Queen elizabeth ii, pictured attending day 5 of royal ascot in ascot, england on june 24, 2017, may not have as high of a net worth as harry potter author j. Rowling wrote the first potter books while a single mother living on welfare. Jk rowling bio, age, net worth, salary, husband, daughter. This is how much jk rowling earns every minute harpers bazaar. Using a revealing charm and celebrity net worth, weve discovered rowlings true net worth, and after the books, the films, the cursed child play, and the neverending merchandise, it. Jk rowlings net worth and books has she written as.
Jk rowling was born in 1965 near bristol, england and grew up in gloucestershire and south wales. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She earned fame and fortune for writing the harry potter fantasy series which has sold 500 million copies since debuting in 1997. Jk rowling joanne rowling is a british novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. Celebrity net worth, weve discovered rowlings true net worth, and after the books, the films, the cursed child play, and the. Jk rowling has excited harry potter fans across the globe after announcing she will be releasing four new. The 20 richest authors in the world 2020 wealthy gorilla. The ability to sell lots of books that get made into lots of hit movies has put rowling at the low end of the billionaire scale.
Rowling is best known as the brain behind the commercially successful harry potter. Joanne rowling who goes by the pen name jk rowling is a british author and a screenwriter best known by his seven books harry potter children book series the series sold more than 450 million copies. She loved to read, and especially loved the fantasy books her parents read to her, so she began. The richest author in the world, rowling owes her fortune to the brand that enjoyed and still enjoys an incredible popularity among children and adults. What is jk rowlings net worth and what books has she. Rowling, before her remarriage, her name was joanne rowling. Jk rowling net worth 2019 from rags to riches networthopedia. However, she is no longer a billionaire because she has donated so much of her fortune to charity. Higgins was raised in belfast, northern ireland and is one of the most popular authors in the world.
Rowling is the worlds highestpaid author, forbes says. Rowling joanne kathleen rowling is a british author who is the 2nd richest author. Theres a new guess of just how much the harry potter author is worth. How much money has jk made from potter as she releases new books. Oct 12, 2016 jk rowling was born in 1965 near bristol, england and grew up in gloucestershire and south wales. Jk rowlings impressive net worth revealed mental floss. Publisher after publisher rejected the book before it finally found a. Jk rowling house, husband, kids, wiki, age, net worth. Rowlings net worth according to the latest estimate below. Jk rowlings own life story is an inspiring one, she rose from someone living on state allowance to a multimillionaire in five years. Her publishers asked that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman. As the highestpaid author in the world, jk rowling makes more money. Rowling who wrote those books, but it definitely will not be easy. Rowling is the author of the muchloved series of seven harry potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007.
Her harry potter franchise is the best selling book series of all time selling over 400 million copies worldwide. In the remaining part of this article, we will be giving you all the necessary information in respect of j. Rowling just destroyed her harry potter legacy in one move. What is jk rowlings net worth, whats her twitter username. Joanne rowling was born on 31 july 1965, in yate, england, and is undoubtedly best known worldwide as j. The books have been adapted to a popular film series of the same name. Jk rowling is the best selling harry potter novelist credit. Nov 16, 2018 as the highestpaid author in the world, jk rowling makes more money per day than most people make in a year. Nov 23, 2018 using a revealing charm and celebrity net worth, weve discovered rowlings true net worth, and after the books, the films, the cursed child play, and the neverending merchandise, it comes in. From harry potter to the silkworm we look back on her impressive catalogue of books. Jk rowling famously went from living on benefits to being a multimillionaire within five years. Rowling, the author of the popular series of harry potter fantasy books she has written that has reputedly become the bestselling book series in history. Jk rowling net worth, books, life, and biography net. Jk rowling was born on 31 july 1965 in yate, england.
The phenomenal response to rowlings books culminated in july 2000, when the fourth volume in the series, harry potter and the goblet of fire, became the fastestselling book in 24 hours ever. As the highestpaid author in the world, jk rowling makes more money per day than most people make in a year. Jk rowling bio, age, husband, kids, net worth, twitter, books. Rowlings life is the epitome of a rags to riches story.
Joanne rowling was born on 31st july 1965 at yate general hospital near bristol, and grew up in gloucestershire in england and in chepstow, gwent, in southeast wales. In 2018, the sunday times rich list valued rowlings net worth at. Her father, peter, was an aircraft engineer at the rolls royce factory in bristol and her mother, anne, was a science technician in the chemistry department at. According to the 2018 sunday times rich list, rowlings net worth is. She is the author of the bestselling harry potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 500 million copies worldwide in more than 200 countries and translated into 80 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She loved to read, and especially loved the fantasy books.
The novel went on to win the nestle smarties book prize 1997 and british book award 1998. The harry potter franchise is the highestgrossing film series of alltime. Rowling and robert galbraith, is a british novelist, screenwriter, and producer who is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series. Rowling made her wealth from the sale of her books, harry potter films, and other business endeavors. The book was the highestselling lot of the event and fetched. Rowling is the worlds richest author and she is best known as the brain behind the commercially successful harry potter. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she penned the first harry potter book. The books spawned a multibillion dollar film, merchandise and theme park empire. Rowlings personal net worth is not as high, but still sits at a whopping. Wed likely never have the ability to count the cash in the gringotts bank on earth of magic and harry potter but were confident that people are able to count the net worth for the gifted j. Rowling is a worldrenowned novelist best known for her harry potter book series.
Rowling achieved billionaire status because of her success with the harry potter series. Books, films, play, tv show, theme parks, and merchandise. Rowling has written plenty of books to suit children and teens as well as adults. End hit harry potter and the cursed child, and guide book fantastic beasts. Jk rowling bio, age, net worth, salary, husband, daughter, books. Jk rowling net worth, books, income sources, charity, tax. Jk rowling net worth 2020 how much is jk rowling worth. Rowling has singlehandedly managed to shape the minds of an entire generation with her magical story, and will continue to be remembered as the creator of harry potter. Jk rowling was born on june 31st, 1965 that makes her age is 54 years as per 2019. Join us as we take a look at the most expensive books sold by jk rowling on abebooks. Jan 24, 2019 jk rowling was born on june 31st, 1965 that makes her age is 54 years as per 2019. Rowling net worth, early life and background, career life, personal life as well as her awards and honors over the years and many more. Rowling who wrote those books, but it really will not be simple.
The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Hello readers, today we are going to talk about the joanne rowling or you can say jk rowlings net worth, who is known for writing the best selling books in history i. However, the publication believed that she had lost that status thanks to high taxes in the united kingdom as well as her own charitable contributions. Each author hand annotated a firstedition copy of one of their books, in rowlings case, harry potter and the philosophers stone. Rowling is secretive about her fortune and has denied being a billionaire. May 30, 2019 jk rowling is the best selling harry potter novelist credit. The author of the harry potter series has seen her net worth decline, but jk rowling. Jk rowling is one of the wealthiest private citizens in the united kingdom and the first. Rowling, author of the harry potter series, today launched a new harry potter at home hub via, bringing new new resources to readers in collaboration with partners at. Rowling has 196 books on goodreads with 30067929 ratings. Nov 28, 2018 writing isnt generally a highpaying gigunless you happen to be the topselling author of the harry potter series. For a time, she was considered to be a billionaire by forbes. While its relatively simple to predict her income, its harder to know how much joanne has spent over the years. Jack higgins is a bestselling multimillionaire novelist.
Although barack obamas book has yet to be publishedrumor has it that. This figure comes from the sunday times rich list 2018, which was published on may 2018. Rowling makes and spends her millions business insider. Wed likely never manage to count the amount in the gringotts bank in the world of magic and harry potter but were sure that we could count the net worth for the gifted j. Writing isnt generally a highpaying gigunless you happen to be the topselling author of the harry potter series.