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At the beginning of last year, few people knew about the Non-Fungible Tokens. As the year neared its end, distinguished auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's joined the NFT sphere and conducted sales. Today Entrepreneurs, rappers, DJs, and professional sports players have started investing in NFT. More and more celebrities are joining the NFT craze each month. While some people launch their own NFT collections, some collect NFTs from existing creators. On the other hand, few directly invest in NFT ventures while others follow all the methods mentioned above.

This list focuses on which celebrity has the most extensive NFT portfolio and which projects are most popular. NFT rose to be the most preferred crypto subject in 2021. As extra NFTs collections gained prominence, celebrities joined the hype and invested. Let us dive into the portfolios of the top celebrity NFT owners who gained the most from their extravagant collections.

Snoop Dogg

Dappradar says that Snoop Dogg has the highest investment in NFTs among celebrities. Reports suggest that he is one of the most influential NFT celebrities. Surprisingly the rapper was among the early promoters of Dogecoin, and he also partnered with the Sandbox Game on new land offerings. Additionally, he collaborated with Chris Torres to launch the NyanDogg collection. He has a total investment of $24.9 million in NFTs.

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Alexis Ohanian

Investing says that Alexis Ohanian is an entrepreneur and also the co-founder of Reddit. His collection includes 6 Cryptopunks, 2 BAYCs, and 10 Meebits. The most valuable NFT in the portfolio is Cryptopunk #8115. He invested in the Cool Cats project with 7 NFTs. Cool Cats is a collection of randomly generated NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. Owners have the flexibility to do anything with them under a non-exclusive license. He has a total investment of $3.7 million in NFTs.

Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki is an American electro house musician, record producer, D.J. & music executive. He has a total expenditure of $1.7 million in NFTs. The most precious pieces in Steve Aoki's collection are BAYC #118 and Cryptopunk #8705. He has 794 NFTs in total. Further, he has a Swaggy Sea Lion from Gary Vee's Veefriends collection, three M1 Mutant Serum NFTs, Cool Cat #3350.

Marshmello

Marshmello has a total contribution of $780,000 in NFTs. Pastel reports that he has invested in Cryptopunks, BAYC, and Veefriends collections. His portfolio has around 120 NFTs, including 11 NFTs from the Cryptoadz collection by Gremplin. His collection's most valuable three NFTs are Cryptopunk #8274, BAYC #4808, and BAYC #9231.

Beeple

Beeple has NFT holdings worth $763,000. The artist is one of the most valuable crypto art creators today. He was in the headlines in 2021 when he sold the Everydays: The First 5000 Days collection for $69 million in an auction at Christie's. His NFT portfolio has works apart from his own, yet he gave back to the NFT ecosystem by investing more than $400 million in various artists on the Rarible platform.

Jay-Z

Jay-Z has a total investment of $711,000 in NFT. The rapper owns Cryptopunk #6095, one Portrait, and one Sneaker from the RTFKT Cryptopunks Project; the RTFKT Cryptopunks project is similar to the 10KFT NFT collection open only to punk owners. Ten thousand unique sneakers are created via corresponding punk from the original Cryptopunks project.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams has holdings of $528,000 in NFTs. Serena owns a look-a-like punk Cryptopunk #2950 gifted by her husband, Alexis Ohanian. She has many other investments that make her one of the top 10 investors in NFT.

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban has invested $430,000 in NFTs. The billionaire entrepreneur collected a large number of NFT artworks from the Rarible platform. He has BAYC #1597 and FEWO Crypto Brick in his possession, which are some of the most precious pieces in his collection. The latter collaborates between the RTFKT studios and the well-known NFT artist Fewocious.

Overall, the influx of multifaceted musicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and professional sports players into the NFT space has been welcomed with both hands by all the current NFT holders. Most NFT holding celebrities tend to get their pieces from iconic NFT collections like the BAYC, Cool Cats, and the Cryptopunks. Additionally, some celebrities have recently invested in individual artists' works. Owning a BAYC or a Punk evolved from something that just crypto people collected to a status symbol for celebrities and athletes.

The verified list of celebrity NFT portfolios has seen quite a development over the past months. There are more than twenty wallets on the list. The monthly review of the top ten most valuable celebrity portfolios in the NFT list is fast becoming a tight race. With more and more celebrities showing interest in investing, NFTs are becoming more and more popular with each passing month.

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Sources: Dappradar, Investing, Pastel