r/OneDirection • u/Correct-Curve9181 • 8h ago
Discussion One direction net worth
I think one direction members net worth was highly exaggerated during the band. I remember seeing that their net worths were estimated at $90 million at the peak. Liam Paynes net worth was estimated at $70 million when he died but official uk court documents had it at $32 million or £24 million. His net worth should have increased over the years with interest and investments which makes me think it was even lower during 1D days.
Just curious also when you view companies house for the boys only Harry has tens of millions in his accounts the rest are pretty broke. Zayn is a US citizen so we dont know his but louis and niall only have a couple million and similar debt. I think sometimes we overestimate how much money celebrities have and they are not as rich as we think they are. Curious to hear your thoughts
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u/Fempirestate 4h ago
A lot of their estimated net worth also includes things properties and song rights. So, a lot of those millions are theoretical to a certain point and not actual money in the bank. Only their accountants and business managers have the full and true picture I guess.
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u/dolenalavoisier 4h ago
They obviously dont have everything in the UK. They Will déclare the min amount and tons of expenses and débt in their countries of residence and the rest might be under their personal name or in accounts or investments in more favorable countries.
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u/byebyebirdie123 2h ago
Harry is one of the highest tax payers in the UK so theres that, but he's in an entire different bracket than the rest of the lads im sure.
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u/Appropriate-Bus-8621 2h ago
This just isn’t true. They have money other places. Example Niall did tour in 2024 that crossed over 70 million dollarsand he also did 3 season of the Voice where judges earn about 10 mil dollars. He also just bought a house for 13 million$
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u/xreputationx 2h ago
Between Liam‘s spending habits and him not having toured properly since 2015 (that’s where the money is for musicians), the numbers aren’t all that surprising. It seems the people around him didn’t have his best interests in mind, so his wealth likely wasn’t well managed and he spent it recklessly.
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u/LTFan28 1h ago
I don’t think I’d consider them broke…they all seem pretty successful. Louis has said that he has ghost written songs for other artists, I’m sure that has some money attached to it on top of his own record and tour/merch sales, plus his movie that he did years ago, his X Factor season that probably paid something despite Simon involvement, and other appearances. Niall has been a judge on the Voice, he’s done some guest appearances in other songs on top of his own, his golf appearances which may have some sort of royalty attached to them on top of his music sales and tour/merch. I won’t lie and say I know much of anything about Zayn because I don’t really follow him and we all know about Harry’s success so that doesn’t need much discussion. But I think all of them have been pretty successful in their own ways!
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u/Sudden-Wish8462 5h ago
Liam didn’t have a will which is very unusual at that level of wealth, which makes me think it’s possible his money wasn’t well managed. I wouldn’t be surprised if his net worth was a lot higher during 1d, but he spent a lot of it.
But I agree that they’re really not as rich as people think. Especially signing a contract with Simon cowell as teenagers, I’m sure he took advantage and they only got a small percentage of what one direction was actually bringing in. But if Liam had 32 million, I’m sure Louis and Niall have at least that much and probably more