| Name | The Weeknd |
| Age | 33 years |
| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter |
| Source of Wealth | Music Career |
| Net Worth | $300 Million |
| Residence | Bel Air, Los Angeles |
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, famously known as The Weeknd, is a popular singer and songwriter. Known for his dark lyrics, he quickly became one of the world’s best-selling artists with more than 75 million records sold. He is also a recipient of four Grammy Awards among others.
His 2015 single titled Earned It from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ earned him a Grammy and it was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. So let’s take a closer look at the net worth, career, charity work, and personal life of the ‘Starboy‘ singer.
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The Weeknd Net Worth
The total net worth of The Weeknd is estimated to be around $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In the year 2017 to 2019, he earned $90 million. A majority of his income comes from music which includes his albums, songs, and concerts, as well as his different partnerships and business ventures.
The Weeknd’s Early Life
Born on February 16, 1990, in Ontario, Canada, his parents’ names are Makkonen Tesfaye and Samrawit Hailu. Sadly, his father was not much with him. And after the separation, he lived with his mother and grandmother. When he was a child, he also learned to speak Amharic. West Hill Collegiate Institute is the name of his high school. In 2007, he dropped out of school and got addicted to drugs. When he was 11 years old, he started smoking marijuana.
Awards And Recognition
The Weeknd has won several awards in his long and successful career. He has earned six American Music Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, four Grammy Awards, and 17 Juno Awards. Apart from these, he also has four Guinness World Records in his name. ‘Earned It’, his single from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘, won him a Grammy Award and it was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The Weeknd’s Business Ventures
In 2013, he collaborated with the condom company ONE for limited-edition condoms for the Kiss Land Fall Tour. Two years later, he partnered with Pax Labs for a limited-edition vaporizer. In 2018, he teamed up with Marvel Comics to release a comic book. It was inspired by his studio album ‘Starboy’. Apart from these, he has also been a face of brands like Puma, OverActive Media (which he also owns), and TD Bank.
Charity Work
In 2014, The Weeknd donated $50,000 to the University of Toronto to fund a new course on language. In 2017, he gave away S$100,000 to the Suubi Health Center, which is a medical center in Uganda. He has also met patients in hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tesfaye launched a line of face masks and gave its proceedings to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
The Weeknd’s Girlfriends
Between 2015 to 2019, he was in an on-again, off-again relationship with model Bella Hadid. Later on, he was briefly in a relationship with Selena Gomez in 2017. The two had moved in together into a house for a brief period of time. In 2022, the singer was seen with a girl named Simi Khadra who also has a twin sister Haze Khadra.
The Weeknd’s House
In late 2019, The Weeknd bought a $21 million penthouse in Los Angeles. Before this, the singer was the owner of a three-acre estate in Hidden Hills which was sold for $18 million. For a whopping $70 million, he purchased a mansion in the Bel Air region of Los Angeles. The 33,000-square-foot house is spread over 1.6 acres and has a gym, indoor pool, sports court, movie theater, music studio, and an outdoor swimming pool.
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