Revealed: The top 10 richest people in music and the top 10 richest musicians under 30

Despite not releasing new album last year, Adele still made it to the list as her 2012 album, 21, continues to rake in money.

10:36 15 May 2014

The Sunday Times has released the list of the top 10 richest under 30-year-olds in music with Adele sitting at number one.

 

According to the figures, she's earned a cool £45million despite the fact that she did not release a new album. However, her 2012 album, 21, has continued to rake in the big bucks as did her Oscar winning James Bond theme Skyfall. 

 

Another pop star who made the long list is Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. He is now one of the wealthiest musicians in the United Kingdom after he earned £9million. This success can be attributed to the band's latest hit album and their headline slot at last summer’s Glastonbury Festival. Despite this, he didn't make the final short list of the top 10. 

 

Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson dominated the list thanks to their band: One Direction.

 

The top 10 richest musicians under 30: 

 

1. Adele (£45m)

2. Calvin Harris (£30m)

3. Cheryl Cole (£16m)

4. Niall Horan(£14m)

4. Zayn Malik (£14m)

4. Liam Payne (£14m)

4. Harry Styles (£14m)

4. Louis Tomlinson (£14m)

9. Leona Lewis (£13m)

9. Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan (£13m)

 

Meanwhile, the list of richest people in the music industry is topped by Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik with estimated wealth of wealth of £10billion. He is followed by Clive Calder with £1.4 billion. The complete list is shown below: 

 

The top 10 richest people in music:

 

1. Len Blavatnik (£10 billion)

2. Clive Calder (£1.4bn)

3. Sir Cameron Mackintosh (£1bn)

4. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell (£710m)

5. Lord Lloyd-Webber (£640m)

6. U2 (£428m)

7. Simon Fuller (£382m)

8. Simon Cowell (£300m)

8. Mohammad and Kamaliya Zahoor (£300m)

10. Sir Elton John (£260m)