Forbes Names Michael Jackson World's Top-earning Dead Celebrity...See His 2015 Net Worth

Posted by Lolade on Wed 28th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

The late pop King, Michael Jackson has been named the highest earning dead music star following his mind bugging earnings this year.

Michael Jackson
 
Forbes said the pop legend earned a staggering $115million in 2015.
 
The impressive figure comes from two Cirque du Soleil shows, his own music and publishing revenues, and his half of the Sony/ATV publishing catalogue.
  
Michael Jackson's latest annual income has seen him top a list of the highest earning dead celebrities, complied by financial magazine Forbes.
 
The music icon in his more 30 years solo career  made over $1.1 billion, however he has earned more since his death, raking in $999 billion since 2009.
 
In second place is Elvis Presley, who has made £36million, Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz comes in third with £26million, while fourth place, with £14million, goes to Bob Marley. Elizabeth Taylor came in fifth with £13million.
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