Who’s richest of the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Net worths, ranked – how Flea, John Frusciante, Dave Navarro, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer all made millions
- Formed in 1983 by Flea and Anthony Kiedis, RHCP has seen its fair share of changes, but remains on top with smash hits, new albums and a concert this year
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Hey oh, Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) is back – again!
The 80s Californian rock band has kept busy over the past four decades. It’s currently on the road with The Global Stadium Tour, with a new album, Return of the Dream Canteen, set to release on October 14. It arrives after the group’s twelfth album Unlimited Love came out in just a few months ago in April.
Clearly, despite some ups and downs, the men are back on a running streak as their last album before that, The Getaway, was released in 2016.
As one of the world’s greatest rock bands, RHCP has sold over 80 million albums, collected six Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, per NBC Los Angeles. Last year, the band sold its music catalogue to UK investment company Hipgnosis for US$140 million. Its songs, mostly written by its members, generated US$5 million to US$6 million yearly, according to Variety.
RHCP was founded in 1983 by Anthony Kiedis, Australian-born Michael Balzary (Flea), Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons. Slovak and Irons spent a short time with the band as Slovak passed away in 1988 and Irons left at the same time.
Later, John Frusciante and Chad Smith came in, making the four current members today. While Frusciante left the band twice, in 1992 and 2009, Dave Navarro and Josh Klinghoffer replaced him, contributing to part of the success of the band.
All RHCP members became multimillionaires, mostly from their successful music career. But who is the richest, according to Celebrity Net Worth estimations?
