Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are worth billions, but one side of the aisle far outweighs the other
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to tie the knot on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in an undoubtedly lavish affair. Although few details have been confirmed, luxury wedding planners have speculated the event could be costing the couple between $10million (£7.49million) and $20million (£14.97million)
However, for the A-list lovebirds, these high-flying figures don’t have much weight against their own lofty net worths. Their net worths are estimated to be over $2billion (£1.5billion) combined, with one side of the aisle making up the vast majority of this figure. As the big day nears, we’re delving into how the lovebirds that captured the world’s hearts actually made their millions.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift entered Forbes billionaires list the same year she met her future husband, but the singer has since doubled her net worth in just three years and is now valued at $2.1billion (£1.57billion).
Unsurprisingly, most of Taylor Swift’s wealth comes from her highly valuable music catalogue, which she started nearly exactly 20 years ago with her first album release in October 2006. She now fully owns her catalogue after a public battle over ownership of her master records and ultimately buying back her masters with the earnings from her Eras Tour.
The Eras Tour itself is a hefty portion of her net worth as well. The tour, which spanned across multiple countries and continents from March 2023 until December 2024.
The tour currently holds multiple Guinness World Records, including the title of highest attendance for a music tour by a female artist, highest-grossing music tour of all time and the first music tour in history to surpass $1billion (£750million) in revenue. In total, it’s estimated that the tour amassed $2,077,618,725 (£1,555,617,020) across 149 shows.
Outside of music, fans may be surprised to learn that the world-renowned songwriter also has an enchanted property portfolio with multiple properties in Tennessee, Rhode Island, California and New York. Altogether, her real estate purchases are estimated to be worth $125million (£93million) according to Forbes.
Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce was last estimated to be worth up to $90million (£67million) according to The Washington Post. This sum is mostly made up of earnings from his salary on the Kansas City Chiefs and his podcast.
According to Forbes, Travis has earned around $111million (£83million) during his 12 years of playing tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. As one of the most well-known athletes still actively playing in the NFL, Travis has amassed a fair few endorsements with brands like Nike and Pfizer.
Off the field, Travis reportedly has stakes in a number of different industries including the Alpine Formula One team and owning the signature steakhouse 1587 Prime with his teammate Patrick Mahomes, named after their jersey numbers; 15 and 87.
Travis is also estimated to have earned a total of $100million (£74million) from his widely popular sports-focused podcast New Heights, which he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce who has also spent time on NFL fields but for the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was on this podcast that Travis revealed his seemingly fairy-tale romance with the songstress actually got off to a rocky start when he made a friendship bracelet with his number on it and meant to hand it to her during her Eras Tour stop in Kansas City, but he never got the opportunity.
This public confessional eventually made its way into Taylor’s circle, and after a lot of prompting from people telling her to give him a chance, she caved in during the summer of 2023.
