Mariah Carey's Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been the most beloved song of the holiday season since it was released in 1994.
And now it has been revealed that the holiday song has helped the 56-year-old American pop diva build a fortune estimated at $540 million.
According to the Economist, the "catchy" song earns Carey around $2,5 million each year.
Another estimate puts the annual royalties at $3 million, filling her bank account with… Christmas cheer every year.
At the same time, the song, which has amassed 2,24 billion streams on Spotify, earned Mariah the astronomical sum of $60 million in royalties since its very first release, according to Forbes in 2022.
What did Mariah Carey do with the millions she earned?
The star has used her annual Christmas earnings to fund her luxurious lifestyle.
In early 2016, Mariah Carey and her then-fiancé, Australian billionaire James Packer, moved into a 6-bedroom mansion in the gated community of The Oaks in Calabasas, Los Angeles.
The couple reportedly spent $250.000 a month renting the property. The house had nine bathrooms, a swimming pool and a basketball court.
In 1999, Mariah reportedly purchased two apartments in New York's famous Tribeca, a penthouse she acquired for $5,5 million and another apartment in the same luxury complex she purchased for $3,5 million.
After marrying her second husband, Nick Cannon, Carey spent $88,3 million on a 12-bedroom mansion in Los Angeles, which they named Fleur de Lys. They sold it in 2014 for the same amount.
They finalized their divorce in 2016 after separating in 2014, and they also owned another mansion in Los Angeles, which was sold in 2015 for $9 million.
The singer also owned a mansion with Cannon in the Bahamas.
In 2023, Mariah recorded a loss on her Atlanta mansion, after it was sold for $3,92 million.
Source: iefimerida.gr
