In November, financial authority Forbes compiled a list of the Top 25 celebrities of the millennium regarding the earnings of their estates. The king of rock'n’roll, Elvis Presley, was second on the list, at a cumulative $1.2 billion, while in No 1 position is the king of pop, Michael Jackson, raking in $3.5 billion. Clearly, their catalogues are still popular with their fans, and their sales indicate that their reissue/memorabilia markets at least are alive and kicking.
The highest-earning deceased celebrities each year for this millennium
Michael Jackson 2010, £275 million, 2011, $170 million, 2013, $160 million, 2014, $140 million, 2015, $115 million, 2016, $825 million, 2017, $75 million, 2018, $400 million, 2019, $60 million, 2020, $48 million, 2023, $115 million, 2024, $600 million, 2025, $105 million
Elvis Presley 2001,…
