Psquare Tops The List of 20 Richest Musicians In Nigeria And Their Net Worth

 
Music has been paying heavily in
Nigeria for the past ten years. No
wonder average Nigerian youths
sees music as the quick means to
wealth and fame.
Why not! When a good number of
artistes have risen from nothing to
something over the years, enjoying
wealth that can only be imagined by
average people.
The question is Who is the richest
among these musicians and how
much are they worth?
In music, your popularity
determines your worth, you don’t
make poo if you are not popular.
How do we determine the
popularity of an artiste? Do not let
their noises or that of their fans
deafen your ears, some aren’t worth
that much, while some worth so
much.
The number one means of knowing
how popular a musician or music is,
is by checking out it’s YouTube stat.
If you are popular, it will show on
your YouTube views, no
manipulation.
And if you have a great stat on
YouTube, you are a great artiste,
making good money.
Another means is through awards
but since most music awards are
heavily manipulated, we are going
to skip awards and use other means
such as endorsement and ability to
pull crowed and command good
appearance fee. Self promotion isn’t
gonna count in this rating.
Here I present to you the top 20
richest musicians in Nigeria and
their estimated net worth.
This list is the most detailed and
most accurate you can find
anywhere on the internet. Enjoy!
20. Patoranking – This guy is making
name for himself in the music
industry in Nigeria and it’s not
surprising that he made the top 20
richest musicians in Nigeria despite
that it’s not been quite long since he
breaks into the limelight.
His hit song (Girlie O) featuring Tiwa
Savage has grossed over 4 million
views on YouTube as the time this
article was being written.
Patoranking’s net worth is estimated
to be – N350,000,000
19. Olamide – One of the craziest
rapper in Nigeria and Africa. So
crazy he called himself Badoo.
Olamide has built name and fortune
for himself in the music industry in
Nigeria. Right from the first day I
heard him first song, I knew he was
gonna make it in the music industry.
His song with the highest YouTube
views is “Eleda Mi” with 1.2 million
views. He was able to over take
Patoranking due to the fact he has
multiple single with collective views
of more than 5million.
He is believed be to be the
mastermind behind the rise of
Shoki. Olamide’s current net worth
is put at – N560,000,000
18. Chidinma Ekile – Chidinma has
one thing going for her – she is
extremely likeable.
That alone has skyrocketed her take
home performance fees and worth
to an enviable position.
From a mere contestant in MTN
Project Fame to a household name
in Nigeria, Chidinma has created
wealth that her peers could only
dream about.
Her biggest video to date is “Kedike”
with 1.2 million YouTube hit,
followed by “Oh Baby” featuring
Falvour with 600,000 views. And
collective views of about 5 million.
Chidinma’s net worth is put at –
N572,000,000
17. Duncan Mighty – He has refused
to step an inch away from the Niger
Delta oil. With unique beats,
superior voice quality, and dance
step to match, Duncan Mighty is
considered one of the most
successful artistes ever come out of
the Niger Delta.
He most popular song on
YouTube.com is “Obianuju” and
“Port Harcourt Boy” which has
collective views of 3.1 million. With
strong affiliation to the Niger Delta
politicians, Duncan mighty is
estimated to worth – N700,000,000.
16. Yemi Alade – How she made it? I
don’t know, but she is currently the
biggest female musician in Nigeria
after Tiwa Savage and may overtake
Tiwa in a couple of years if not
months.
The first day I heard “Jonny” played
in my car by one of the Nigerian
F.M Station, I knew something
serious was about to hit us.
Yemi currently has the most
successful and most popular music
video by any African female artiste
on YouTube. The total views for
“JONNY” as at this time is
13,435,171. Yemi Alade’s current net
worth is N820 million.
15. Ice Prince – He broke into the
limelight with “Oleku” featuring
Brymo which currently has 3.1
million views on YouTube.
Ice Prince Zamani is one of the
finest rapper in Nigeria. To me, he is
better than M.I in terms of flow.
Few days ago, the picture of when
he was younger and hustling hit the
internet and you can see how far
she has been transformed from a
naive young boy to a world class
superstar! Ice prince net worth is –
N870,000,000.
14. Phyno – The only hardcore rapper
I’ve ever seen in Africa. He does it
like no other, providing new
dimension to rap music in Nigeria.
Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide
is for Yorubas but he does it in a
completely different fashion.
So good that rap haters like me is
forced to like rap music.
Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants
to collaborate with Phyno for good
reasons. He is hot in the market.
Phyno’s net worth is put at –
N900,000,000.
13. Tiwa Savage – Welcome the queen
of music in Nigeria, the sexy mama,
the first lady of Mavins Record!
Tiwa Savage is among the very few
Nigerian artistes whose average
video is grossing over 1 million on
YouTube. She currently has about
five videos with more than a million
views each. Eminado is currently
doing 7+ million.
Her net worth is – N970,000,000 and
may soon crossover to billion in this
rating within the next couple of
months.
12. KCee – Currently making serious
wave in the Nigerian music scene,
KCee, formerly a member of the
KCPresh is one of the most fortunate
guys in the industry. He picked the
right beat at the right time, and the
rest has become history.
His hit songs “Limpopo” and “Pull
Over” are currently on 14.5 million
views collectively on YouTube. KCee
net worth is – N983,000,000
11. M.I – Regarded as the most
successful rap artiste ever in Africa,
M.I has built a reputation that will
be too difficult for anyone to
surmount. He is among the major
stakeholders in Chocolate City
Records and is credited with the rise
to fame of Ice Prince Zamani.
For the sake of the record label and
the stars that came through it, we
are placing MI at number 11 on this
list. His current net worth is –
N988,000,000.
10. Timaya – Timaya’s vocal power is
unmatched in the industry. He is
one one the best and probably the
most successful music star ever
come out of the Niger Delta area.
Far more successful than Daniel
Wilson and others. He is truly the
“Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa”.
One of his hit track “Sanko” is about
to hit 2 million views while his
biggest hit “Bum Bum” featuring
Sean Paul has already grossed over
16 million on YouTube. Timaya net
worth is – N1.1billion
09. Banky W – Two best music videos
ever done in Nigeria to his credit
(Lagos Party and Wizkid’s Holla at
ur Boy) and a serious record label of
his own, Banky W is surely a force
to reckon with in the Music business
in Nigeria.
From Etisalat to Samsung, he has
the knack to land juicy endorsement
deals anytime. Started with a
copycat of Rihanna’s song, he
graduated to international superstar,
doing original songs and winning
awards. Banky W net worth is – N1.8
billion.
08. Wizkid – From a backup [like]
artiste to Banky W, Wizkid was
transformed into international mega
star by just one music video – Holla
at ur Boi! That video created the
defining moment in his career and
today, he is the Wizkid you and I
know.
Widely regarded as the Austine
Bieber of Nigeria, Wizkid one of the
stars in the industry that many
upcoming artistes look up to, to be
just like him. What he lacks in vocal
talent, he makes up in personality
appeal. Wizkid net worth is – N2.3
billion.
07. Iyanya – From a hungry project
fame ex-winner to international
famous superstar within the space
of three years. Iyanya has shown
that if you want to be successful in
Nigeria, give them what they want
and you will be blessed with wealth.
Iyanya’s hit song (“Kukere”
complete with it’s one unique dance
step) currently has more than 15
million views on YouTube. His net
worth is – N2.5 billion.
06. Davido – What he lacks in
physical appeal, he makes up with
great vocal talent – the twisted
version of Wizkid. Davido is one
musician in Nigeria that I so much
like his vocal talent, he is a singer
and song maker extraordinaire.
His two songs “Aye” and “Gobe” are
currently having 15 million and 11
million respectively on YouTube.
Son of a politician and business
man, Davido’ net worth is – N2.9
billion.
05. Tu Face – The one everyone
respects in the industry. Tu Face has
become the present day legend in
African pop culture. By the time he
hangs his trumpet, he will be
studied in universities across Africa.
African Queen remains his biggest
hit ever, meaning that this legend
lives largely in the past glory
He has not been able to do another
song more popular than the famous
African Queen or even close to it’s
popularity. But what he lacks in hit
songs, he makes up in reproduction,
building future generation of
Idibias. Tu Face net worth is – N4.5
billion.
04. D’Banj – From life in the streets
of The United Kingdom to MoHit
and one of the biggest superstar
Nigeria has ever seen. D’Banj has
proved that what you need to
become successful is in you. You
don’t need to look for it elsewhere,
it’s within you.
His biggest song ever is the last song
produced by Don Jazzy, Oliver Twist.
It dethroned P-Square’s songs
temporally in 2013 as the highest
viewed Nigerian song on YouTube
before Personally from P-Square
reclaimed the number one spot.
D’Banj net worth is – N5 billion.
03. Flavour – Virtually every artistes
in the industry has featured Flavour
in the songs. His vocal ability is
unrivaled.
He is one of the very best the
industry has ever seen. From the
moment he picked up the guitar,
you now he is destined to the top.
Flavour Nabalia is one like no other
and no one could mimic him
successfully no matter how hard you
try. He is the one and only Flavour,
and after him there may be no other
Flavour.
He has everything going for him. His
physical appeal, pure vocal talent,
and mastery of the music
instruments, Flavour is everything
others desires to be. His current net
worth is – N5.7 billion
02. Don Jazzy – The only musician in
this list with no song to call his own.
Yet, he command so much respect
and money that even the best in the
industry dare not ask who is he.
Don Jazzy is builder, a producer
extraordinaire and industry
pacesetter. Whatever thing he lays
his hands on becomes gold. He
produced D’Banj to international
superstar, and when D’Banj left, he
produced other superstars.
Dorobucci, Eminado, Sulurere,
Banana – these are are some of the
major hits he produced after the
MoHit saga. Don Jazzy net worth is –
N7 billion.
01. P-Square – No one does it like P-
Square in the music industry in
Nigeria! When you think they’ve
done their best, they come up with
something completely different.
They have no competition, they only
compete with themselves. Outside
Akon, P-Square is the biggest music
stars ever come out of Africa – dead
or alive!
You may ask, how about Fela,
Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda Fassie,
and Awilo Logomba? Well, they are
all legends of music in Africa but
when it comes to earning and
popularity allover Africa, they are
no match to P-Square with all due
respect. This is based on facts and
figures.
Pick up the all times African top 10
music video on YouTube, P-Square
alone has 5, leaving the other 5 for
the entire artistes in Africa to share!
Chop my money = 24 million+.
Do me = 14 million+.
Personally = 35 million+.
Beautiful Onyinye = 21 million+.
Alingo = 7 million+.
The only celebrities in the Nigerian
entertainment industry that has
mansion in Banana Island. They are
the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel
Messi of African music.
The only artistes in Africa you can
not book with less than $100,000. P-
Square net worth is – N25.6 billion.