How much is Becky G worth?
| Net Worth: | $6 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | March 2, 1997 (age 25) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft (1.54 m) |
About Becky G
Becky G is the stage name of Rebbeca Marie Gomez. She is a popular American actress, singer, and songwriter. She first gained attention in 2011 after releasing videos of herself covering songs of popular artists, as well as through her hit single “Shower”. One of her early covers caught the attention American record producer Dr. Luke, who offered her a recording deal with both RCA Records and Kemosabe Records. At the beginning of her young career, Becky was able to collaborate with already established artists such as CherLloyd, will.i.am, and Cody Simpson.
Her first successful hit was the song “Shower” released in 2014. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart on number one and in no time was certified platinum a couple of times by the RIAA. Another song that helped her career was a collaboration with Bad Bunny from 2017 – “Mayores”. The song helped her gain more exposure and she was able to team up with famous artists like Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, and French Montana. Throughout her career, she has released one successful studio album, one extended play, and many hit singles that topped various music charts.
What made the talented singer rich was her music and appearances in various music tours, awards shows, as well as television series and films. Shortly after she met Dr. Luke and signed with the above-mentioned recording labels, Becky began working on her debut studio album. During that time, she released her first song “Problem”, which features will.i.am. The song had a commercial and critical success and was even used as a promotional single that appeared in the film Hotel Transylvania.
In 2012, Becky continued the momentum after her first even song and collaborated with artists like Cher Lloyd and Cody Simpson for the songs “Oath” and “Wish You Were Here”. The collaboration with Lloyd was far more successful as it became the singer’s first song to ever chart on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also later certified gold by the RIAA. Becky ended the year with another collaboration with pop sensation Kesha on a remix of her song “Die Young”, which also featured Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J.
A year later, the young singer released her hit single “Becky from the Block”, which served as her official debut single. The song became very popular because it’s a cover of Jennifer Lopez’s hit from 2003 titled “Jenny from the Block”. In July 2013, Becky released her first studio project – an extended play called Play It Again, with the name being chosen by her fans.
The singer became even more popular after the release of her song “Shower” in 2014. A few months later, she released another song called “Can’t Stop Dancing” and both were supposed to appear in her first English album, however, she changed her mind and the album was never released.
Becky G became famous because of her music skills. She was born in Inglewood but grew up in Moreno Valley, California. Becky grew up loving music and always wanted to be a singer. Her career began in 2008 when she appeared in the film El Tux. Also that year, she was asked to appear in the television film La Estacion de la Calle Olvera. In 2009, she joined a few girl groups before she decided to pursue a solo music career.
Around the same time, Becky created a channel on the video-sharing platform YouTube. She then began posting videos of herself, covering different songs from popular artists. During that time, she also taught herself how to play guitar and began writing her own songs. After uploading a cover of the song “Otis” by Jay-Z and Kanye West, Becky caught the attention of Dr. Luke. The producer, who at the time worked with worldwide stars Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears among many others, then offered Gomez a recording deal and signer her to a joint contract with both RCA Records and Kemosabe Records.
Becky’s success came after the release of her songs “Shower” and “Can’t Stop Dancing”, thanks to which she was asked to open for Katy Perry and Demi Lovato in their world tours. In 2015, Becky embarked on her first tour as a co-headliner alongside the Latin megastar J-Balvin. During that time, Becky decided to release music in Spanish, mainly because her audience was more Spanish-speaking. Becky’s first song in Spanish was “Sola”, released in June 2016.
Being inspired by her Mexican heritage and influenced by Selena, Becky released more songs in Spanish and worked with various artists – Frankie, Play-N-Skillz, and Axel. In 2017, she released her hit single “Mayores” which is a collaboration with Bad Bunny. The song boosted the popularity of the young singer and she was soon asked to open for the girl group Fifth Harmony during their Latin American leg.
Throughout the rest of the 2010s, Becky released even more successful Spanish songs with artists like Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, Maluma, Anitta, Karol G, Sean Paul, and Akon. Her debut studio album titled Mala Santa was released in mid-October 2019. Despite landing at number 85 on the Billboard 200, the album was a huge success in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries.
Outside of her successful music career, Becky took part in many television series, reality shows, and films such as Power Rangers, Gnome Alone, A.X.L, Austin and Ally, and Empire as both herself and other characters. Ever since 2016, she has been known as one of the leading Latin artists, having won multiple awards for both her songs and music videos.
Becky G’s Total Net Worth
Becky G has earned estimated total career income of $15 million dollars. As Becky G lives in the state of California, she will have had to pay around 48% in taxes on her career income. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $7.8 million dollars, having paid $7.2 million dollars in taxes.
Becky G is not married and has no children. In her personal life she has likely spent $1-2 million dollars of her career earnings but also earned $1 million dollars from her investments. She will have also had to pay around $1.5 million dollars in business related costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Becky G has a net worth of about $6 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Becky G is multi-talented and definitely stands out from the rest of the Latin music artists. Just shortly after she rose to prominence, she was asked to open the music tours of and collaborate with many popular artists. The release of her debut album helped her gain a lot more exposure and even now, she continues to succeed not just in Latin America but all over the world.
