Michael Jackson tops list of Forbes Highest earning dead celebrities

Late American music legend, Michael Joseph Jackson, widely regarded as the ‘King of Pop’, has been ranked the world’s highest-paid dead celebrity of 2023.

He was named the highest-earning deceased celebrity on Forbes magazine’s 2023 annual list released on Tuesday, with an estimated $115 million in earnings.

Jackson’s late father-in-law, Elvis Presley with an estimated $100 million in earnings, came in second place.

See the list below:

US singer, Michael Jackson – $115 million

US singer and actor, Elvis Presley – $100 million

US keyboardist, Ray Manzarek – $45 million

US cartoonist, Dr. Seuss – $40 million

US cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz – $30 million

US singer, Prince – $30 million

US singer, Whitney Houston – $30 million

British singer, John Lennon – $22 million

Jamaican singer, Bob Marley – $16 million

US singer, Bing Crosby – $14 million

British singer, George Harrison – $14 million

US golfer, Arnold Palmer – $10 million

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