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Aubrey "Drake" Graham, a Canadian recording artist and actor, is estimated to be worth $180 million. Drake came to fame as a rapper and singer with pop appeal in 2006 when he released a series of mixtapes. He was best known for his role as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Despite being unsigned, he gained significant recognition a year later when his cocky and laid-back track "Replacement Girl," featuring Trey Songz, was featured as the "Joint of the Day" on BET's 106 & Park show. Throughout the next few months, he increased his fame by appearing on several mixtapes and remixes, and as rumors of contract offers from labels circulated, he eventually became one of the most well-known artists in the industry. It certainly helped that he had Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne by his side.
"Best I Ever Got," a promotional track, had climbed to number two on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart by the end of June 2009. Drake signed with Universal Motown in late summer after a bidding war and released an EP (So Far Gone) of songs from his successful So Far Gone mixtape. It reached number six on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and received a Juno Award for Rap Album of the Year in 2010. The following year, Young Money released Thank Me Later, a full-length featuring collaborations with the Kings of Leon, the-Dream, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne.
With $10 million, he was the highest-earning newcomer on Forbes' 2010 list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings. Thanks to a new album contract, an advertisement alliance with Kodak, Coca-Sprite, Cola's, and a deal with Virgin America that plasters his likeness on the sides of planes, he returns to Forbes 2011 Cash Kings with earnings of $11 million.
Drake has gained more than $430 million throughout his lifetime, before taxes and lifestyle expenses, since achieving mainstream success. Drake made $45 million between June 2017 and June 2018. He made a total of $95 million in 2017. He made $75 million between June 2018 and June 2019. He made $50 million in the ensuing 12 months. Drake's annual earnings are broken down year by year in the table below. Drake owns real estate worth at least $25 million in total. When his improvements are factored in, his real estate assets (especially the Hidden Hills compound) are likely worth much more. It's likely that the Hidden Hills estate will fetch $20-30 million on its own right now. In May 2019, a 2-acre estate in the same area was sold for $15.5 million.
Drake debuted his newly acquired Boeing 767 private jet, nicknamed (and painted) "Air Drake," in a video posted to Instagram in May of this year. Drake, according to the video, is proud to own the plane outright, announcing that there is "no leasing, no timeshare, no co-owners." A private jet with a similar model and quality will be worth $75 to $100 million.
Drake has endorsed a variety of big brands over the years, including Sprite, Burger King, Whataburger, Nike, and Apple. Drake signed a $19 million exclusivity contract with Apple Music when it first opened. As a result of this contract, Apple will be the exclusive first home for all of Drake's upcoming solo releases. Every summer, Drake hosts the "OVO Fest" festival in Toronto, which sells out in minutes. Drake has a permanent residency at the XS Nightclub in Las Vegas, where he can comfortably make $500,000 in a single performance. For a more structured concert, he now raises more than $2 million.
SOURCES : Weaalthy Gorilla, Slice, Celebrity Net Worth
This article was updated on March 14, 2021 by Vanessa Shumbanhete
Earnings & Financial Data
Date | Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Earnings | Annual Earnings | $50,000,000 |
2019 | Earnings | Earnings from Music Royalties | $75,000,000 |
2019 | YouTube Earnings | Estimated annual earnings of Drake's YouTube channel drakeofficial | $75,550 |
2019 | Asset | Estimated value of Drake's website drakeofficial.com | $92,000 |
2019 | Contract | A multi-year deal which would consist of a minimum of 10 shows at the XS Nightclub | $10,000,000 |
2018 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Drake's Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour LIVE! with Canadian rapper Drake, and American hip hop trio Migos (approximately 1,867,540 tickets sold) | $163,510,000 |
2018 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Scorpion (approximately 1,715,000 copies sold) | $2,230,000 |
2018 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Look Alive" with American rapper BlocBoy JB (approximately 215 thousand copies sold) | $279,500 |
2018 | Earning Turned Donation | Donation as scholarship for a student of the University of Miami | $50,000 |
2018 | Earning Turned Donation | Donation to the Miami Senior High School in South Florida | $25,000 |
2018 | Asset | Purchase value of Drake's Chevrolet Malibu LS, Bugatti Veyron, Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible, Bentley Continental GTC V8, Bentley Mulsanne, and Rolls-Royce Phanton | $2,570,000 |
2017 | Sponsorship | Sponsorship deal with Apple as the figurehead for the platform at their Worldwide Developers Conference | $19,000,000 |
2017 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Come Closer" with Nigerian singer Wizkid (approximately 240 thousand copies sold) | $312,000 |
2017 | Record Sales | Record sales of the mixtape More Life (approximately 570 thousand copies sold) | $741,000 |
2017 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Both" with American rapper Gucci Mane (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2017 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of the Boy Meets World Tour (approximately 153,389 tickets sold) | $15,230,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Used to This" with American rapper Future (approximately 1,005,000 copies sold) | $1,310,000 |
2016 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of the Summer Sixteen Tour with American rapper Future (approximately 634,662 tickets sold) | $84,300,000 |
2016 | Asset | Purchase value of Drake's beautiful estate next door to his already expansive Hidden Hills, California real estate compound | $2,850,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "No Shopping" with American rapper French Montana (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Back on Road" with Gucci Mane (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "For Free" with American musician DJ Khaled (Approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Why You Always Hatin?" with American rapper YG (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Views (approximately 2,859,500 copies sold) | $3,720,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Come and See Me" with PartyNextDoor (approximately 700 thousand copies sold) | $910,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Work" with Barbadian singer Rihanna (approximately 8,343,333 copies sold) | $10,850,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the mixtape What a Time to Be Alive with American rapper Future (approximately 1.14 million copies sold) | $1,480,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Where Ya At" with American rapper Future (approximately 3,075,000 copies sold) | $4,000,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single R.I.C.O with American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late (approximately 2.28 million copies sold) | $2,960,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Blessings" with American rapper Big Sean (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Only" with American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj (approximately 1,149,493 copies sold) | $1,490,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Tuesday" with American hip-hop recording artist ILoveMakonnen (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Recognize" with Canadian recording artist PartyNextDoor (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2014 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Think Like a Man Too as himself | $70,180,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Believe Me" with American rapper Lil Wayne (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Young Money: Rise of an Empire with American record label Young Money Entertainment (approximately 53 thousand copies sold) | $68,900 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Who Do You Love?" with American hip hop recording artist YG (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Odio" with American singer Romeo Santos (approximately 780 thousand copies sold) | $1,010,000 |
2013 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as a Ron Burgundy fan | $173,650,000 |
2013 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Drake's Would You Like a Tour? (approximately 246,548 tickets sold) | $20,480,000 |
2013 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Nothing Was the Same (approximately 4,375,000 copies sold) | $5,690,000 |
2013 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "No New Friends" with American musician DJ Khaled (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2013 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Love Me" with Li'l Wayne (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2013 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Poetic Justice" with Kendrick Lamar (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Fuckin' Problems" with American hip hop recording artists ASAP Rocky, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar (approximately 3.55 million copies sold) | $4,620,000 |
2012 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ice Age: Continental Drift as the voice of Ethan | $877,240,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Amen" with American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Pop That" with American rapper French Montana (approximately 1 milllion copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "No Lie" with American rapper 2 Chainz (approximately 1.4 million copies sold) | $1,820,000 |
2012 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Drake's Club Paradise Tour (approximately 108,499 tickets sold) | $7,070,000 |
2012 | Asset | Purchase value of Drake's 7,444-square-foot mansion in Hidden Hills, California | $7,700,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Take Care (approximately 3,058,450 copies sold) | $3,980,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "She Will" with Lil Wayne (approximately 3 million copies sold) | $3,900,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "I'm on One" with American hip hop artist DJ Khaled (approximately 1,875,000 copies sold) | $2,440,000 |
2010 | Ticket Sales | Income from Club Paradise Tour | $42,000,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Moment 4 Life" with Trinidad-born rapper and singer Nicki Minaj (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Loud with the contribution of the single "What's My Name?" (approximately 5,111,864 copies sold) | $6,650,000 |
2010 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Drake's Away from Home Tour | $8,000,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Aston Martin Music" with Rick Ross (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Right Above It" with American rapper Lil Wayne (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Thank Me Later (approximately 2,225,053 copies sold) | $2,890,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album We Are Young Money with American hip hop record label Young Money Entertainment (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Stronger with Each Tear with American R&B and soul singer Mary J. Blige (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Money to Blow" with American rapper Birdman (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album So Far Gone (approximately 825 thousand copies sold) | $1,070,000 |
2008 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Intuition with American R&B singer Jamie Foxx (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2008 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Charlie Bartlett as A/V Jones | $5,250,000 |