs of the wedding weren’t disclosed, some of the details of the wedding revealed that they spent thousands on their special day.
The reception of the wedding alone costs about $112,000. The reception was held aboard a massive 122-foot Never Say Never superyacht.
Sources: Motorious, Complex, The Guardian, NY Post