Katy Perry's career has certainly paid off!
The pop icon, 39, rose to fame in 2008 when her single, "I Kissed a Girl," hit the radio and quickly shot to number one. In the years since, Perry has continued to make more successful music and take on even more lucrative new ventures.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the "Teenage Dream" singer is currently valued at $400 million for her catchy tunes, television work and brand deals.
In 2010, Perry reached a new level of fame with her track "California Girls," the first single from her upcoming third studio album, Teenage Dream. The body of work reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100and spawned tracks like "Firework," "Last Friday Night" and "E.T."
In the years following, the mother-of-one continued to release more music and eventually formed her own record label under Capitol Records, Metamorphosis Music, later renamed Unsub Records. In September 2023, Katy sold her song catalog to Litmus Music for $225 million.
The multi-talented star was also paid $168 million for her Las Vegas Residency in 2021.
In March 2018, Perry joined Luke Bryan and Lionel Richieas judges on ABC's revamp of American Idol for a reported $15 million. By the second installment of the show, the chart-topper was raking in a reported $25 million per season. In 2024, Perry announced her departure from the singing competition series.
The "Never Really Over" crooner also launched scents Purr, Meow!, Killer Queen and Mad Potion. Perry was also a spokesperson for Popchips in 2012.
"This is how I view my career: not as a ticking bomb," the California native explained in a 2013 interview. "A lot of people do things out of fear. A lot of people make choices [based on thinking] they won't have a career in five years. I know where I am; I know what I do is worth something and does not have an expiration date on it. I'm not making choices. In any capacity of my life, with any kind of endorsement, with any kind of product, out of fear."
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Perry has also been extremely aware of how you can have the vision, but you need to work hard to be successful. "I spoke one time at a songwriting thing, and the kids were asking me questions about being an artist," she noted. "[I told them] all the costumes and the glitter and the glitz and glam is great, but if you don't have the talent, you just look like a freak."
Huffington Post conducted the 2013 interview with Perry.
