The 8 richest pets in the world: meet Taylor Swift and Oprah’s celebrity dogs and cats … and Gunther VI, a German shepherd worth US$500 million who lives in Madonna’s old home
- Doug the Pug, Jiffpom and Nala_Cat have all earned their own money online – a massive US$100 million in the case of the cash-rich kitty
- Celebrity owners such as Taylor Swift, Oprah, Karl Lagerfeld and Betty White have all made sure their four-legged friends will inherit fortunes
Many pet owners don’t shy away from putting their pets on social media, and sometimes their adorable dogs and cats even cash in big time.
Popular pets can rake in money through sponsored posts and ads – and upon reaching furry fame, they can also have their own merchandise. Some even surpass their owners in terms of wealth, while others inherit – or are set to inherit – fortunes from their owners.
The community All About Cats has created a list of the world’s wealthiest, highest earning and most influential pets, stating their earnings or inheritances.
Here are the eight wealthiest pets in the world and how they made their fortunes.
8. Doug the Pug – US$1.5 million
If dogs wore crowns, Doug would be king of pup culture! With 3.5 million Instagram followers and almost 12 million followers across all his social media channels, the six-year-old pug belonging to Leslie Mosier has an impressive career. The four-legged cutie plays Monchi in Oscar-nominated animation The Mitchells vs The Machines, earns a reported US$22,400 per post on Instagram, and is also a People’s Choice award winner.
7. Pontiac – US$5 million
