What is Katy Perry’s net worth? Is Katy Perry married?
Katy Perry is an American pop singer who is known for hits like Dark Horse, I Kissed a Girl, Teenage Dream, Firework, Hot n Cold, and Teenage Dream.
Biography
She was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California, as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, to Mary Christine and Maurice Keith Hudson.
Both of her parents are pastors.
She started singing in church at 9 years old.
At 13, she received her first guitar.
At 17, Perry left school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career.
In 2001, she launched her self-titled album, Katy Hudson. Subsequently, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.
In 2004, Perry inked with Columbia Records.
In 2007, she signed with Capitol Records.
I Kissed a Girl
Katy Perry performs onstage during “VH1 Divas Salute the Troops” presented by the USO – @Getty
In 2008, Katy released her sophomore album One of the Boys.
The album debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200, and it has sold over 7 million copies worldwide after two years of release.
The album’s lead single, I Kissed a Girl, sold over 4.8 million copies in the US alone. It also achieved #1 in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and multiple other countries.
“I woke up one morning, and I had this chorus in my head,” Perry explained in an interview with CBS about I Kissed a Girl. “The record label said, ‘No… we don’t hear it.’”
In 2011, the American singer performed on the opening day of the Rock in Rio festival.
In 2012, she released Katy Perry: Part of Me, a 3D autobiographical documentary concert film that has grossed close to $33 million worldwide.
Katy Perry attends the 2024 Billboard Women In Music at YouTube Theater – @Getty
In 2016, Perry had a minor role in Zoolander 2 as herself.
In 2018, she joined the ABC revival of American Idol as a judge.
In the summer of 2020, Perry dropped her 6th album, Smile, via Capitol Records. It debuted at #5 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
In 2024, her 7th album, 143, was released. It has sold 100,000 copies in the US.
In April 2025 she was one of six passengers on an all-female commercial spaceflight on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.
Husband
On October 23, 2010, Katy Perry and Russell Brand tied the knot during a Hindu ceremony in India.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand arrive at The Art of Elysium’s 3rd Annual Black Tie Charity Gala “Heaven” – @Getty
They had their engagement in January 2010.
She first met Brand while filming a cameo for 2010’s Get Him to the Greek. In the film, Russell played rockstar Aldous Snow.
On December 30, 2011, he filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
“Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011,” she confessed in a 2013 interview with Vogue.
The singer later described the marriage as “like a tornado. The first breaking of my idealistic mind.”
They didn’t have a prenup. However, Brand was a true gentleman and declined half of the $44 million Perry earned during their marriage.
Fiancé
In 2016, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom began dating after meeting at a Golden Globes afterparty.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom attend the 2024 Kering for Women dinner at The Pool – @Getty
The pair had a brief breakup in 2017. She said they “weren’t in it from day one.”
“I don’t need a magazine to remind me that my man is hot,” she said in 2022 after Orlando’s inclusion in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” feature. “But I like everyone else knowing.”
The pair got engaged in 2019 on Valentine’s Day via a rooftop helicopter proposal.
“I have intense love with Orlando,” Katy said in an interview on the podcast Call Her Daddy. “It’s a beautiful love.”
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom arrives at the LA Premiere Of Amazon’s “Carnival Row” at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 21, 2019 in Hollywood – @Getty
In August 2020, Perry and Orlando Bloom welcomed daughter, Daisy Dove.
“Fearless with lots of chutzpah,” Perry revealed about her daughter in 2022 on Live with Kelly and Ryan. “Daisy is a combination of both me and her father.”
On June 26, 2025, Katy Perry and Bloom officially confirmed their breakup, after nearly a decade together.
He was later spotted at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez‘s wedding in Venice.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom attend the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – @Getty
Katy Perry – Net Worth
So, how much is Katy Perry worth?
Perry earned most of her wealth from her music career and tour earnings. She has sold over 143 million records worldwide.
In 2023, Perry sold her song catalog to Litmus Music for $225 million. The deal includes publishing rights for five albums:
- Smile
- Witness
- Prism
- Teenage Dream
- One of the Boys
In 2015 and 2018, she was the world’s highest-paid female musician.
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As a judge on American Idol, Perry made $25 million each year.
“I got paid more than pretty much any guy that’s ever been on that show,” she said.
In 2011, she paid $6.5 million for a seven-bedroom nine-bath mansion in Hollywood Hills. Katy sold it in 2013 for about $5.5 million.
In 2017, Katy bought a mansion in Beverly Hills, California, for $18 million. She sold the property in 2022.
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In July 2020, the pop singer purchased an 8-bed 11-bath home in Montecito, CA, for $15 million. Therefore, Katy Perry has an estimated net worth of $380 million.
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