Dua Lipa’s Net Worth Is Thanks To Her Strong Work Ethic—’The Rug Could Just Be Pulled From Under My Feet’

Our queen has returned with the stellar Radical Optimism, which means, among many things, that Dua Lipa‘s net worth is about to skyrocket. The British pop star’s third studio album was released on May 3, 2024, and already has fans speculating about where she’ll go from here.

Born in London, England on August 22, 1995, dedicated fans know that Dua is especially passionate about the social welfare of her parent’s home country of Kosovo and neighboring Albania. In 2016, she and her father set up a foundation (the Sunny Hill Foundation) serving the Albanian community. She has even gone on to produce her own SunnyHill Festival, hosted in Pristina, Kosovo, to raise more money for the foundation (Miley Cyrus performed there in 2019.)

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Radical Optimism is Dua’s third album. She entered the music scene in August 2015 with her debut single, “New Love.” She went on to release songs like “Be the One” and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)” before her first number-one single in the United Kingdom, “New Rules,” in July 2017.

After that, Lipa’s career continued to rise with hits like “IDGAF” and “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris.” In March 2020, Lipa released her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, which featured chart-topping tracks like “Don’t Start Now,” “Physical” and “Break My Heart.” Lipa, who won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019, was also nominated in the Album of the Year category for Future Nostalgia at the 2021 Grammys.

When it comes to her latest release, she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it’s her most personal yet. “With this album, I feel like I’ve managed to put so much more honesty out there, and be really open in a way that I don’t think I’ve ever had the chance to,” she shared.

“There’s this one song, which is the last song in the album called ‘Happy for You.’ And I love that song because, to me, it’s about seeing someone who you were with move on, and be really happy for them. And I probably wouldn’t have been able to write that song on my first or second record because I don’t feel like I probably would’ve grown as a person or as an artist to be able to see someone that you loved move on. Or I would’ve found it difficult.” Read on for what we know about Dua Lipa‘s net worth.

How does Dua Lipa make her money?

While she only began to earn mainstream success in 2017, Dua quickly emerged as a money-making machine thanks in part to her radio-ready hits and widespread streaming success. Her debut album landed at No. 5 on the UK charts when it was released in 2017, and later hit tracks like “Kiss And Make Up” with BLACKPINK only catapulted Dua into international stardom.

By 2019, the emergent pop goddess had earned herself two Grammys and clocked four concert tours under her belt. So it’s safe to say that the majority of Dua’s income comes from her musical success. Yet Dua was also involved in other campaigns beyond music. The star had a brief stint as a model, though she ended that due to industry pressures.

In 2023, she told the New York Times that she owes her work ethic to “what’s maybe the immigrant mentality … this thing I have in my head where I know that, if I don’t work hard enough, the rug could just be pulled from under my feet.”

How much did Dua Lipa make in a year?

Reports published at the end of 2019 by HYPEBAE and CelebrityNetWorth suggest Dua Lipa was racking in about $6 million. Since then, it is projected that the star has already made an additional $2 million.

How much was Dua Lipa paid for Barbie?

For playing one of the Barbies and about 5 seconds of screentime, Dua was reportedly paid a sweet $200,000.

How much was Dua Lipa paid for Argylle?

Fortune estimated that the whopping $200 million budget allocated around $1-2 million for Dua’s 5 minutes of screen time.

What is Dua Lipa’s total net worth?

Based on a projection by Celebrity Net Worth Dua Lipa’s net worth is around $35 million, which has been given a considerable boost in the four years since the album that launched her into the pop stratosphere.

The release of her second album, Future Nostalgia, helped that number grow. At the 2021 Grammys, Lipa was nominated for several categories, including Album of the Year for Future Nostalgia and Record of the Year for the album’s lead single, “Don’t Start Now.” The nominations came after Lipa took home the coveted Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019.