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Who are the top 10 most successful celebrity investors?

Some celebrities buy properties or treat themselves to expensive cars. But some invest. So, who are the most successful celebrity investors?
Invezz looked into the most active celebrity investors, what investments they’re making, how much money they’ve raised, and how active their VC firms are to determine which celebrities are the most successful investors.

The Top 10 Celebrity Investors with the Most Successful Investments:

Rank

Name

Amount of Money Raised ($)

Amount of Money Raised (£)

Amount of Money Raised (€)

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1

Mark Cuban

$3.30bn

£2.70bn

€3.19bn

2

Jared Leto

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$2.70bn

£2.21bn

€2.61bn

3

Ashton Kutcher

$2.06bn

£1.69bn

€2.00bn

4

Shawn Carter (Jay-Z)

$1.43bn

£1.17bn

€1.39bn

5

Drake

$1.30bn

£1.07bn

€1.26bn

6

Ryan Reynolds

$1.20bn

£984.07m

€1.16bn

7

Calvin Broadus

$1.19bn

£973.39m

€1.15bn

8

Kevin Durant

$1.18bn

£963.56m

€1.14bn

9

The Chainsmokers

$942.40m

£772.16m

€912.77m

10

Will Smith

$905.09m

£741.59m

€876.63m

According to the research, Mark Cuban, Jared Leto and Ashton Kutcher are the most successful celebrity investors, having raised a combined $8.06 billion USD.

4 female celebs feature in the top 20 most successful celebrity investors list with portfolios worth hundreds of millions, including Gwyneth Paltrow (portfolio worth $782M), Oprah (portfolio worth $736M), Serena Williams (portfolio worth $684M) and Natalie Portman (portfolio worth $657.69M).

Finance, cryptocurrency and software are the most popular industries to invest in amongst celebrity investors during 2022.

Mark Cuban is the celebrity with the most investments at a whopping 217 investments, followed by Ashton Kutcher in second place on our list with 67 investments.

Ashton Kutcher’s investment firm, Sound Ventures, is the most active celebrity investment firm. It has made 173 investments since it was founded in 2015, averaging almost 26 investments a year.

The most successful celebrity-owned business is Kanye West’s clothing brand, Yeezy, with an estimated worth of $5 billion. Kanye West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian takes second place with her shapewear clothing brand, SKIMS worth $3.2 billion.

*All dollar amounts in USD not AUD.

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