Since his untimely death in 2009, the King of Pop has generated $2,503,000,000.00. This is a sourced thread revealing his earnings every year since 2009. 🚨Spoiler Alert 🚨 The other guy they call the King of Rock&Roll isn’t ever close:
2009 - #3 at $90 million forbes.com/2009/10/27/top…
2010 - #1 at $275 million (earned more than the other 12 deceased stars on the list combined Earned more than any celebrity dead or alive.) forbes.com/2010/10/22/top…
2011 - #1 at $170 million (Earned more than any celebrity dead or alive) forbes.com/sites/dorothyp…
2012 - #2 at 145 million (Only second to his friend who died the same year, Elizabeth Taylor) forbes.com/pictures/mfl45…
2013 - #1 at $160 million (Earned more than any celebrity dead or alive) forbes.com/pictures/mfl45…
2014 - #1 at $140 million (earned tripled the amount of Elvis Presley who was #2 with $55 million) forbes.com/pictures/mfl45…
2015 - #1 at $115 million (#2 again was Elvis with same earnings as previous year. forbes.com/pictures/eeel4…
2016 - #1 at $825 million ($825 million ranks as the biggest annual haul by any celeb dead or alive, not just for that year, but ever) forbes.com/sites/zackomal…
2017 - #1 at $75 million (Second to Jackson was Arnold Palmer at $40 million) forbes.com/sites/zackomal…
2018 - # 1 at $400 million (By far the highest earning celebrity dead or alive that year) forbes.com/sites/zackomal…
2019 - # 1 at $60 million (Elvis was #2 at $39 million) forbes.com/sites/zackomal…
2020 - #1 at $48 million (Due to COVID some potential revenue was lost. #2 was Dr. Seuss at $33 million. forbes.com/sites/maddiebe…
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