By David Sandler

Musicians are typically known for not having a good handle on the business side of the music they create. There are probably thousands of talented musicians who never achieve great success. Others, however, seem to be natural entrepreneurs according to the list of musicians in the UK and Ireland who earned the most in 2022.

Our team at BonusInsider decided to take a look at the latest data on famous singers and musicians from Britain and Ireland and their estimated net worth. Multiple Grammy award winner Sting earned £100 million in 2022 alone, which makes him the top earner of the year. With a net worth of approximately £320 million, he is among the richest people in the music industry today.

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For this ranking, we included data from the Sunday Times Rich List 2022. We looked at the twenty richest musicians in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as the ten richest young musicians, aged 30 or under.