Travis Scott: The Rapper’s Net Worth & Income

How much money does Travis Scott have?

Travis Scott was born on April 30, 1992 in Houston (Texas) under the real name Jacques Webster II. Today he is considered one of the richest rappers ever. He also works as a songwriter, music producer and singer. The rapper has appeared on major works by Jay-Z and Rihanna. He and his (ex) girlfriend Kylie Jenner have been on a break since October 2019. The two have a daughter named Stormi. The cherished Travis Scott’s net worth is 45 million euros.

Travis Scott’s career

Travis Scott was already enthusiastic about music in his youth. At that time he had already brought the first publications onto the market. For example ae EP with the help of a friend under the title Graduates in 2009. This was followed by two self-produced albums with OG Chess. After leaving college, he separated from his student connections and made his way to Los Angeles. His goal: the breakthrough.

With ambition he made it to Kanye West and TI, which both ran their own label. Other members of the label were also represented in the releases, including Jay-Z. Especially as a producer, he was able to integrate into the label, which resulted in collaborations with Rihanna (title: B * tch Better Have My Money). Some collaborations with Drake followed later.

He published his own mixtape in 2012 under the title Owl Pharaoh. at BET Hip Hop Awards his work was nominated as the best mixtape of the year. The single echelon (feat. 2 Chainz) was released separately as a single and thus it made its first place in the rap charts.

Travis Scott landed at number 1 for the first time with his debut album rodeo. The single Antidotes made it into the top 20 of the US charts and later went platinum. Further collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Justin Bieber and many more followed later. In the meantime he is platinum twice and once triple platinum in the USA just because of his three studio albums. A total of over 5.5 million units were sold.

Cash flow from streaming music

Without a doubt, Travis Scott is one of the Major Beneficiaries in the Streaming Market. Rap generally appeals to a younger target group and only the younger people actually hear a lot about Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Apple Music and Co.

Travis Scott has over 39 million listeners on Spotify alone. Unfortunately, other platforms do not publish any figures on this, but Spotify’s statistics are quite meaningful, as Spotify is the global market leader in music streaming. According to current statements, an artist earns just under 4,000 euros with one million streams. We use this number to determine the estimated sales figures (on Spotify alone). the Total earnings on Spotify of over 35 million euros contribute to a gigantic fortune.

The five most successful songs on Spotify:

• SICKO MODE with 1.256 billion streams; estimated turnover: 5 million euros
• Goosebumps with 1.130 billion streams; estimated turnover: 4.5 million euros
• HIGHEST IN THE ROOM with 731 million streams; estimated turnover: 2.9 million euros
• ZEZE with 515 million streams; estimated turnover: 2 million euros
• BUTTERFLY EFFECT with 503 million streams; estimated turnover: just under 2 million euros

Income from documentary film

With Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly is a documentary directed by White Trash Tyler. The film, which was also produced by Travis Scott himself, was released in 2019. This is about the artist’s advertising and extends from his beginnings to his third studio album ASTROWORLD. The documentary was released on August 28, 2019 on Netflix, whose production company also directed the film.

There are no sales figures or cinema charts because Netflix is ​​a streaming service and does not publish any numbers or anything else. However Travis Scott is likely to have received several million euros from Netflix and at the same time investments were made in the image of the artist. More people than ever could have noticed Travis Scott, which he would have earned indirectly through the film.

Merchandising as another source of income

Since the music can hardly be sold in stores anymore, more and more artists (or their labels) rely on you Distribution channel in online trading. New albums or mixtapes are offered separately as a physical version and sometimes also as vinyl in their own shop. That goes down well with fans who collect all of the artist’s products.

Travis Scott also has his own shop, but this has a constantly changing range. You can currently find individual rims for several thousand euros as well as a car as an auction. The current mixtape is also available as vinyl, cassette, CD and as a “digital pack” (music download). A Travis Scott offers its own range of clothing also on, at Farfetch and Amazon. At over 100 euros for a hoodie from the ASTROWORLD album, the products are correspondingly high-priced.

Fees for performances

His Fee per tour appearance is 90,000 euros. A total of 10 tour appearances have been announced for 2020, which would earn him 900,000 euros. His tours take place not only in the USA, but also in Poland, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

Participation in the YouTube partner program

Like every artist, Travis Scott naturally also has his own YouTube channel. This is also very successful with over seven million subscribers. However, the number of clicks per month is relatively low. In January 2020, for example, there were only 240,000 clicks. During a promotional phase, as last in August 2018, this number can also rise to just under a million. the YouTube earnings are estimated at just 1,000 euros per month, according to Social Blade.

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