Highlights

• Shakira's journey from a young girl in Barranquilla to a music icon and savvy businesswoman is an inspiring testament to talent, hard work, and strategic decision-making.
• Shakira has built a lucrative portfolio of income streams, including music, endorsements, business ventures, and real estate, contributing to her impressive net worth of over $300 million.
• Despite her immense success, Shakira remains committed to philanthropy, founding the Pies Descalzos Foundation to improve access to education for underprivileged children in Colombia. However, she was recently embroiled in a tax evasion case with Spanish authorities.

Only a few artists can boast of recording their debut album before losing all their baby teeth – but Shakira Isabel Mebarak is not your typical artist.

The Colombian singer, songwriter, and dancer burst onto the Latin American music scene in the early 1990s and has since become the number one top-selling Latin artist of all time.

Shakira's journey from a young girl in Barranquilla to a music icon and savvy businesswoman is an inspiring testament to talent, hard work, and strategic decision-making.

The award-winning songbird was born with a natural flair for music; Shakira began singing at the tender age of four.

By 13, she had signed with Sony Music Colombia and released her first album, Magia.

In the time since, she has won three Grammys and produced six top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the number one song Hips Don't Lie.

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Beyond music, Shakira has proven herself a shrewd businesswoman.

Shakira's impressive net worth stems not only from her successful music career but also from strategic investments and ventures.

She has built a lucrative portfolio of income streams that have helped her increase her net worth to over $300 million.

Updated, March 2024: In late March, Shakira made headlines after she said her marriage to ex-husband Gerard Piqué was a hindrance to her career. According to Business Insider, Shakira explained:

"In a way, it's kind of good not to have a husband. I don't know why, it was dragging me down ... It was kind of, like, a sometimes love-hate relationship because every time I had to be pulled into the studio to do my work, I failed.

"I felt that I was leaving my family unattended. There were times when I really didn't enjoy it. You know, I felt guilt. I felt torn."

Shakira's Music Career And Chart-Topping Investments

Shakira signed with Sony Music when she was 13, and her first two albums (both of which were unsuccessful) were released in her native Columbia.

Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia and Peligro, she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her subsequent albums, Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están Los Ladrones?

Starting with her third album, Pies Descalzos, Shakira's musical talent blossomed. Songs like Estoy Aquí, Pienso en ti, and Un Poco de Amor propelled her to fame in Latin America.

Her fourth album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? earned her Latin Grammy Awards. She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide.

This album, featuring global hits like Whenever, Wherever and Underneath Your Clothes, catapulted her to international superstardom.

She continued to thrive in both Spanish and English markets, releasing successful albums like Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.

The Hips Don't Lie singer reached a wider audience with the international hit song Waka Waka (This Time For Africa).

It was the official song of the 2010 soccer FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa and won by Spain.

The song was released in English and Spanish, and Shakira performed it at both the opening and closing ceremonies.

The Grammy Award-winning singer is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to Billboard, her label said she's sold over 95 million records worldwide.

Shakira's career has been iconic — in fame and fortune, her achievements on charts translated into serious cash in the bank.

In 2012, Forbes estimated her earnings at approximately $20 million. In 2019, Forbesrevised their estimate of her earnings upward, to around $35 million.

Touring has been a significant source of income, with her El Dorado World Tour in 2018 generating a staggering $75 million.

In 2023, Billboard reported that the Waka Waka singer had earned an estimated $108.1 million from touring alone.

Shakira's Global Endorsements And Business Ventures

Shakira has ventured into many other businesses and industries in addition to music.

Her graceful personality and global appeal have made her a coveted brand ambassador, and Shakira has partnered with major corporations like Pepsi, Oral-B, and T-Mobile.

While the exact financial details of these deals are typically confidential and rarely disclosed, it's safe to assume they contribute significantly to Shakira's net worth:

Shakira began her own beauty line, "S By Shakira," in 2010.

The company released many perfumes, such as S By Shakira and S By Shakira Eau Florale, which reportedly brought in over $35 million in its first year of sales.

As of 2019, she has released 30 unique fragrances, not counting deluxe editions.

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Additionally, she appeared as a judge on the popular NBC reality show The Voice for two seasons (2013 and 2014).

Shakira reportedly earned $12 million per season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In 2022, it was announced that Shakira would be an executive producer for Dancing With Myself. It's unclear what she earned for that, but it was likely lucrative.

Per a report by Rolling Stone, Shakira signed a ten-year deal with Live Nation in 2008; the contract was estimated to be worth between $70 million and $100 million.

In 2021, she sold the publishing rights to her 145-song music catalog to London-based music royalties investment firm Hipgnosis.

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Shakira's impact extends beyond music and fashion, even venturing into voice acting.

She brought life to the character of Gazelle in Disney's animated film Zootopia.

Her role as Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia undoubtedly contributed to the film's impressive box office success.

The film grossed over $1 billion, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2016.

Real Estate Royalties: Shakira's Luxurious Properties

Shakira's net worth is estimated at around $300 million, and as such, she enjoys a luxurious lifestyle befitting her global superstar status.

Her real estate portfolio boasts properties across the globe, including her most notable property, a Miami mansion purchased in 2010 for $12.7 million.

This 8,477-square-meter waterfront haven features six bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths, stunning views of Biscayne Bay, a home gym, and even a hookah lounge.

While initially listed for sale in 2018 and 2021, Shakira returned to the mansion with her sons following her split from Gerard Piqué in 2022.

The former couple also shared a luxurious home in Barcelona, estimated to be worth $16 million.

The 379.9-square-meter property was recently put on the market.

Beyond real estate, Shakira, Pink Floyd, and Alejandro Sanz bought Bonds Cay, a 500-acre private island in the Bahamas for $15 million.

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Shakira's love for luxury extends to her car collection, which features an impressive lineup of supercars.

Her garage reportedly houses a Mercedes S-Class worth around $125,000, a Mercedes SL550 valued at $114,000, alongside other prestigious makes and models like the Audi A7 Sportback, a Mercedes SLK250, BMW X6, Tesla Model S, and Jeep Wrangler.

In 1997, Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation, a Colombian charity with special schools for impoverished children all around Colombia.

It was funded by Shakira and other international groups, such as UNICEF and FC Barcelona Foundations.

This organization works tirelessly to improve access to education and quality of life for underprivileged children in Colombia.

Shakira is currently embroiled in a tax evasion case. Spanish authorities accused her of failing to pay $16 million in income tax between 2012 and 2014 during her residency in Barcelona.

The Columbian singer eventually entered into an agreement with tax authorities, to circumvent a $15 million tax fraud trial.

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