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Shakira’s weekly Spotify income revealed
The Colombian singer appears with at least one song in more than 165 million playlists on the platform in the United States alone.
Heartbreak has left Shakira feeling sad, wounded, angry, and filled with rage... There’s nothing good that can come from such a feeling for someone who gave up everything to start a family far from her home with a footballer who, as she narrates in her breakup songs after announcing the split in 2022, was unfaithful to her.
Spotify millions for Shakira
Both Gerard Piqué, father of her children, and Clara Chía, his current partner (it’s not completely clear since when), were called out by Shakira in her session with the Argentine producer Bizarrap, which was a success from day one and has continued to bring her joy. Thus, although heartbreak left her heart saddened, these feelings could also have sparked a creativity that, however, would be filling her pockets, as reported by those close to her.
And indeed, as expressed by a close source to the Barranquilla native to the People en Español website, “she earns $50,000 a week.” That’s in the region of $600k per year. This would be the amount she receives solely for the streams of her songs on the Spotify platform. “In the United States alone, more than 165 million Spotify playlists include at least one Shakira song.”
However, while $50,000 may seem like a substantial amount for most, especially considering that’s per week, the best part for the artist is that Spotify streams are not her only sources of income.
Throughout her over three-decade career, it is estimated that the singer could have amassed a fortune of around $300 million, which would stem from album sales and worldwide tours. Additionally, Shakira is a regular collaborator on music talent shows in the United States and appeared as a judge on The Voice there. She also has her own line of perfumes and has even sold song rights to an investment firm for around $100 million.