Post Malone Net Worth: 45 Million USD
Post Malone Earnings/Salary: 15 Million USD/year
Post Malone has a net worth of $45 Million as of February 2023, which is astounding considering that his career has barely started four years ago.
Post Malone is the stage name of Austin Richard Post, an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who was born on July 4, 1995. Malone, who is renowned for his diverse vocal range, has won praise for fusing the genres and subgenres of hip hop, pop, R&B, and trap. His stage name was created using a rap name generator and his birth name.
Early Life
Austin Richard Post was born in Syracuse, New York on July 4, 1995. Richard Post, his father, and Jodie, his stepmother, raised him. Malone was introduced to a wide variety of musical genres by his father, a former DJ who played hip hop, country, and rock. After Malone's father was appointed the Dallas Cowboys' concessions manager, the family relocated to Grapevine, Texas, when he was nine years old. In 2010, Malone started learning how to play the guitar. He went to an audition with the American band Crown the Empire, but was turned down when his instrument's strings snapped. He attributed the video game Guitar Hero with sparking his initial interest in learning the guitar.
Malone has long been a fan of alternative rock music, and in June 2017 she performed a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles, where she played songs from the American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance. Malone claims that he originally entered the music industry while playing in a heavy metal band. He claims that shortly after, he switched to hip-hop and softer rock before starting to explore with FL Studio.
Career
Malone started his music career in 2011, and in 2015, his debut single, "White Iverson," which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, helped him acquire popularity. In 2016, Malone's debut album Stoney, which featured the platinum hit "Congratulations" (with Quavo), was released. It set a record for the most weeks (77) spent at the top of the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list. Beerbongs & Bentleys, his second album, arrived at the top of the US Billboard 200 in 2018 and broke numerous streaming records. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 61st Grammy Awards and featured the US number-one singles "Rockstar" (with 21 Savage) and "Psycho" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign).
Malone beat Michael Jackson's 34-year record for the most weeks spent on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in August 2018, when Stoney reached its 77th week on the list as opposed to Thriller (1983)'s 76. In August 2018, a joint album with rapper Mac Miller, was also hinted at. At a sneak peek on The Tonight Show, starring Jimmy Fallon! he sang "Sunflower," a song he and Swae Lee co written for the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack. Malone's third album was confirmed to be in the works in his Utah home in November 2018.
Malone, one of the best-selling musicians with more than 80 million albums sold, has won 10 Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and been nominated for nine Grammy Awards. His "Circles" song set a record for the longest solo artist ascent to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart (41 weeks), and he is the first solo artist to top the Rap Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts. He also holds several other Billboard chart records.
Other Ventures
Malone introduced his own brand of French rosé wine in May 2020 under the name Maison No. 9, which was inspired by his favorite tarot card, the Nine of Swords. It was put up for sale and sold out in two days. Post Malone made an investment in Envy Gaming in August 2020. He joined the company as a co-owner.
A fan of the collectible trading card game Magic: The Gathering, he worked with the company Wizards of the Coast in 2022 to produce two special supplemental sets: "Secret Lair x Post Malone: Backstage Pass," which had cards with his name in the title and artwork, and "Secret Lair x Post Malone: The Lands," which had cards with his tattoos and flavor texts written by him.
How Does Post Malone Spend His Money?
Hollywood Hills is where a lot of celebrities wish to live. Malone's plan for his rock star getaway was different. Malone, according to TMZ, purchased a $3 million home outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2018.
Malone is a huge auto enthusiast. Malone purchased a white 2019 Bugatti Chiron for $3 million in 2019. He once owned a $320,000 Rolls-Royce Wraith as well. Post Malone is exactly like the rest of us when it comes to cooking at home, despite having a fortune. He is prepared to place the delivery order right away. The rapper reportedly spent more than $40,000 on Post-mates in 2018 alone, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Favorite Quotes from Post Malone
“I’m just trying to make music everybody can get happy to and vibe to and turn up to. So long as I keep making good music, everything’s going to be OK.” – Post Malone
“In order to find yourself, who you really are, you got to be with yourself; you got to hang out with yourself.” – Post Malone
“I’m just myself. That’s the best way to put it.” – Post Malone
“You can’t get tired in the studio. It’s really tough. But you just gotta keep on going.” – Post Malone
“There’s always gonna be setbacks; there’s always gonna be knockdowns. And there’s always gonna be people telling you, ‘Hey, you suck!'” – Post Malone
“You just got with the flow because life is just all about how you feel.” – Post Malone
“Once you have an established song, you can really come out of your shell and experiment with the sound you want to make.” – Post Malone