Nicki Minaj's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$150 Million
Age:	43
Born:	December 8, 1982
Gender:	Female
Height:	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Country of Origin:	Trinidad & Tobago
Source of Wealth:	Rapper/Actor
Last Updated:	Dec 12, 2025

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• Introduction
• Earnings History
• TIDAL Equity Dispute
• Lawsuits
• Real Estate
• Expenditure

Introduction

Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian professional rapper, singer, and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $150 Million.

Since her rise to fame with the 2010 release of Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums, all of which have been certified Platinum in the United States. She’s thought to be the highest-paid female rapper of all time, earning almost $200 million from music sales, tours, concerts, investments, and brand endorsement deals.

Quick Facts

• Sold over 58 million records in the United States
• Peak annual income of $29 million in 2013
• Earned an estimated $196.5 million between 2010 and 2023
• Grossed over $116 million in revenue from concerts and tours
• Paid $19.5 million for an 11,820-square-foot mansion in the Hollywood Hills

Earnings History

Year	Earnings
2010	$4,000,000
2011	$6,500,000
2012	$15,500,000
2013	$29,000,000
2014	$14,000,000
2015	$21,000,000
2016	$20,500,000
2017	$16,000,000
2018	$10,000,000
2019	$20,000,000
2020	$10,000,000
2021	$10,000,000
2022	$10,000,000
2023	$10,000,000
Total	$196,500,000

Throughout the past decade or so, Nicki Minaj has consistently been listed as one of the highest-paid females in hip-hop, typically earning upwards of $10 million per year from all her endeavors. Between 2010 and 2023, she earned approximately $196.5 million, thanks to estimates from Forbes and Celebrity Net Worth.

In the earlier years of her career, her annual earnings were significantly less, at a reported $4 million in 2010. This was, of course, the year in which her debut album, Pink Friday, was released. Over the next few years, her income increased rapidly, reaching an estimated $6.5 million in 2011 and $15.5 million in 2012. However, in 2013, she achieved her highest-earning year to date, almost doubling her annual income to $29 million. This wasn’t due to any single source in particular, but instead a culmination of numerous revenue streams, including album sales, tour revenues, and endorsement deals with brands such as MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi.

Between 2014 and 2017, her earnings, although lower, still ranged from $14 million to $21 million per year, thanks to continued album sales, including her 2014 album, The Pinkprint, as well as ongoing royalties, concerts, and sponsors.

While Nicki Minaj’s income has declined significantly in recent years, she’s still able to rake in eight-figures annually, according to several reports.

TIDAL Equity Dispute

In 2015, when Jay-Z launched the music streaming platform TIDAL, Nicki Minaj reportedly received a 3% stake in the platform. She didn’t invest any money into the business personally; instead, she received a minority stake for lending her name and music to the platform. TIDAL’s focus was to protect the artists, hence why many were given equity in the company.

However, when TIDAL was sold to Square for approximately $302 million in 2021, Minaj claimed she was only offered $1 million for her stake. At a $302 million acquisition price, a 3% stake in TIDAL should have been worth roughly $9 million at the time. There’s a big difference between $1 million and $9 million, but in a strange turn of events, Minaj later took to Twitter, claiming that Jay-Z owed her between $100 million and $200 million. She called it “karmic debt,” which is “only collecting more interest.”

We’re not exactly sure how she arrived at $100 million, but we would assume that karma is doing most of the work in that calculation. As of late, there have not been any updates regarding the situation.

Lawsuits

​​Minaj has been involved in several public legal disputes throughout her career. In 2018, she was due to headline the DWP China music festival in Shanghai, which was part of the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP). The DWP takes place annually in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia. However, several days before the event, the DWP brand released a statement saying that it was not associated with the Chinese festival and that the event was unauthorized.

As a result, Minaj refused to appear, and in response, the concert promoter filed a lawsuit against her company, Pink Personality, for $1.4 million, alleging breach of contract. After several years of arbitration, the promoter was awarded the full amount; however, by early 2024, Minaj’s company still hadn’t paid. Therefore, in mid-2024, the promoter initiated legal proceedings in U.S. courts to attempt to recover the money, although as of late 2025, the money is believed to remain unpaid.

Jennifer Hough Lawsuit

Another of Minaj’s legal issues involved her husband, Kenneth Petty, who, before their marriage, had been convicted of the attempted rape of Jennifer Hough. Since his conviction in 1995, Hough alleged that Petty’s friends and family had harassed her, which had continued after he met and married Minaj.

As a result of the ongoing harassment, Hough filed a lawsuit against the couple in August 2021, asking for $20 million in damages for emotional distress. Hough claimed that Minaj attempted to bribe her with $500,000 to retract her accusations about Petty. However, on January 12, 2022, Hough dropped the lawsuit against Minaj, while the case against Petty remains ongoing.

Tameer Peak Lawsuit

In August 2024, superfan Tameer Peak filed a lawsuit against Minaj, seeking $5 million in damages for defamation of character. Peak had supported Minaj for over 15 years, helping to promote her albums online. However, in 2017, Minaj began accusing some of her followers, including Peak, of attempting to sabotage her reputation. In response, Peak alleged that Minaj had made comments about him being mentally unstable and had invited him onto Instagram Live to humiliate him. However, Minaj’s legal team rejected all the allegations, and the lawsuit is still undergoing court mediation.

Brandon Garrett Lawsuit

More recently, in April 2024, Minaj’s former tour manager, Brandon Garrett, filed a lawsuit against her following an incident after a concert in Detroit. Garrett claimed Minaj had shouted at him and then hit him in multiple locations on his body. Following an investigation by the Detroit police, there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges against Minaj. This prompted Garrett to file a civil lawsuit against her in January 2025; however, the exact amount claimed is not known, although it was likely in excess of $1 million.

In response, Minaj’s legal team denied the allegations, stating that the claims were entirely false. As of late 2025, the civil lawsuit remains ongoing and hasn’t affected Minaj’s net worth since no money has been paid out yet. However, if Minaj is ordered to pay damages and legal fees, the total amount could exceed $1 million.

Real Estate

Minaj only recently purchased a home in Los Angeles after renting several homes in the Beverly Hills area for an extended period. This included a $35,000-per-month mansion she lived in with Meek Mill and a $39,500-per-month home she stayed in with her husband, Kenneth Petty.

In 2022, Minaj finally purchased an 11,820-square-foot, eight-bedroom, eleven-bathroom home in Hidden Hills, California. The house was built just before the rapper paid $19.5 million.

Expenditure

Nicki Minaj is known for wearing elegant and colorful outfits and jewelry. When it comes to her spending money, she gives away college scholarships to students in need. Minaj has told magazines that she used to spend $50,000 a month on Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes. In 2014, she arrived at the MTV Movie Awards in her Maybach 62S, which cost approximately $500,000. She reportedly dished out $30,000 to get her car painted.