Mariah Carey's net worth is assumed to be a huge sum of money. After all, she is the best-selling female artist in the Billboard charts' history. Most of her fortune comes from her musical career as a singer, songwriter, and producer. Now that she's been up in the headlines these days, her net worth is much talked about and compared with her present rumored beau, Casino mogul and billionaire James Packer.
News came out this week stating that the 45-year-old songstress is dating the 47-year-old billionaire owner of Crown Resorts. Photos of the new couple hit the Internet Friday after they were pictured together holidaying in Italy. According to Financial Review, Packer and Carey's net worth could fetch an astounding value of $8 billion.
How much is Mariah Carey's net worth?
Mariah Carey's net worth is estimated at $520 million, Celebrity Net Worth reports. And with the songstress and the casino mogul dating rumors, it would mean that they're sum of net worth could be as big as $8 billion. Packer's net worth is reported at $7.2 billion, and he was positioned at number seven on BRW's Rich List 2015. He is also regarded as the fourth wealthiest man in the whole of Australia.
Meanwhile, the 'Always Be My Baby' singer was also seen cozying up with the Australian billionaire on Saturday while they were boarding a speedboat in the coast of Capri. Insiders also shared that the two are planning to take a longer stay in Packer's yacht with their children.
Carey has recorded over 200 million albums up to the present. Some of her smashed hits that stayed in the Billboard charts for a long time include her debut album 'Mariah Carey' and her 'Music Box,' 'Butterfly,' and 'Daydream' studio albums. At the peak of her career, she received the highest recording contract given to an artist by Virgin Records, which is worth $100 million. Aside from her music career, Mariah Carey's net worth is boost up by her endorsements and by working as an actress.
She signed contracts with Elizabeth Arden perfumes for her signature 'Dreams' scent. Alongside this, she is also working with OPI for a range of nail colors.
Carey has received hordes of recognitions from award-giving bodies. She was awarded by Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Although Carey was ultimately successful in her career, she also suffered halt in her stardom, after having been affected by her personal breakups and divorces.
But after releasing 'The Emancipation of Mimi' in 2005 and releasing the album 'E=MC2' in 2008, she proved that she was once again at the peak of her prominence. She was named as "the artist with the second most number-one singles in the history of pop music, on top of Elvis Presley and second to the Beatles." This happening had improved more of Mariah Carey's net worth.
The 'Hero' hitmaker was married and divorced twice. The singer was married to Tommy Mottola, an American executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records in 1993, which lasted for five years. She then married rapper and actor Nick Cannon on 30 April 2008, whom she shared twins Moroccan and Monroe, four.
Packer was married twice before he had three kids with his second ex-wife Erica Baxter. After six years, the two divorced in 2013.
It is believed that Carey and the Australian billionaire met through their common friend, Hollywood director Brett Ratner. Apparently, the wealthy casino mogul had been consistently wooing the singer for months, and now he is really happy that he succeeded.
Mariah Carey's net worth seems growing after her breakup with her estranged husband Cannon, what do you think?
