Selena Gomez Net Worth, Career, Awards, Charity And More

Selena Gomez is a name that needs no introduction. Her musical career is also worth mentioning as she has sold millions of copies of her albums and singles. She garnered an immense fan following at a very early age for her lead role in the Disney TV show, ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’. As a result, Selena has accumulated quite a wealth in her career.

Gomez has built her net worth and established her name with her melodious voice and gorgeous looks. She has been voted one of the most beautiful women worldwide. Selena has appeared in many shows and even joined the band ‘Selena Gomez & the Scene’ and released big hits like ‘Kiss & Tell’ in 2009, and A Year Without Rain in 2010. Then she appeared in plenty of movies and began her journey as a solo artist.

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Selena Gomez Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Selena Gomez is around $800 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. She enjoys over 312 million followers on Instagram and 65.7 million followers on Twitter. Selena was the face of Puma and as per sources, she got $30 million for the two-year deal with it. She also collaborated with the bag-making company, Coach in 2016 for the endorsement and got $10 million.

As per the reports, Selena’s every post on Instagram gets large engagement and gets $3.5 million for the promotion of brands. From every promotion post, Gomez gets around $500,000 to $800,000. She is also the founder of the famous makeup label, Rare Beauty. She is one of the highest-paid celebrities. Apart from these, she also owns her own clothing, handbag, and fragrance lines.

Early Life Of Selena Gomez

The full name of the singer is Selena Marie Gomez, and she was born on 22nd July 1992. Selena is the daughter of Amanda Cornett and Ricardo Joel Gomez and was born in Texas.

Till the eighth standard, Gomez went to Danny Jones Middle School and lived with her grandparents along with her mother and father. Her mother is of Italian ancestry and her dad is Mexican. Before getting the lead role of Alex Russo in Disney’s ‘Wizards of Waverly place’, she appeared in ‘Hannah Montana’ as the pop star Mikayla in 2007.

In 2012, Selena gave a chance to herself and started working on her career as a solo artist in the music industry. Two years later, doctors found that she had Lupus. In 2014, she underwent kidney surgery, and her friend and actress Francia Raisa donated her kidney for a transplant in 2017.

Selena Gomez’s Career

For almost six years, Selena played the role of Alex Russo on Disney’s TV show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’. She continued her acting career by appearing in several flicks such as ‘Spring Breakers’, ‘Getaway’, ‘The Dead Don’t Die’, ‘A Rainy Day In New York’, and more. Selena’s voice was used by the character Mavis in the animated movie Hotel Transylvania.

Selena owns a production company, by the name of July Moonhead Productions. She produced projects such as ’13 Reasons Why’ and ‘Living Undocumented’. Selena displayed her cooking skills in HBO’s cooking series ‘Selena + Chef’. As of now, Selena is starring in the mystery-comedy Hulu series, ‘Only Murders in the Building’.

Gomez has been awarded the title of Woman Of The Year by the Glamour Awards. She took up singing by releasing Stars Dance, and in 2015, she released Good For You and continued with her fifth album Revival.

Awards And Recognitions

In 2017, Selena Gomez was named Billboard‘s Woman of the Year. She jas also broken 15 Guinness World Records related to music. In 2020, Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She has won an American Music Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and four People’s Choice Awards among other accolades.

Selena Gomez’s Charity Work

Selena supports various causes through charity organizations. In 2008, she took part in  St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital‘s “Runway For Life” benefit. She also became the spokesperson for UNICEF’s Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign to collect funds for children. The singer later became the organization’s brand ambassador. She was also involved with the charity RAISE Hope For Congo, which raises awareness of violence against Congolese women. Apart from these, Gomez has been vocal about mental health issues.

Selena Gomez’s Brand Endorsements

In her teen years, Gomez was a part of Sears’s back-to-school fashion campaign and has been the spokesperson for Borden Milk. In 2011, she announced a license agreement with Adrenalina to sell her fragrance line. The artist has also served as the face of brands like Neo for Adidas, Louis Vuitton, and Coca-Cola among others brands. She is also the owner and investor of the ice cream company Serendipity.

Selena Gomez’s Relationships

From 2008 to 2009, Selena dated singer Nick Jonas. With Justin Bieber, she started an on-again, off-again relationship between December 2010 to March 2018. In 2015, she started seeing Russian-German DJ Zedd. They parted ways a year later. For a brief period of time in 2017, Selena dated and moved in with singer Weekend.

Selena Gomez’s Houses

In July 2011, Selena bought a $2.175 million house in Tarzana, California. The 4,500-square-foot home had five bedrooms and five bathrooms, a spa, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and a ball court. She sold it for $3.45 million in October 2014. The same year, she spent $3.69 million for a 3.15-acre house in Calabasas. Next year, she bought a mansion in Fort Worth, Texas for $3.5 million. It was sold in 2018. In 2020, Gomez shifted to a $5 million mansion in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino where she has been living.

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