The Colombian Singer Is Worth More Than You Think

The benefit of being such a well-known artist throughout the world is that it pays. A lot, too. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Maluma is worth $12 million. That's impressive, but not a ton compared to some other popular singers in the same genre. For example, Shakira is worth $300 million (she's also been in

The benefit of being such a well-known artist throughout the world is that it pays. A lot, too. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Maluma is worth $12 million. That's impressive, but not a ton compared to some other popular singers in the same genre. For example, Shakira is worth $300 million (she's also been in the business for decades longer, per Celebrity Net Worth). Meanwhile, J Balvin, who has a career-length similar to Maluma's, is reportedly worth $15 million, per Celebrity Net Worth, so Maluma is on the right track, for sure. 

Maluma — whose real name is Juan Luis Londoño Arias — told Esquire that he's always had a love of music. He learned it from his grandfather, he said. "My grandfather was one of the biggest collectors of salsa in Colombia, so I used to go to his house every Sunday and listen. When I started growing up, I started listening to rap and hip-hop, and then I discovered reggaeton, and all of these Latin rhythms that I'm doing now, but my favorite is salsa. That's how I discovered the love I feel for music," the global superstar said. 

So far, it has paid off. And with the way that Maluma's career is going, there's more where that $12 million came from. 

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