Gwen Stefani Net Worth 2024: How Much Is the ‘Rich Girl’ Singer Worth?

Gwen Stefani net worth is estimated to be around $160 million as of 2024. Gwen Stefani is an American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer, and TV personality born on October 3, 1969. She co-founded the band No Doubt and was the lead singer and main songwriter. Their hits like “Just a Girl”, “Spiderwebs”, and “Don’t Speak” gained fame with their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom. Later hits like “Hey Baby” and “It’s My Life” also became popular.

When No Doubt took a break Stefani launched her solo pop career in 2004 with the album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. influenced by 1980s pop. It was both a critical and commercial success spawning six singles including “What You Waiting For?”, “Rich Girl”, “Hollaback Girl”, and “Cool.” “Hollaback Girl” even topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first US download to sell one million copies.

In 2006, Gwen Stefani released her second solo album The Sweet Escape featuring singles like “Wind It Up” and “The Sweet Escape.” Her third solo album “This Is What the Truth Feels Like” became her first to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. She also released her first full-length Christmas album You Make It Feel Like Christmas in 2017.

Stefani has collaborated on singles with her husband Blake Shelton including “Nobody but You” which reached number 18 in the US charts. Over her career, she has won three Grammy Awards and received other accolades such as an American Music Award a Brit Award a World Music Award, and two Billboard Music Awards. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.

Beyond music, Stefani launched her fashion line L.A.M.B. in 2003 and later expanded with the Harajuku Lovers line in 2005 inspired by Japanese culture. Billboard recognized her as one of the top artists of the 2000s and VH1 ranked her among the “100 Greatest Women in Music.”

Combining her work with No Doubt and her solo career Stefani has sold more than 60 million records worldwide.

What is Gwen Stefani Net Worth in 2024?

Gwen Stefani is an American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer, and TV personality with a net worth of $160 million as of 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Gwen became well-known as the lead singer of the rock band No Doubt. She started with the band in 1986, but they only became popular after many years. Their third album, “Tragic Kingdom,” came out in 1995 and was a huge hit. Songs like “Just a Girl,” “Spiderwebs,” and “Don’t Speak” made the album very successful. It sold 16 million copies and made Gwen and the band very famous worldwide.

In the early 2000s, Gwen Stefani began a solo career and released hit albums and singles. Her first solo album, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.,” had popular songs like “Hollaback Girl” and mixed pop and hip-hop styles. She kept making solo music and sometimes got back together with No Doubt.

Gwen also started her fashion line called L.A.M.B. and a perfume line named Harajuku Lovers. She has been a coach on the TV show “The Voice” many times.

Gwen Stefani has won many awards, including Grammys, both with No Doubt and on her own. She is known for her unique voice, lively performances, and cool style. Her music and fashion have made a big impact on pop culture since the 1990s.

Gwen Stefani’s Early Life and Education

Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton California. She grew up in Anaheim and was raised Catholic. Her first name Gwen comes from a character in the book Airport published in 1968. Her middle name Renée was inspired by a song called “Walk Away Renée” released by the Four Tops in 1968.

Her father Dennis Stefani is of Italian descent and used to work as a marketing executive for Yamaha. Her mother Patti is of Irish descent and worked as an accountant before becoming a homemaker. Stefani’s parents were big fans of folk music and introduced her to artists like Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.

She has two younger siblings Jill and Todd and an older brother named Eric. Eric was once the keyboardist for No Doubt before he left to pursue a career in animation for The Simpsons.

Gwen Stefani went to Loara High School and graduated in 1987. She then attended Fullerton College and Cypress College before transferring to California State University Fullerton. However, she decided to drop out of university to focus on her music career.

Gwen Stefani’s Career

Career Beginnings and No Doubt

Gwen Stefani’s journey into music started when her brother Eric introduced her to 2 Tone music bands like Madness and the Selecter. In 1986 Eric invited her to join No Doubt his ska band in the making. By 1991 they signed with Interscope Records and released their first album in 1992. However, their ska-pop style didn’t catch on due to the rise of grunge music.

Before No Doubt and Sublime hit it big Gwen Stefani sang with Sublime on their 1994 album. She wasn’t into the aggressive style of female grunge singers and looked up to Blondie’s Debbie Harry for inspiration.

No Doubt’s breakthrough came with their third album “Tragic Kingdom” released in 1995 after years of hard work. It spawned hits like “Don’t Speak” and sold over 16 million copies worldwide by 2004. During this time Stefani also collaborated with other artists like Moby and Eve.

Solo debut and other ventures

In 2004, Gwen Stefani launched her solo career with the album “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.” It was a mix of 1980s and 1990s music styles featuring collaborations with various artists and producers. The album did well with singles like “What You Waiting For?” and “Hollaback Girl” becoming major hits.

Besides music, Stefani ventured into acting making her film debut in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” in 2004. She also lent her voice to the video game character Malice.

Throughout her career, Gwen Stefani has evolved from her ska roots with No Doubt to become a pop icon with a successful solo career showcasing her versatility in music and entertainment.

The Sweet Escape and return to No Doubt

Gwen Stefani released her second studio album The Sweet Escape on December 1, 2006. For this album, she collaborated again with her music partners such as Akon and members of Keane. It’s more focused on electronic and dance music for clubs compared to her earlier work. The album came out alongside a DVD of Stefani’s first tour called Harajuku Lovers Live. Critics had mixed feelings: Sia Michel mentioned it felt personal while Rob Sheffield thought it was rushed and lacked the energy of her previous album.

The lead single “Wind It Up” featured yodeling and a nod to The Sound of Music reaching the top 10 in both the US and the UK. The title track also hit the top 10 in many countries including number two in the US Australia and the UK. To promote the album Stefani served as a mentor on American Idol and performed with Akon earning a Grammy nomination.

The Sweet Escape Tour followed covering North America Europe Asia the Pacific and part of Latin America. In a 2011 interview, Stefani mentioned she didn’t plan to continue her solo career.

During Gwen Stefani’s promotion of The Sweet Escape her band No Doubt started working on a new album without her. They planned to finish it after Stefani completed her tour. In 2008 the band began updating fans on their progress with Stefani noting slow songwriting due to her pregnancy. No Doubt later headlined the Bamboozle 2009 festival and completed a national tour.

Their subsequent album Push and Shove was released on September 25, 2012, featuring the single “Settle Down.” The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart.

The Voice and This Is What the Truth Feels Like

In 2014, Stefani joined The Voice as a coach and released her third solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like in 2016 which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. She also starred in the film Trolls and hosted a Christmas TV special in 2017 titled Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas.

Stefani’s career has seen her navigate through solo successes and collaborations and her ongoing role with No Doubt showcasing her versatility and enduring influence in pop music.

Las Vegas residency and new music

Gwen Stefani started her first series of concerts in Las Vegas called Just a Girl: Las Vegas on June 27, 2018, at the Zappos Theater. Originally set to end on May 16, 2020, it was extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic finally wrapping up on November 6, 2021. The show was named after the No Doubt song “Just a Girl” and part of the ticket sales ($1 per ticket) went to Cure4Kids.

In October 2018, Stefani released a deluxe edition of her album You Make It Feel Like Christmas with the single “Secret Santa” promoted from it. She also performed at the Machaca Fest in Fundidora Park on June 22, 2019.

Gwen Stefani joined The Voice as a coach in its 17th season taking over from Adam Levine. She left after that season but returned for the 19th season winning with her contestant Carter Rubin. She left again after that season but returned for the 22nd season and subsequent seasons with breaks in between.

She collaborated with Blake Shelton on the song “Nobody but You” released on December 13, 2019, and another single titled “Happy Anywhere” released on July 24, 2020. She was also featured on a remix of Dua Lipa’s “Physical” by Mark Ronson.

In December 2020, Gwen Stefani released her comeback single “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” and followed it with “Slow Clap” in March 2021 featuring a remix with Saweetie. She continues to release new music including collaborations like “Light My Fire” with Sean Paul and Shenseea in 2022 and her solo single “True Babe” in June 2023.

Most recently on February 9, 2024, Stefani and Blake Shelton released their latest duet ‘Purple Irises’.

Gwen Stefani’s Personal Life

Gwen Stefani started dating her bandmate Tony Kanal shortly after he joined their group. She was deeply invested in their relationship and once said in 2005 that she constantly hoped to have a baby with him. The band almost broke up when Kanal ended their relationship.

Their breakup inspired Stefani’s songwriting with songs like “Don’t Speak” “Sunday Morning” and “Hey You!” on their album Tragic Kingdom reflecting their relationship’s highs and lows. Stefani also wrote “Cool” about their friendship for her solo album in 2004.

Gwen Stefani met Gavin Rossdale lead singer of Bush in 1995 at a concert. They got married on September 14, 2002, in London and had a second wedding in Los Angeles two weeks later. They have three sons born in 2006 2008 and 2014. Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale on August 3 2015 citing irreconcilable differences and their divorce was finalized on April 8, 2016.

In November 2015, Stefani announced she was dating Blake Shelton a country music artist and her co-star on The Voice. They collaborated on music including the song “Go Ahead and Break My Heart” in 2015 which was featured on Shelton’s album in 2016.

Their duets “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere” both topped the Billboard US Country Airplay chart in 2020. They also worked together on Stefani’s holiday album “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” in 2017. The couple got engaged on October 27, 2020, and married on July 3, 2021.

In a 2023 interview with Allure magazine, Gwen Stefani shared that her father’s job involved frequent travel between California and Japan for 18 years. She discussed her connection to Japanese culture describing it as rich with tradition and futuristic elements that fascinated her.

Stefani mentioned her admiration for Japanese culture and her identification with both Japanese culture and the Hispanic and Latin communities in Anaheim California. Her comments sparked criticism of cultural appropriation due to her Italian-American and Irish-American heritage with critics noting she is not Japanese.

Gwen Stefani’s Philanthropy

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Gwen Stefani donated $1 million to Save the Children’s Fund for children affected by the disaster in Japan. She also organized an eBay auction from April 11 to 25, 2011. Items included vintage clothes from her wardrobe custom T-shirts she designed and signed and a chance to attend a private Harajuku-themed tea party hosted by her in Los Angeles. The proceeds from this auction supported Save the Children’s relief efforts.

At the 2011, Cannes Film Festival’s amfAR gala, Gwen Stefani auctioned off a black lace dress she wore raising more than $125000 for charity. There was some confusion about the dress’s designer initially attributed to Michael Angel but later confirmed by Angel himself to have been designed by Stefani for her brand L.A.M.B. The singer also co-hosted a fundraiser with Michelle Obama at her Beverly Hills home in August 2012.

Stefani is a supporter of the LGBT community. In a 2019, interview with Pride Source, she expressed her unconditional love for her children saying she would be fully supportive if any of them came out as gay wishing for their health and happiness above all else.

Gwen Stefani Real Estate

In 2006, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale bought a huge mansion in Beverly Hills for $13.25 million. They bought it from Sam Nazarian, who had purchased it from Jennifer Lopez for $11 million just two years earlier. Lopez originally bought the house in 2000 for $4 million.

After Stefani and Rossdale divorced in 2016, Stefani kept the mansion and tried to sell it for $35 million. In 2019, she sold it to comedian Sebastian Maniscalco for $21.65 million. Now, Gwen and her partner Blake Shelton also own a $13 million home in Encino and a ranch in Oklahoma.