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Michael Jackson has reached the number #1 spot from beyond the grave. Forbes<\/a> has\u00a0declared the King of Pop to be the highest-earning deceased celebrity of 2025, earning a phenomenal $105 million in pre-tax earnings between October 2024 and September 2025.<\/p>\n Over a decade and a half since his passing in 2009, his financial influence remains unparalleled in the industry. This wealth has come from music publishing, recordings, the Cirque du Soleil show \u201cMichael Jackson ONE,\u201d as well as the successful Broadway musical \u201cMJ.\u201d<\/p>\n Since his death, the King of Pop\u2019s estate has been estimated to earn around $3.5 billion, primarily due to a record-breaking $600 million agreement with Sony Records, in which he sold half of his music publishing rights. This deal further solidified his status as one of the most valuable musicians in history.<\/p>\n Artists struggle to achieve a viral sensation in today\u2019s generation, yet Michael Jackson\u2019s posthumous body of work serves as a postgraduate course in effective branding.<\/p>\n According to Forbes, musicians are leading this year\u2019s rankings of \u201cTop-Earning Dead Celebrities\u201d as 10 out of the first 13 spots belong to musicians whose music remains popular even after their deaths, raking in a combined sum of $541 million.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Jackson\u2019s supremacy is unique in itself. This is evident in the fact that his estate has topped the list every year, symbolizing not only the nostalgia factor but also the commercial viability of his artworks. Jackson\u2019s creations range from the Las Vegas shows to online streaming sites.<\/p>\n With the news spreading across platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok, fan reaction turned the announcement into a virtual celebration.<\/p>\n A comment that went viral summarized the worldwide reaction:<\/p>\n \u201cThere is only one MJ. Nothing can ever come close\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Others raised the negative aspects of posthumous success, as in this comment by a user:<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s crazy is that lawyers and employees are the people who benefited the most from his death, not even his family. This is insane if you think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Also, humor had its role in this chronology:<\/p>\n \u201cBoutta bust out my ouija board and ask, can I have some.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n However, the comments section could not resist a digression into the latest \u201cWho\u2019s the next M.J.?\u201d debate, a discussion that seems to crop up every time new artists are measured against the King of Pop.<\/p>\n \u201cAnybody who is in the same sentence as Michael Jackson needs to apologize to God for disrespecting him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe ONLY and I mean ONLY artist close to MJ is Christopher Maurice Brown. STOP IT.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLOL, he\u2019s dead and he\u2019s killing your favorite rapper, don\u2019t ever compare YB to MJ EVER AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n And perhaps the most poetic of all is:<\/p>\n \u201cHe was the highest paid when he was alive; he is the highest paid, dead. A???? Indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post Michael Jackson Earns $105 Million in 2025\u2026 and He\u2019s Been Dead 16 Years<\/a> appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michael Jackson has reached the number #1 spot from beyond the grave. Forbes has\u00a0declared the King of Pop to be the highest-earning deceased celebrity of 2025, earning a phenomenal $105 million in pre-tax earnings between October 2024 and September 2025. 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Social Media Reacts: \u201cThere Is Only ONE MJ\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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