Michael Jackson topped the list of the highest paid dead stars

Another rating from Forbes appeared on the network. Counting how much the living celebrities earned over the past year, the publication took on the revenues of the now deceased celebrities, who even after their death manage to earn money. On top, quite predictably, was the King of Pop Michael Jackson.

The most important dead getter

Since the death of Michael Jackson, seven years have passed, but his name still brings his heirs a very solid income. Over the past twelve months, they have become richer by $ 825 million.

In addition to selling Jackson's albums and paraphernalia with his image, Michael's close ones were able to make good money selling his share in Sony / ATV Music Publishing for $ 750 million.

Who is next?

Following the musician with a profit of 48 million dollars, the cartoonist Charles Schultz (who died in 2009), who created Peanuts comics about Charlie Brown and his four-legged friend Snoopy, was placed.

The third place is the legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, who died at the age of 87 in September this year, earning $ 40 million.

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In the Forbes list, there are ten more known stars that are no longer alive: Elvis Presley (with 27 million), Prince (with 25 million), Bob Marley (21 million), Theodore Seuss Geisel (20 million), John Lennon (12 million), Albert Einstein (11.5 million), Betty Page (11 million), David Bowie (10.5 million), Steve McQueen (9 million) and Elizabeth Taylor (8 million).