Ringo Starr Net Worth 2024 – Income, Salary, Career, Bio

Ringo Starr Net Worth is estimated to be around $370 Million in 2024. He is a popular English musician, songwriter, and singer, who gained fame as a drummer of the famous band the Beatles. His story’s the definition of finding the silver lining in cases that compel you into a perpetual state of hopelessness.

Although he’s suffered from illnesses for most of his childhood. He used his experience as the driving force that would allow him to make a mark in the world of rock and roll. Even though his contribution to music as part of the band is not as praised as he wished for. He still became a well-recognized figure in the world of music.

Ringo Starr has a long solo career in which he has managed to earn such massive fame all around the world. So in this article, we will be talking about the total net worth of Ringo Starr his income, salary, source of earnings, career, biography, lifestyle, and more.

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Early Life:

Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey on the 7th of July 1940, in Dingle, Liverpool, United Kingdom. His father Richard Starkey and his mother Elsie Gleave were separated and got divorced within a year of their marriage. This problem forced his mother to take up multiple jobs but things would take a turn for the worse when Ringo developed appendicitis at the age of 6 and slipped into a coma for three days taking up a full year to recover completely.

After being discharged from the hospital Starr wasn’t allowed to go to school until the age of 8, due to which he performed poorly in his academics. Apart from that, Ringo had several other health problems which caused him to remain at hospitals for a longer time. While staying in the hospital, Ringo began to develop an interest in drumming.

After his discharge from the hospital this time he chose not to return to school and stayed at home instead to indulge his newfound love for the art of music. In 1956, Starr worked as an apprentice machinist for an equipment manufacturer and while he worked there he became acquainted with his fellow music lover Roy Trafford.

Career:

Ringo Starr began his music career after he joined the skiffle band. He later joined the band Rory Storm Hurricanes by this time the drummer had adopted the stage name, Ringo Starr. In 1960, he met the Liverpool band the Beatles, and left his band to join them two years later replacing Pete Best, setting him the path of success with his new band members Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

In 1962, Ringo Starr had his first professional recording experience with the Beatles on the first single “Love Me Do, “P.S. I Love You, and followed by “Please Please Me the next year. Apart from drumming, Starr provided vocals for some songs for the band. In 1966, the Beatles released their seventh studio album called Revolver in which Ringo performed the single Yellow Submarine and its lead singer after recovering from yet another illness.

At that time he worked on other projects including a film titled The Magic Christian in 1969. In the following year, Starr begins his solo career with the release of the solo album Sentimental Journey. After getting a lot of success in 1975, he founded his own record label company Ring O’ Records under which he signed several artists including Graham Bonnet, David Hentschel, and Rab Noakes.

In 1992, Starr released another studio album Time Takes Time, featuring guest performances by various popular artists, and began working on the Beatles Anthology project along with other members of the Beatles. In 2008, Ringo Starr continued to put out solo and studio albums in the years that followed with Liverpool 8, Y Not in 2010, Ringo 2012, and more.

His 18th studio album Postcards from Paradise was released in 2015 and he dropped his 19th studio album Give More Love in 2017.

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Personal Life:

On February 11, 1965, Ringo Starr married his longtime girlfriend a British hairdresser Maureen Cox with 10 years and had three children with her, Zak, Jason Starkey, and Lee Starkey. The two broke up in 1975.

Later in 1980, Ringo met the American model and actress Barbara Bach on the set of the film Caveman. On April 27, 1981, Starr married Barbara Bach and the couple is still together. They are living a luxurious lifestyle in different countries including, England in Switzerland, and Los Angeles, California.

Endorsement:

The legendary musician Ringo Starr has been endorsing multiple international companies. He is the brand ambassador of Skechers which is one of the lead footwear companies in the world. Despite this, Starr appeared in numerous commercials in his career including, Sun Country Wine Cooler, Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza, Oldsmobile, Charles Schwab Investing, and more.

Ringo Starr Net Worth:

As of 2024, Ringo Starr Net Worth is approximately $370 Million making him the 10th richest rock star in the world. The musician has managed to earn millions of dollars through his successful music career. The main source of his income comes from the music industry such as live shows, concerts, as well as album sales. According to some reports, in 2013, after the broke up of the Beatles, Starr got in more than $3 million in salary.

He has amassed over $5 million from the album, Let It Be. He has worked with numerous artists and collaborations for hundreds of albums which helped him to make a huge fortune. Ringo Starr’s annual income is over $20 million which is quite enough. In 1965, he was appointed as one of the members of the orders of the British Empire during the Queen’s birthday celebrations.

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