how Adele makes money

How Adele Makes Money: Catalog, Publishing, and a $220 Million Vegas Run

September 7, 2026 by Rebecca Stone

Recording studio console showing how Adele makes money from a four-album catalog

Adele’s income is unusually concentrated: four albums, a songwriter’s share, a few enormous live runs and almost no endorsement empire. Named outlets still put the fortune near $220 million.