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Who’s the richest Presley? Elvis and family’s net worths, ranked: from Priscilla’s Graceland millions and Lisa-Marie’s tax debts, to Caitlyn Jenner’s ex Linda Thompson and final fiancée Ginger Alden
STORYAndre Neveling
- The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s estate is worth an estimated US$500 million, so why did his only child Lisa Marie reveal herself to be US$16 million in debt?
- Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keogh has made millions walking the runway for Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior, and starring in Magic Mike and the Mad Max franchise
The highly anticipated Elvis biopic film by Baz Luhrmann is finally in cinemas, and we’ll confess – our Spotify playlist has been littered with classics from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in recent weeks.
With Austin Butler filling the role of the legendary Elvis, it’s certainly Presley season again. And what better way to revisit the showbiz family’s various members, and rate their success since the singer’s untimely passing in 1977?
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Here’s how rich the Presley family members are in 2022 … and it turns out Elvis’s bank account is far from dead.
Elvis Presley, 1935-1977
Estate estimated net worth: US$400-500 million
Estimated net worth at time of his death: US$20 million (technically his net worth was US$5 million at the time, before inflation adjustment)
Being one of the most successful and well-known musicians and performers of all time, you’d think Elvis would be a billionaire artist like Jay-Z. But that wasn’t the case back in the day. When he was found dead in 1977, his net worth was only US$5 million, which is worth about US$20 million in today’s money.
However, the King’s image has made a lot more money after his death. In the early 1980s, his ex-wife Priscilla took control of his estate and opened Graceland to the public in 1982. It went on to draw 700,000 attendees a year, according to Rolling Stone, and by the end of the decade, the Presley estate was raking in an impressive US$15 million annually.