- It is no longer a secret that Nigerian artists are earning millions of money every other day from shows, bookings, online music streaming and even being paid to hang out with their fans and those who admire them.
- These Nigerian artists in turn keeps captivating their fans by releasing new singles, EP’s and albums every now and then in order to stay relevant in the Nigerian music industry.
The spirit of celebration remains high in Nigeria as their artists keep dropping records back to back to engage their fans.
How about the online media?
Nigerian artists keeps topping international music charts on world streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer etc. And when you check you will recover that it is not only Nigerians that are streaming music from Nigerian artists, rather people from other continents and countries are enjoying Nigerian music to the fullest.
Even though afrobeat remain as the trending genre of music in Nigeria, Nigerian artists mix a wide range of genre as a means of making their music meet up with the times.
In this post therefore, we are going to look at the highest paid Nigerian artists in 2025.
Highest Paid Nigerian Artists In 2025.
The highest paid Nigerian artists in 2025 are: Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Don Jazzy and Olamide.
1. Burna Boy.
With net worth of over $80 million Nigerian afrobeat artists and Grammy award winner, Burna Boy stands out as the richest musician in 2025.
Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, was born and raised in Port Harcourt, Rivers state of Nigeria and afterwards moved to London to focus on his studies. In 2013, he returned to Lagos to launch his musical career with the release of his debut album titled L.I.F.E, and the album sold over 40,000 copies.
Earlier this year he performed alongside John Legend, Katy Perry At The Paris Charity Concert.
2. Wizkid.
Coming second to Burna Boy as the highest paid Nigerian artists in 2025 is Wizkid who has over $66 million net worth.
Wizkid began his musical career at the age of 11 and came into the musical limelight in 2010 with the release of his hit single titled “Holla at your boy”.
So far, Wizkid has collaborated with several international artists including Beyonce on the track titled ‘Brown skin girl which reached the No. 1 position on the World Digital Song Sales charts. It also won him the Best Music Video award at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
He has also performed alongside American artists like Trey Songz and Kendrick Lamar at the BBC Radio 1Xtra Live 02 Academy in Brixton.
3. Davido.
The third highest paid artists in Nigeria in 2025 is Davido whose net worth is reportedly estimated at over $60 million after the release of his latest studio album titled “Timeless”.
Davido is currently signed to 3 record labels which includes his own Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records.
Davido has also associated himself with international artists such as Da Baby, Skepta, Asake, and Fave.
He has also performed in various venues both in and outside Nigeria such as the Koko theatre in London and the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos.
He recently broke a record o YouTube when his music video titled “Unavailable” currently has over 126 million views.