According to the American business magazine, most of McCartney’s fortune comes from MPL Communications, a production company he founded in 1969. The company manages his own music catalogue, as well as copyrights belonging to other artists, including Buddy Holly, and music from Broadway musicals and classic Christmas songs.
As one of the four members of The Beatles, McCartney also receives 25 percent of the revenue from the band’s holding company, Apple Corps, from streaming, vinyl sales and merchandise.
Jay-Z tops the list of the world’s richest musicians, with a fortune of $2.8 billion, followed by Taylor Swift with $2 billion.
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