John Mayer has been performing and writing music since the late 90s and throughout the years, he found fame which eventually led him to earn money; how did he amass his millions of dollars worth of fortune?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the musician's estimated net worth as of 2022 is $70 million. Before diving into how he earned such an amount, let's take a look back at the singer's life in his career.
At an early age, the 45-year-old guitarist has been fond of music. During his teenage years, he tried to master an electric guitar, and his talent led him to study at the famous Berklee School of Music in 1997.
He decided to quit college to pursue a career in music by being a part of the duo LoFi Masters along with Clay Cook. Although the band didn't last, he became successful as a solo artist.
After appearing at the Southwest Music Festival, he was signed under Columbia Records.
John Mayer's Success Through The Years
Right from the beginning, he immediately amassed many fans as his first two records, "Room for Squares" in 2001" and "Heavier Things" in 2003, went multiplatinum.
His classic hit "Your Body Is a Wonderland" earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Since then, John Mayer's success has been on a streak. He jumped from one genre into the other and released more albums like "Continuum" in 2006, which won Best Pop Vocal Album, "Battle Studios" in 2009, "Born and Raised" in 2012, 2013's "Paradise Valley," "The Search for Everything in 2017," and his most recent, "Sob Rock" last year.
How Does John Mayer Earn Millions of Dollars?
According to The Kansas City Star, the singer earns his money mainly from his music as he sold countless records and had millions of streams in major music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
As of today, he has over 14,284,153 monthly listeners on Spotify.
Other income sources include his world tours. Since the early 2000s, he had been on 10 headlining tours, not including his shows with Dead & Company; he has been a member of the band since 2015 along with other legendary musicians.
In addition, he also has other talents that made him earn money like having rare stand-up comedy gigs and being a host of the Instagram Live show "Current Mood" since 2018.
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