The 50 Cent net worth total was never half a billion. If all had gone well, it could have gone as high as $143 million. But is 50 lying about his net worth? In a recent court case, he claimed his net worth was barely $16 million. What’s the real number? A deep MoneyNation analysis puts together all the rapper’s income streams including albums, singles, concerts, acting, YouTube, endorsements, merchandise and business deals.
The superstar earned a reported $80 million from the sale of his VitaminWater business to Coca Cola in 2007. His 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ sold 8.4 million copies and pulled estimated revenue of $92 million. Four other studio albums and 76 singles add to the pot. 50 made a rumored $2.5 million for starring in the 2013 Stallone/Schwarzenegger vehicle Escape Plan. Also adding to the 50 Cent net worth sum are $75 million in concert tour revenue, $16 million in YouTube ad revenue, $52 million in endorsements and $14 million in sales of merchandise. As of 12/2/16, $135 million went to taxes and another $44 million to expenses. 50 lost another $5 million in a court battle. If 50’s stated net worth of $16 million is really true, it means he lost $208 million to failed business ventures.
50 Cent Net Worth Facts
50 Cent Net Worth Facts | |
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50 Cent Net Worth | $17,788,143 |
50 Cent net worth vs Drake net worth | 1/5th as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Kanye West net worth | 1/4 as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Dr. Dre net worth | 1/44th as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Diddy net worth | 1/54th as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Jay Z net worth | 1/33rd as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Lil Wayne net worth | 1/4 as big |
50 Cent net worth vs LeBron James net worth | 1/13th as big |
50 Cent net worth vs Barack Obama net worth | 5 times bigger |
50 Cent net worth vs typical American family net worth | 246 times bigger |
50 Cent has said his net worth is just over $16 million. If true, that puts the 50 Cent net worth number at 1/5th the size of the Drake fortune of $88 million. It also means 50 has 1/4 as much money as Kanye West with $66 million. Dr. Dre has 44 times more money than 50 Cent with $745 million. Diddy has 54 times more with $915 million and Jay Z has 33 times more with $554 million. Lil Wayne’s net worth is four times bigger than 50 Cent’s net worth. LeBron James’ net worth is 13 times bigger. When it comes to the leader of the free world, 50 does all right. The superstar rapper has 5 times more net worth than President Barack Obama with $3.2 million. Even if 50’s bankruptcy report is true, we shouldn’t feel too bad. The singer has 246 times more net worth than the typical American family with only $68,000 saved.
50 Cent Net Worth by Year
50 Cent Net Worth by Year | |
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50 Cent net worth 2003 | $5,031,004 |
50 Cent net worth 2004 | $8,967,489 |
50 Cent net worth 2005 | $16,455,501 |
50 Cent net worth 2006 | $21,944,303 |
50 Cent net worth 2007 | $60,816,457 |
50 Cent net worth 2008 | $68,511,471 |
50 Cent net worth 2009 | $62,063,740 |
50 Cent net worth 2010 | $67,718,659 |
50 Cent net worth 2011 | $56,414,048 |
50 Cent net worth 2012 | $45,110,703 |
50 Cent net worth 2013 | $34,505,664 |
50 Cent net worth 2014 | $30,262,257 |
50 Cent net worth 2015 | $14,286,801 |
50 Cent net worth 2016 | $17,788,143 |
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50 Cent Net Worth Sources
50 Cent Net Worth Sources | |
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50 Cent Albums | $19,486,523 |
Singles | $4,605,557 |
Concerts | $74,587,500 |
Acting | $6,420,000 |
50 Cent YouTube Channel | $19,018,024 |
Endorsements | $52,000,000 |
Merchandise | $14,917,500 |
Business Deals | $103,000,000 |
Total 50 Cent Earnings | $294,035,103 |
50 Cent Salary (average) | $21,002,507 |
50 Cent Salary 2016 | $7,857,934 |
Taxes (50 Cent is in a 46.3% tax bracket) | $136,138,253 |
Expenses (15%/yr) | $44,105,265 |
Losses | $157,000,000 |
Investments (6% added to 50 Cent net worth each year) | $15,855,079 |
50 Cent Net Worth | $17,788,143 |
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50 Cent Net Worth: The Rise and Fall?
Read more: How 50 Cent lost millions to bad business deals
For a parallel, look at how 16% of NFL players wind up going bankrupt. According to a recent article in Yahoo Finance, the reason is that many of them make bad business decisions. They invest in restaurants or car dealerships, sink their money in their own business or invest in a friend’s. When the business goes under, so does their net worth. This may well have been what happened to 50’s money. Either way, the sections below show where 50 made that money to begin with.
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50 Cent Net Worth from Albums
50 Cent’s successive albums have all sold successively less. 2005’s The Massacre sold six million units. That’s astounding, but it’s decidedly less than Get Rich. His next album, 2007’s Curtis only sold about 750,000 copies. That still put almost a million in 50’s pocket, but it’s a far cry from the rapper’s 2003 success. Finally, by the time Animal Ambition was released in 2014, it only sold about 125,000 copies. This is an example of a career that started with a bang and ended with a whimper. Whether 2016’s Street King Immortal will kick off a resurgence to the popularity or heft of 50 Cent’s net worth remains to be seen.
50 Cent Net Worth from Albums | |||
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50 Cent Albums | Unit Sales | Revenue at $10.99 Each | 50 Cent Earnings at 11.1% |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003, 50 Cent top seller) | 8,400,000 | $92,316,000 | $10,247,076 |
The Massacre (2005) | 6,000,000 | $65,940,000 | $7,319,340 |
Curtis (2007) | 750,000 | $8,242,500 | $914,918 |
Before I Self Destruct (2009) | 700,000 | $7,693,000 | $853,923 |
Animal Ambition (2014 50 Cent lowest selling album) | 124,000 | $1,362,760 | $151,266 |
Street King Immortal (2016) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Other Albums (50 Cent mixtapes, soundtracks, etc.) | 2,500,000 | $27,475,000 | $3,049,725 |
Total 50 Cent Net Worth from Albums | $22,536,248 |
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50 Cent Net Worth from Singles
50 Cent Net Worth from Singles | |||
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50 Cent Certified Single Title | Unit Sales | Revenue at $1.99 Each | 50 Cent Earnings at 11.1% |
In da Club (50 Cent best selling single) | 2,000,000 | $3,980,000 | $441,780 |
21 Questions | 650,000 | $1,293,500 | $143,579 |
P.I.M.P. | 650,000 | $1,293,500 | $143,579 |
Disco Inferno | 600,000 | $1,194,000 | $132,534 |
Candy Shop (50 Cent 2nd best seller) | 1,600,000 | $3,184,000 | $353,424 |
Just a Lil Bit | 1,200,000 | $2,388,000 | $265,068 |
Window Shopper | 650,000 | $1,293,500 | $143,579 |
I Get Money | 600,000 | $1,194,000 | $132,534 |
Ayo Technology | 600,000 | $1,194,000 | $132,534 |
My Life | 300,000 | $597,000 | $66,267 |
Other 50 Cent Singles (40) | 6,000,000 | $11,940,000 | $1,325,340 |
Singles Featuring 50 Cent (26, 50 Cent gets 3.3%) | 6,000,000 | $11,940,000 | $1,325,340 |
Total 50 Cent Net Worth from Singles | $4,605,557 |
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50 Cent Net Worth from Concerts
The video below from 50’s YouTube Channel shows the rapper performing his new song, I’m the Man, live in New York City at a relatively small club.
50 Cent Net Worth from Concerts | |||
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Year | Number of Shows | Seats Per Show (Average) | 50 Cent Earnings at 85% of $50 Per Seat |
2007 | 28 | 5000 | $5,950,000 |
2008 | 11 | 5000 | $2,337,500 |
2009 | 22 | 5000 | $4,675,000 |
2010 | 52 | 20000 | $44,200,000 |
2011 | 4 | 5000 | $850,000 |
2012 | 6 | 5000 | $1,275,000 |
2013 | $0 | ||
2014 | 13 | 18000 | $9,945,000 |
2015 | 20 | 5,000 | $4,250,000 |
2016 | 13 | 2,000 | $1,105,000 |
Total 50 Cent Net Worth from Concerts | $74,587,500 |
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50 Cent Net Worth from Acting
50 Cent Net Worth from Acting | |||
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Year | 50 Cent Acting Role | Role Type | 50 Cent Pay |
2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Movie | $530,000 |
2006 | Home of the Brave | Movie | $30,000 |
2006 | Vengeance | Movie | $30,000 |
2008 | Righteous Kill (50 Cent breakout role) | Movie | $1,730,000 |
2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Video Game | $30,000 |
2009 | Dead Man Running | Movie | $30,000 |
2009 | Entourage | TV Series | $5,000 |
2010 | Caught in the Crossfire | Movie | $30,000 |
2010 | Gun | Movie | $30,000 |
2010 | Twelve | Movie | $30,000 |
2010 | 13 | Movie | $30,000 |
2011 | All Things Fall Apart | Movie | $30,000 |
2011 | Setup | Movie | $30,000 |
2012 | Freelancers | Movie | $30,000 |
2012 | The Finder | TV Series | $5,000 |
2012 | Fire with Fire | Movie | $30,000 |
2013 | Escape Plan (50 Cent's biggest role to date) | Movie | $2,530,000 |
2013 | Last Vegas | Movie | $30,000 |
2013 | The Frozen Ground | Movie | $30,000 |
2014 | The Prince | Movie | $30,000 |
2014-2016 | Power | TV Series (50 Cent in 19 episodes) | $380,000 |
2015 | Artsnight | TV Series | $5,000 |
2015 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | TV Series | $5,000 |
2015 | Southpaw | Movie | $780,000 |
2015 | Spy | Movie | $30,000 |
Total 50 Cent Net Worth from Acting | $6,450,000 |
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50 Cent Net Worth from YouTube
As of 12/2/16, YouTube adds $19 million to the 50 Cent net worth tank. That’s based on over 2.8 billion views split across two channels. Most stars earn $7.60 per 1,000 views from ad revenue, according to an industry report. Some stars can make a lot more than that. Internet sensation PewDiePie has a net worth of $78 million. He has no music or film career to boost his earnings. He does however, have over 13 billion YouTube views. He also lives modestly in an apartment and doesn’t buy Connecticut mansions for $4.1 million from Mike Tyson like 50 Cent reportedly did.
50 Cent Net Worth from YouTube | |||
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50 Cent Channel | Views | Earnings at $7.60 per 1,000 | 50 Cent Earnings |
50 Cent Vevo (50 Cent gets 85%) | 2,337,031,934 | $17,761,443 | $15,097,226 |
50 Cent Own Channel | 515,894,404 | $3,920,797 | $3,920,797 |
Total 50 Cent Net Worth from YouTube | $19,018,024 |
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50 Cent Net Worth from Endorsements and Merchandise
50 Cent has done quite well with endorsement deals. In fact, those deals form a $52 million page in the 50 Cent net worth book. 50 has signed high dollar deals with BMW, Suzuki, the NFL, Right Guard and Reebok. He also inked a $78 million dollar deal with Frigo Revolution Wear to push a new line of underwear in 2014. Stars don’t usually reveal the dollar values on their endorsement deals, but 50 Cent did in this case. See his Instagram post about it below.
50 Cent Net Worth from Business Deals
50 Cent made a lot of money from his VitaminWater deal in 2007. 50 had a 10% ownership in the company. Coca Cola bought it for $4 billion. That led many to assume the rapper made $400 million on the deal. In fact, because much of that money was owed to foreign investors, 50 Cent wound up with more like $80 million. In other deals, the musician hasn’t done as well. His G-Unit clothing business went under in 2009. It’s probable that 50 Cent invested in other similar deals that went south also. In fact, to rack up the $208 million in losses needed to drop his net worth to its reported level of $16 million, he would have had to.
In 2015, 50 was ordered to pay $7 million to Lastonia Leviston for releasing her sex tape to the public. He has since sought bankruptcy protection, claiming he now owes more money than he actually has. The judge in that most recent case asked 50 to explain then why he takes pictures of his snack fridge stuffed with cash, as seen in the Instagram post below. If in fact the 50 Cent net worth sum is only $16 million, bad business deals are almost certainly the cause.
50 Cent Net Worth Calculations
The table below shows the complete 50 Cent net worth calculations. All estimated income from albums, singles, concerts and other sources is included. 50 Cent pays Connecticut State taxes and is in the highest U.S. federal tax bracket. Those two facts give him an annual income tax rate of 46.3%. Expenses set at 15% take $43 million from the star’s net worth. Investments at a conservative 6% of his net worth per year add back $15 million since 2003. In order to get the star’s net worth down to the $16 million he claims it is, we had to estimate business deal losses of about $30 million a year for seven years.
50 Cent Net Worth Calculations | |||||||
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Year | Total 50 Cent Earnings | Losses | Net | Taxes (46.3%) | Expenses (15%) | Investments (6%/yr) | 50 Cent Net Worth |
2003 | $13,000,010 | $0 | $13,000,010 | $6,019,005 | $1,950,002 | $0 | $5,031,004 |
2004 | $9,752,934 | $0 | $9,752,934 | $4,515,609 | $1,462,940 | $162,099 | $8,967,489 |
2005 | $18,602,274 | $0 | $18,602,274 | $8,612,853 | $2,790,341 | $288,932 | $16,455,501 |
2006 | $12,812,934 | $0 | $12,812,934 | $5,932,389 | $1,921,940 | $530,196 | $21,944,303 |
2007 | $98,617,852 | $0 | $98,617,852 | $45,660,065 | $14,792,678 | $707,045 | $60,816,457 |
2008 | $14,820,434 | $0 | $14,820,434 | $6,861,861 | $2,223,065 | $1,959,506 | $68,511,471 |
2009 | $13,346,857 | $20,000,000 | -$6,653,143 | 0 | $2,002,029 | $2,207,440 | $62,063,740 |
2010 | $51,072,934 | $30,000,000 | $21,072,934 | $9,756,769 | $7,660,940 | $1,999,694 | $67,718,659 |
2011 | $7,662,934 | $20,000,000 | -$12,337,066 | 0 | $1,149,440 | $2,181,895 | $56,414,048 |
2012 | $8,092,934 | $20,000,000 | -$11,907,066 | 0 | $1,213,940 | $1,817,661 | $45,110,703 |
2013 | $9,342,934 | $20,000,000 | -$10,657,066 | 0 | $1,401,440 | $1,453,467 | $34,505,664 |
2014 | $17,229,201 | $20,000,000 | -$2,770,799 | 0 | $2,584,380 | $1,111,772 | $30,262,257 |
2015 | $11,822,934 | $27,000,000 | -$15,177,066 | 0 | $1,773,440 | $975,050 | $14,286,801 |
2016 | $7,857,934 | $0 | $7,857,934 | $3,638,224 | $1,178,690 | $460,321 | $17,788,143 |
50 Cent Net Worth Totals | $294,035,103 | $157,000,000 | $137,035,103 | $136,138,253 | $44,105,265 | $15,855,079 |
The numbers in this article come from media reports, analyses and estimates. All 50 Cent net worth data are shown here for entertainment purposes only.
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