Sam Smith’s net worth is $21 million. The breakout British pop singer stormed the world with $8 million in earnings in 2014. Album sales, singles, YouTube earnings and endorsements have earned the star $24 million since 2013. Taxes and expenses chop $13 million from the Sam Smith net worth total.
Smith has made $8 million from album sales, $4 million from singles sales, $20 million from concerts and $10 million from YouTube earnings. Another $1 million from endorsement deals gives the star his total salary of $15 million per year.
Sam Smith Net Worth Facts
Sam Smith’s net worth of $21 million is huge for a star who’s just hitting the scene. See comparisons below:
Sam Smith net worth | $20,865,157 |
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Sam Smith Net Worth Through Time
How does Sam Smith’s net worth shake out over time? The star only got his start in 2013.
Sam Smith Net Worth 2012 | $0 |
Sam Smith Net Worth 2013 | $1,596,469 |
Sam Smith Net Worth 2014 | $8,754,026 |
Sam Smith Net Worth 2015 | $20,295,409 |
Sam Smith Net Worth 2016 | $20,865,157 |
Sam Smith Net Worth Breakdown
About one fifth of Smith’s earnings come from album sales and another tenth from singles sales. Another 1/5th comes from YouTube earnings.
Sam Smith Income Source | Amount |
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Album Sales | $8,315,858 |
Singles Sales | $4,155,195 |
Concert Tours | $20,400,000 |
YouTube Earnings | $10,470,820 |
Endorsements | $1,000,000 |
Investment Income (Estimated at 6% per year after tax) | $708,375 |
Total Sam Smith Earnings | $45,050,247 |
Taxes (45% UK tax bracket) | $19,953,843 |
Expenses (at 1% of income) | $4,434,187 |
Total Sam Smith Payouts | $24,388,030 |
Sam Smith Net Worth 2016 | $20,662,217 |
Sam Smith Salary | $15,016,749 |
We’ll go over each of the above earnings categories in detail below.
On 1/3/16, Smith tweeted that his fame still hasn’t caught up with him yet. He seems as stunned and excited as any of us would be in his shoes.
Had my radio on in the kitchen today. Still get a wave of heat and excitement through my bones every time my songs come on. So surreal
— Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) January 3, 2016
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Sam Smith Album Sales
As his main influences, Smith cites Amy Winehouse and Adele. Smith won four Grammy Awards in 2015. He thanked his ex-boyfriend, actor/model Jonathan Zeizel during his acceptance speech. Smith said his broken heart was the source of inspiration for his Grammy winning songs.
Sam Smith Albums | Year | Total Album Sales | Album Cost | Sam Smith Percentage | Sam Smith Earnings |
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In the Lonely Hour | 2014 | 8,500,000 | $10.99 | 8.85% | $8,267,228 |
Nirvana (Sam Smith EP) | 2013 | 50,000 | $10.99 | 8.85% | $48,631 |
Total Sam Smith Earnings from Albums | $8,315,858 |
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Sam Smith Singles Sales
Smith wasn’t always rich and famous. Just before his big break, he is rumored to have had a job cleaning toilets. Smith has also revealed that he has obsessive compulsive disorder. He doesn’t keep the condition secret and in fact tweets about it regularly.
Sam Smith Singles | Year | Total Album Sales | Album Cost | Sam Smith Percentage | Sam Smith Earnings |
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Lay Me Down (Sam Smith debut) | 2013 | 50,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $8,806 |
Money on My Mind | 2014 | 1,500,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $264,173 |
Stay With Me (Sam Smith top seller) | 2014 | 11,000,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $1,937,265 |
I'm Not the Only One | 2014 | 6,500,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $1,144,748 |
Like I Can | 2014 | 1,000,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $176,115 |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 2014 | 50,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $8,806 |
Lay Me Down (Sam Smith re-release) | 2015 | 2,200,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $387,453 |
Lay Me Down (Re-release with John Legend) | 2015 | 100,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $17,612 |
Writing's on the Wall | 2015 | 75,000 | $1.99 | 8.85% | $13,209 |
Featured Singles (Latch, La La La etc.) | 2015 | 9,000,000 | $1.99 | 1.10% | $197,010 |
Total Sam Smith Singles Earnings | 31,475,000 | $4,155,195 |
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Sam Smith Concert Tours
The show had 40 shows in North America and 26 in Europe.
Smith is only 24 years old. During Taylor Swift’s Red tour, the two performed Money on My Mind as a duet.
Sam Smith Concert Tours | Year | Total Box Office | Sam Smith % | Sam Smith Earnings |
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In the Lonely Hour | 2015 | $24,000,000 | 85% | $20,400,000 |
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Sam Smith YouTube Earnings
YouTube is becoming a real contender when it comes to a star’s net worth. Sam Smith has 1.6 billion YouTube views, and all of those carry ad revenue. How much revenue? Marketing experts place earnings for 1,000 YouTube views at about $7.60 for top performers. That gives the Sam Smith net worth story a boost of about $10.5 million from YouTube ads.
Sam Smith YouTube Views | Earnings Per 1,000 Views | Sam Smith % | Sam Smith Earnings |
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1,620,869,912 | $7.60 | 85% | $10,470,820 |
Sam Smith Endorsement Deals
Sam Smith Net Worth Calculations
To pull it all together, we’ve estimated taxes, expenses and investment income into the Sam Smith net worth sum.
Smith is a UK resident in the highest tax bracket. He therefore pays the top UK tax rate of 45% of income. His expenses for agent fees, staff and cost of living most probably come to 10% of his earnings per year. The star also most likely earns about 6% in investment income annually on average.
Smith isn’t numb to the wonder of his skyrocket ride to fame and fortune. Check out his New Year’s Eve tweet below.
2015 – best year of my life to date. To all who have shared it with me…. CHEERS
love you… https://t.co/h5VGfjn3Zt — Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) December 31, 2015
The table below sums up all of Smith’s earnings, plus taxes, investments and expenses.
Sam Smith Net Worth Calculations | Total Sam Smith Earnings | Sam Smith Taxes (at 45% of income) | Expenses (10% of income) | Investment Income | Sam Smith Net Worth |
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2013 | $3,547,710 | $1,596,469 | $354,771 | $0 | $1,596,469 |
2014 | $15,788,606 | $7,104,873 | $1,578,861 | $52,683 | $8,754,026 |
2015 | $4,605,556 | $2,072,500 | $460,556 | $288,883 | $11,115,409 |
2016 | $20,400,000 | $9,180,000 | $2,040,000 | $366,808 | $20,662,217 |
Totals | $44,341,873 | $19,953,843 | $4,434,187 | $708,375 |