With a combined net worth of $31 billion, Forbes’ list of the 14 richest celebrities is topped by none other than George Lucas.
The Star Wars creator regained the top spot on the list in 2024 with an incredible $5.5 billion earned.
Forbes has revealed an advance list of celebrities who will earn the most money in 2024 and, according to the report, ten of the 14 people on that list only became billionaires in the last four years.
Everyone who made the list has a unique story for their billion-dollar earnings, but they all managed to capitalize on their early success with smart ventures and investments.
George Lucas once again topped the list with a net worth of $5.5 billion as of March 8. The creator of the special saga leads the rankings, followed by Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Jay-Z.
Lucas, whose last work as a filmmaker was 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III, amassed his current fortune after selling LucasFilm to Disney in 2012 for more than $4 billion.
This is not the first time that Lucas has made Forbes’ annual list of the highest paid. He was also the highest-paid celebrity from 2000 to 2002, 2005 and 2018 (with $5.4 billion earned that year).
