The short answer · Estimate
About £450 million (about $595 million)
The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 valued Keith Richards at £450 million, 8th among the 11 UK musicians it listed [1]. Lovemoney reported the same figure as $595 million, which is the publisher’s conversion [2]. Celebrity Net Worth, an estimate site, says $600 million [6]. His money comes from Rolling Stones tours, songwriting and publishing, a best-selling memoir and property [10][15].
Confidence: medium. The Rich List is a yearly survey and two reports give the same 2026 figure [1][2]. It does not say how it values him, and the estimate sites give figures from $500 million [7][9] to $590 million [8] without naming a source. The dollar figures are the publishers’ own, not our conversions.
Keith Richards at a glance
Keith Richards is an English guitarist, songwriter and singer, born in Dartford, Kent, in 1943, who co-founded the Rolling Stones [10].
| Full name | Keith Richards [10] |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1943, Dartford, Kent, England [10] |
| Age | 82 (October 2026), from his birth date [10] |
| Nationality | British [10] |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter, singer, record producer, actor [10] |
| Years active | 1960 to present [10] |
| Known for | Guitarist and co-writer with the Rolling Stones; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 with the band [10] |
| Spouse | Patti Hansen (married 18 December 1983) [10] |
| Home | Weston, Connecticut (primary); a home on Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos; Redlands in West Wittering, Sussex [10][11] |
| Book | Life, published 26 October 2010 [10] |
How we estimate Keith Richards’ net worth
We estimate it by setting the published figures side by side and tracing each one to its origin. The Sunday Times Rich List is our anchor, because it is a yearly survey that does not copy an estimate site. None of these figures is official.
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NME [1] | £450 million, 8th of 11 UK musicians, Sunday Times Rich List 2026 | 15 May 2026 |
| lovemoney.com [2] | $595 million (£450m), Sunday Times Rich List 2026, including property and publishing rights | 15 October 2026 |
| Celebrity Net Worth [6] | Net worth $600 million | Updated 12 October 2026 |
| LedgerNote [8] | Net worth $590 million | 2026 (page undated in text) |
| Wealthy Gorilla [7] | Net worth $500 million, no source given | 2026 (page undated in text) |
| Finance Monthly [9] | Estimated net worth $500 million, no source given | Updated 17 March 2026 |
Our method
A survey, then four unsourced figures. The Rich List figure is £450 million [1], with a $595 million conversion from lovemoney [2]. The other four figures come from estimate sites: $600 million [6], $590 million [8] and $500 million twice [7][9]. We use the Rich List as the headline and show the others for comparison.
How we built the range. We did not widen the range to cover the estimate sites. The £450 million figure is repeated by two outlets [1][2], and the dollar figure is lovemoney’s own conversion. We do not convert pounds ourselves.
Alone or with Patti Hansen. He has been married to Patti Hansen since 1983 [10]. None of the sources cited here says whether the Rich List counts him alone or with his wife, so we write “the Rich List valued Keith Richards at” and leave the question open.
A mix-up in one source. Lovemoney gives the $595 million (£450m) figure to Richards in one section and, in a section about Lucas Jagger, to Mick Jagger [2]. NME lists both men at £450 million, Jagger 7th and Richards 8th [1], so the figure is the same for both, but the listing is the Rich List’s, not a separate estimate.
Gross is not pay. The Hackney Diamonds tour grossed $235 million [13]. That is ticket revenue for the whole band, before promoter, crew and production costs, and the sources do not give his own share. Fortune wrote in 2002 that it could only estimate “tens of millions” per member from touring [15].
What we left out. Companies House holds no filings for the Rolling Stones’ business, which Fortune says runs through companies based in the Netherlands [15], so we have no company accounts to show. Figures that appear only on copied pages with no traceable original are not used.
We update this page when a new deal, sale or filing moves the range; the “updated” date changes only then. The same method is used for all our net worth estimates; read how we research.
Where Keith Richards’ money comes from
Keith Richards’ money comes from Rolling Stones touring, songwriting and publishing, his memoir and property. He has been a professional musician since 1960 [10]. For another British musician on the same list, see Elton John’s net worth.
| Income stream | What is reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stones touring (band gross) | Hackney Diamonds 2024: $235 million from 20 shows and 848,000 tickets (Billboard Boxscore as reported); Pollstar counted 18 shows and 847,800 tickets at an average ticket price of $277.28. This is ticket revenue for the band, not his pay | [13][12] |
| Earlier tours (band gross) | A Bigger Bang (2005-07): $558 million from 4.7 million tickets. Voodoo Lounge (1994-95): $320 million from 6.4 million tickets, per Pollstar | [12] |
| Songwriting and publishing | Fortune estimated in 2002 that the Jagger/Richards partnership earned $56 million over the previous ten years from radio, public venues, advertising and film licensing, and said Jagger and Richards alone get the benefit of that licensing | [15] |
| Memoir: Life | Little, Brown won world English rights in 2007; Publishers Weekly reported a last price of “upwards of $7 million”. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the advance as $7 million and sales above one million copies by August 2011 | [16][17] |
| Property | Redlands, bought in 1966 and Grade II listed; a Manhattan duplex bought for $10.5 million in 2014 and sold for $9 million in 2018, per Celebrity Net Worth | [11][6] |
The tour figures are the largest numbers in his story, and the least useful for his net worth. Pollstar’s 2024 chart shows an average ticket price of $277.28 and an average gross of $13,059,844 per show [12]. Fortune described a partnership of the four core members at the top of the band’s companies [15], so the money is split before any of it reaches him.
Publishing is the other large unknown. Fortune said the original licensing benefit goes to Jagger and Richards alone [15], but no source opened for this page gives his publishing income in a recent year. The 2007 memoir deal is the one dated, checkable payment in the record [16].
Rolling Stones tour grosses, tour by tour
The Rolling Stones’ tours have each grossed hundreds of millions of dollars, and the 2024 run alone took $235 million [13]. Every figure below is band-level ticket revenue as a publisher reported it. It is not Keith Richards’ pay, and the sources do not say what his share was.
| Years | Tour | Gross reported | Tickets or shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Steel Wheels | Over $260 million worldwide (Fortune, 2002) [15] | Not given |
| 1994-95 | Voodoo Lounge | $320 million [12] | 6.4 million tickets [12] |
| 1997-99 | Bridges to Babylon / No Security | Over $390 million (Fortune, 2002) [15] | Not given |
| 2005-07 | A Bigger Bang | $558 million [12] | 4.7 million tickets [12] |
| 2017 to 2019 | No Filter | $415.6 million [14] | 44 shows [14] |
| 2021 | No Filter (US leg) | $115.5 million [12] | Not given |
| 2024 | Hackney Diamonds | $235 million [13] | 848,000 tickets, 20 shows (Billboard); 847,800 tickets, 18 shows (Pollstar) [13][12] |
Fortune, writing in 2002, gave a higher Voodoo Lounge figure than Pollstar, “close to $370 million”, which shows how much the totals depend on who counts and what they include [15][12]. We use Pollstar’s $320 million in the table and Fortune’s figures only where it is the sole source.
For scale, Fortune said the band had grossed over $1 billion from touring since 1989 by 2002 [15], and Pollstar estimated about $2.6 billion in ticket sales across the decades it reviewed [12]. None of that money was Richards’ alone.
Earnings timeline
His wealth built in stages: the band from 1960 [10], Redlands in 1966 [11], a memoir deal in 2007 [16], then the stadium tours of 2024 [13].
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Starts his career as a musician [10]. |
| 1966 | Buys Redlands in West Wittering, now Grade II listed [11]. |
| 1983 | Marries Patti Hansen on 18 December [10]. |
| 1994-95 | Voodoo Lounge tour: $320 million from 6.4 million tickets, band gross [12]. |
| 2005-07 | A Bigger Bang tour: $558 million from 4.7 million tickets, band gross [12]. |
| 2007 | Little, Brown wins his memoir after a bidding war with HarperCollins; the last reported price is upwards of $7 million [16]. |
| 2010 | Life is published on 26 October [10]. |
| 2014 | Buys a Manhattan duplex for $10.5 million, per Celebrity Net Worth [6]. |
| 2018 | Sells the duplex for $9 million, below the purchase price, per Celebrity Net Worth [6]. |
| 2020 | Rich List: £270 million, up £10 million [5]. |
| 2024 | Hackney Diamonds tour grosses $235 million [13]. |
| 2024 | Rich List: 415 million pounds for each of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards [4]. |
| 2025 | Rich List: £440 million, shared 295th place with Mick Jagger, up £25 million on the year before [3]. |
| 2026 | Rich List: £450 million, 8th among the 11 UK musicians listed [1]. |
Property and assets reported
His reported assets are homes in England, Connecticut and the Caribbean. Only one has a published price, and it comes from an estimate site, not a land registry.
| Asset | What is reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Redlands, West Wittering, Sussex | Bought in 1966; Grade II listed. No purchase price or valuation appears in the sources opened for this page | [11] |
| Weston, Connecticut, and Parrot Cay | Named as his primary home and a home in the Turks and Caicos. No price published | [10] |
| Manhattan duplex (sold) | Bought for $10.5 million in 2014, listed at $12.23 million in 2016 and sold for $9 million in 2018, per Celebrity Net Worth (estimate site, not a land registry record) | [6] |
| Guitars | Wikipedia says he reportedly owns about 3,000 guitars; no valuation is published | [10] |
What could change the number
The next Sunday Times Rich List is the thing most likely to move this number; the last three were reported in mid-May [4][3][1].
His Rich List figure was 415 million pounds in the 2024 list [4], £440 million in 2025 [3] and £450 million in 2026 [1].
A new tour gross or a catalogue sale would change the picture. The Hackney Diamonds tour was the band’s most recent run in the record [13], and the 2019 Bitter Sweet Symphony agreement on royalties is the kind of rights change that Celebrity Net Worth lists as affecting the band’s publishing income [6]. A sale or rental of Redlands, or any filing, would add a dated figure where there is none now.
Related estimates on this site: Elton John’s net worth, Bruce Dickinson’s net worth and Annie Lennox’s net worth.
Questions people ask
How much is Keith Richards worth?
The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 valued him at £450 million, 8th among UK musicians, and lovemoney reports that as $595 million [1][2]. Celebrity Net Worth gives $600 million [6].
Is Keith Richards richer than Mick Jagger?
No. The Rich List 2026 lists both at £450 million, with Jagger 7th and Richards 8th [1].
What was Keith Richards’ net worth in 2025?
The Rich List 2025 valued him at £440 million, shared with Mick Jagger, up £25 million on the year before [3].
How much did Keith Richards get for his memoir?
Publishers Weekly reported a last price of upwards of $7 million in 2007 [16], and Ultimate Classic Rock reported the advance as $7 million [17].
How much did the Hackney Diamonds tour make?
It grossed $235 million from 20 shows, per Billboard Boxscore figures as reported [13]. That is the band’s ticket revenue, not his pay.
How old is Keith Richards and where does he live?
He was born on 18 December 1943, so he is 82, and his primary home is in Weston, Connecticut [10].
How this was made
We drafted this page with AI writing tools from the public sources listed below. Every figure was checked against the cited source pages before publishing, and estimates from net worth sites are labelled as estimates, not facts.
Sources
- Max Pilley, NME, “Noel and Liam Gallagher, Paul McCartney, the Eavis family among wealthiest names in music in Sunday Times rich list”, 15 May 2026, www.nme.com.
- Will Millar, lovemoney.com, “See what the Rolling Stones’ 20 kids do for a living and how much they’re worth today”, 15 October 2026, www.lovemoney.com.
- Ellie Muir, The Independent (syndicated on AOL), “Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran and Elton John among musicians named on Sunday Times Rich List for 2025”, 16 May 2025, www.aol.com.
- Matt Friedlander, American Songwriter, “Baby, He’s a Rich Man: Paul McCartney is again ranked the wealthiest U.K. music artist with billion-pound fortune”, 17 May 2024, americansongwriter.com.
- Martin Kielty, Ultimate Classic Rock, “Elton John Rich List”, 13 May 2020, ultimateclassicrock.com.
- Celebrity Net Worth, “Keith Richards Net Worth”, updated 12 October 2026, www.celebritynetworth.com.
- Wealthy Gorilla, “Keith Richards’ Net Worth”, 2026, wealthygorilla.com.
- LedgerNote, “The 10 Richest Rock Stars in the World”, 2026, ledgernote.com.
- Finance Monthly, “Who Is the Richest Member of The Rolling Stones?”, 12 February 2025, updated 17 March 2026, www.finance-monthly.com.
- Wikipedia, “Keith Richards”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “Redlands, West Wittering”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Debbie Speer, Pollstar, “The Rolling Stones: Still Gathering No Moss After 60+ Years”, 16 December 2024, news.pollstar.com.
- Wikipedia (citing Billboard Boxscore), “Hackney Diamonds Tour”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “List of highest-grossing concert tours”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Andrew Serwer, Fortune, “Rolling Stones Mick Jagger music salary”, 30 September 2002, fortune.com.
- Rachel Deahl, Publishers Weekly, “Little, Brown Wins Richards Autobio”, 31 July 2007, www.publishersweekly.com.
- Amy Sciarretto, Ultimate Classic Rock, “Keith Richards’ Memoir Sells One Million Copies”, 28 August 2011, ultimateclassicrock.com.
