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just scrolled through some wealth rankings and honestly had no idea authors could get this rich. like, j.k. rowling net worth is actually a billion dollars? that's insane. she's apparently the first author ever to hit that milestone. the harry potter franchise really did print money for her.
but here's what got me - there's this guy grant cardone who's supposedly worth 1.6 billion, which is even more than j.k. rowling net worth. he wrote business books and now runs like seven companies. then you've got james patterson at 800 million just from churning out detective novels.
the craziest part? some of these people earn 50-80 million a year just from royalties and advances. john grisham's legal thrillers turned into blockbuster movies, stephen king's published 60+ books and sold 350 million copies worldwide. matt groening created the simpsons so that obviously helped his net worth hit 600 million.
it's wild how much money is in the publishing game if you actually make it big. makes you wonder if any current authors will hit that billionaire status next.