{"id":2134871,"date":"2025-11-04T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2134871"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:28:43","slug":"michael-jackson-tops-forbes-2025-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-full-list-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-jackson-tops-forbes-2025-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-full-list-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Tops Forbes\u2019 2025 Highest-Paid &#8216;Dead Celebrities&#8217; [FULL LIST] \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Jackson has once again been named Forbes\u2019 highest-paid dead celebrity, earning an estimated $105 million in 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The late King of Pop led the annual ranking, which lists 13 deceased stars with the highest pretax earnings over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes said the figures were drawn from music and book sales, streaming revenue, licensing deals, and estate acquisitions finalised within the year.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Jackson\u2019s third consecutive year at the top and the 13th time he has claimed the number one spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/30\/michael-jacksons-dirty-sock-sells-for-over-8000-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Jackson\u2019s Dirty Sock Sells For Over $8,000 In France<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since his death in 2009, his estate has reportedly earned more than $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In second place was American author Theodor Seuss Geisel, famously known as Dr Seuss, with an estimated $85 million in earnings.<\/p>\n<p>The list also featured a range of music and sports legends, including Elvis Presley, the Notorious B.I.G., Prince, Kobe Bryant, and Bob Marley.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Below is the full list of Forbes\u2019 2025 highest-paid deceased celebrities:<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson (US singer) \u2013 $105 million<\/p>\n<p>Theodor Seuss Geisel (US author) \u2013 $85 million<\/p>\n<p>Richard Wright (British singer) \u2013 $81 million<\/p>\n<p>Syd Barrett (British singer) \u2013 $81 million<\/p>\n<p>Notorious B.I.G (US rapper) \u2013 $80 million<\/p>\n<p>Miles Davis (US trumpeter) \u2013 $21 million<\/p>\n<p>Elvis Presley (US singer) \u2013 $17 million<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Buffett (US singer) \u2013 $14 million<\/p>\n<p>Bob Marley (Jamaican singer) \u2013 $13 million<\/p>\n<p>John Lennon (US singer) \u2013 $12 million<\/p>\n<p>Prince (US singer) \u2013 $11 million<\/p>\n<p>Arnold Palmer (US golfer) \u2013 $11 million<\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant (US basketballer) \u2013 $10 million<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.channelstv.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Michael Jackson has once again been named Forbes\u2019 highest-paid dead celebrity, earning an estimated $105 million in 2025. The late King of Pop led the annual ranking, which lists 13 deceased stars with the highest pretax earnings over the past year. 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