How Euphoria star Zendaya makes and spends her millions: before Spider-Man: No Way Home and Dune, the actress got her big break with Disney Channel and did a lucrative stint on Dancing with the Stars

Apr 11 , 2023

American actress Zendaya is one of Hollywood’s hottest stars today. Photo: @zendaya/Instagram

Zendaya has become a household name – the Hollywood actress’ fame, and bank account, skyrocketed after starring in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Dune, with co-stars Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet

The Euphoria star started making money in her teens with Disney Channel and appearing on Dancing with the Stars in 2013; today, she’s a global ambassador for Italian luxury fashion brand Bulgari

Zendaya is one of the most successful actresses working in Hollywood today.

She has earned millions over the entire span of her career in TV, films and endorsements, from starring on Disney Channel’s shows like Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover as a teenager to making the big bucks with Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO hit series Euphoria. The star has spent her money recently on property purchases, too.

Here we have the lowdown on how Zendaya makes and spends her millions.

Zendaya kicked off her career young

Zendaya was once featured on the musical group Kidz Bop’s albums as a child. Photo: @zendaya/Instagram

After doing some modelling, commercial work and even being on Kidz Bop’s albums as a kid, once she hit her teens, Zendaya got her big break on the Disney Channel.

Actress Zendaya arrives at the premiere of Touchstone Pictures’ You Again at the El Capitan in Los Angeles, California, in 2010. Photo: Getty Images

First, she starred on the series Shake It Up opposite Bella Thorne in 2010. That then led to her starring in Disney Channel’s original films like Frenemies and Zapped. She also scored more TV shows for Disney like PrankStars and K.C. Undercover.

In her teens, Zendaya was already making bank with her acting career. Photo: @zendaya/Instagram

Over this time, she earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for her work, including US$162,000 for PrankStars, US$284,000 for Frenemies and US$200,000 per season to be the star of K.C. Undercover, according to Entity magazine.