2023 Forbes Highest-paid Dead Celebrity List: Michael Jackson comes in first.

The world’s highest-paid deceased celebrity is none other than the late American musician Michael Jackson, often known as the “King of Pop,” according to Forbes magazine’s 2023 annual list, which was made public on Tuesday.

As can be seen from the list, Jackson was thought to be worth $115 million. For the first time in the last four years, Jackson has taken the top rank.

Closely trailing in second place with an estimated net worth of $100 million is Jackson’s late father-in-law, Elvis Presley. Notably, the top 13 list included other departed celebrities like Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Prince, and John Lennon, who together earned around $470 million in revenue in the previous year.

It is worth mentioning that this figure reflects a significant 70% decrease compared to 2022.

The late singers were ranked based on their pretax earnings from sales, licensing deals, streams and other sources of income between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023.

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See the list below:

US singer, Michael Jackson – $115 million

US singer and actor, Elvis Presley – $100 million

US keyboardist, Ray Manzarek – $45 million

US cartoonist, Dr. Seuss – $40 million

US cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz – $30 million

US singer, Prince – $30 million

US singer, Whitney Houston – $30 million

British singer, John Lennon – $22 million

Jamaican singer, Bob Marley – $16 million

US singer, Bing Crosby – $14 million

British singer, George Harrison – $14 million

US golfer, Arnold Palmer – $10 million

US singer, Marilyn Monroe – $10 million