The richest author in the world has a net worth of over a billion dollars. Women authors are topping the list of the richest authors in the world, led by Elisabeth Badinter with $1.3 billion, followed by the brilliant mind behind Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling at $1 billion.
Rank | Name | Net Worth |
1 | Elisabeth Badinter | $1.3 billion |
2 | J.K. Rowling | $1 billion |
3 | James Patterson | $560 million |
4 | Stephen King | $400 million |
5 | Nora Roberts | $390 million |
6 | Danielle Steel | $310 million |
7 | Barbara Taylor Bradford | $300 million |
8 | Nigel Blackwell | $292.5 million |
9 | John Grisham | $220 million |
10 | Jeffrey Archer | $195 million |
11 | Dan Brown | $178 million |
12 | David Oyedepo | $150 million |
13 | Dean Koontz | $145 million |
14 | Stephanie Meyer | $125 million |
15 | Paul McKenna | $100 million |
16 | Christopher Little | $86 million |
17 | Jack Higgins | $86 million |
18 | Deepak Chopra | $80 million |
19 | Janet Evanovich | $80 million |
20 | Suzanne Collins | $80 million |
Thanks for the info I see one Oyedepo,at this rate gona start writing books😉
Interesting…that a non fiction author tops the list, though the list is dominated by fiction writers. It saddens me that Ken Follett is not on the list…