How much is Bruno Mars worth?
| Net Worth: | $220 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | October 8, 1985 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
About Bruno Mars
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. on October 8th, 1985, Peter Gene Hernandez popularly known as Bruno Mars, is an American record producer, singer, dancer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Bruno Mars is well-known for his versatility in musical styles including reggae, pop, soul, hip hop, R&B, rock, and funk. At the height of his career, it is estimated that Bruno Mars earned income equal to a salary of $45 million dollars per year.
Mars grew up in Waikiki, Honolulu. He is of Puerto Rican, Spanish, Filipino and Jewish descent. His nickname ‘Bruno’ was derived from the name of Bruno Sammartino who was a professional wrestler, his father thought he resembled him.
Being raised in a musical family gave him the exposure he needed to learn about different genres. He has six siblings, his father was a performer and his mother was a professional dancer and singer. When he was young his uncle; who used to impersonate Elvis, encouraged him to start performing on stage. He used to do performances based on different artists such as The Temptations and Michael Jackson, earning $75 per show.
He officially started performing in a band The Love Notes when he was five, with his family. They became very popular and in 1990, Bruno got to perform at the Aloha Bowl. Mars started gaining fame and in 1992 he got a cameo role for the film Honeymoon in Vegas. His family band continued to perform with him when he was in school, they did two shows a night. After his parents divorced life became tough for them as there was no source of income. When Bruno was 12 years old, his father, his brother and him were homeless and they ended up living in a car, an abandoned zoo, and on rooftops in the slums.
He attended high school at President Theodore Roosevelt High School. While in school he was a vocalist in a group known as The School Boys. He became popular from impersonations which earned him about $75 per show impersonating Michael Jackson. Bruno Mars left for Los Angeles when he was 17 to pursue a career in music.
After moving to Los Angeles in pursuit of his music career, he got signed in 2009 by Atlantic Records. He is the co-founder of The Smeezingtons, his production team. The songs that made Mars famous include “Billionaire” and “Nothing On You.”
Singles such as “Grenade,” “The Lazy Song,” and “Just The Way You Are” from his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans were number one songs. The album led him to win a Grammy Awards for “Best Male Vocal Performance”.
Bruno Mars also won a Grammy Award for “Best Pop Vocal Album” after the release of his second studio album Unorthodox Jukebox in 2012. He was on the Billboard Hot 100 because of singles such as “When I Was Your Man” and “Locked Out of Heaven” from Unorthodox Jukebox.
He won a number of other awards in 2014 after working on “Uptown Funk” with Mark Ronson. He won a Grammy Award in 2016 for Best Duo/Group Performance and also hit the top of the charts. He created a new production group called Shampoo Press and Curl, replacing his old one.
He and his production team worked to create 24K Magic which was his third studio album that was focused on R&B. This album was a major success that increased his wealth and popularity by winning him seven Grammy Awards including “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year”. Top singles from the album include “Finesse”, “24K” and When I Was Your Man”.
Bruno Mars has earned his wealth through massive career earnings as a record producer, singer and songwriter. He is among the most influential artists having sold over 26 million albums and 200 million singles sold worldwide. His Unorthodox Jukebox album earned him the most since it featured some of his top songs and sold over 6 million copies.
Bruno earned $156.4 million from doing tours in 2013 and 2014. His other singles did very well too after that, one of them especially is “Uptown Funk”. He also performed at the Superbowl Half time Show, in 2014.
Mars was on to tour again between 2017 and 2018 from his album 24K Magic Bruno Mars and had earnings of an estimated $100 million excluding taxes, becoming one of the highest-paid artists at the time. The tour itself earned an around $300 million.
His net worth increased to an estimated $75 million in 2017 and he earned another $50 million in 2018. In 2017, Forbes ranked him as one of the top paid artists in the world. He continued to rise in fame and his music sold out faster than ever. Forbes quietly added him onto their list of the “100 highest-paid celebrities” in 2018.
Throughout his career, since 2010, he has released singles that have been featured on the Billboard 100. Bruno Mars is one of the highest-paid artists in the world, selling over 200 million records. He is versatile with various music genres and this made him be able to work on a lot of different subjects. He has received a lot of awards and nominations including 10 Soul Train Awards, 11 Grammy Awards, 9 American Music Awards and 3 Brit Awards.
On top of all those awards, he’s also in the Guinness World Records for “First Male Artist to achieve three 10-million-selling-singles”.
Mars’ Total Net Worth
Bruno Mars has earned estimated total personal career income of $400 million dollars. Between 2013-2014 Mars’ world tour earned $156.4 million dollars in revenue. He then repeated his success and doubled the earnings, making around $300 million between the years of 2017-2018.
As Mars lives in the state of California, he will have had to pay around 49% in taxes on his career income. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $204 million dollars, having paid $196 million dollars in taxes.
Bruno Mars married Jessica Caban in 2011 and they have no children. In one of his personal investments, Mars paid $6.5 million dollars for a property on two acres of land in Fryman Canyon, the same neighborhood where George Clooney lives. It is likely that he has invested far more of his after-tax income into securities.
In his personal life Bruno has likely spent $10-15 million dollars of his career earnings but also earned $30-40 million dollars from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $6-7 million dollars in business related costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Bruno Mars has a net worth of about $220 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Bruno Mars developed his interest in music when he was young. He was raised in a musical family and that gave him exposure to different genres. He continued to pursue his music career when he moved to Los Angeles. He got signed to Atlantic Records and started off making music. His songs have been top on charts and he has won several awards. Bruno has been recognized as one of the top artists in the world and also one of the best-selling. His versatility in creating music had earned him a unique sound that eventually paved the way for his success.
