Calvin Harris Net Worth – How Rich is Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish-born musician and DJ who has seen a meteoric rise in recent years. The music industry’s interest travels fast, but it is still surreal to think that he went from being an unknown musician to one of the most popular DJ’s out there within the span of just a few years. He released his first album in 2007, and he only rose to international prominence in 2012. Since then, Calvin has arguably become one of the most recognizable names in electronic pop music. Has his net worth rocketed at the same rate as his fame? In this article, I’ll talk a little bit about how much money Calvin Harris has made over the course of his career, as well as how this young musician was able to take his career to the top in such a short period of time. Without further ado, let’s take a closer look.

Calvin Harris Net Worth – ($170 Million)

How did Calvin Harris make his money & wealth?

Calvin Harris, also known by his birth name of Adam Richard Wiles, was born in January of 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland. He took an interest in music from a very young age, despite the fact that neither of his parents were musicians. When he was in high school, Wiles worked a number of different odd jobs in order to make money and buy himself equipment to produce music and DJ. When Wiles was just eighteen years old, he released his first two songs, “Da Bongos” and “Brighter Days”. These songs ended up being released as club singles under the name “Stouffer”, and they never became enormously famous or anything, but they at least allowed the budding artist to get a taste of the industry. Following the release of these singles, Adam decided to move to London in order to experience their (much larger) local music scene. Despite his best efforts, he was only able to release one song during his time in London, and he ended up moving back to Dumfries. Like many other young electronic producers at the time, the majority of his platform consisted of uploading his music to his MySpace page.

As it turns out, this social media-based strategy ended up working out for him, too. In 2006, he signed contracts with the likes of Three Six Zero Group, EMI, and Sony BMG. (He signed with these labels for their help in management, publishing, and recording, respectively.) With their help, he was able to release his first album, I Created Disco, in June of 2007. Although most electronic artists usually have to release a few albums before they attract a lot of mainstream attention, this first album was unusually successful from a commercial and critical standpoint. The album peaked at #1 on UK’s Dance Albums chart, and it ended up becoming certified gold. Aside from publicizing his own work, and he became more successful by collaborating with some other local artists. In 2008, he collaborated with Dizzee Rascal to release the song “Dance wiv Me”, which became wildly successful in the United Kingdom. The song was certified platinum, and in 2009 it received a Brit nomination for British Single. At this point, he had substantially established himself as a talented artist in his local sphere.

He continued to develop his career by releasing his second album, Ready for the Weekend in 2009. The album was arguably more successful than its predecessor. The album’s lead single ended up hitting number one on the UK Singles chart. He released multiple other singles over the course of these next couple of years, and although he had become enormous in the United Kingdom and in Europe, he was still relatively unknown on an international level. That was going to change, though. In 2011, Calvin Harris was able to tour with Rihanna on the European leg of her Loud tour. This was the first way that he began to work towards developing his international career, and it was also the first of many collaborations that he would have with Rihanna. In August of 2011, he released the single “Feel So Close”, which became characteristically popular in the United Kingdom and also become one of his very first singles to touch the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. This would prove to be the first of many.

During the next few years, Calvin Harris would become more popular than most people ever could have expected. He helps to produce major songs for A-list artists like Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Ne-Yo. He currently holds the record of being the first artist to attain eight top ten ranking singles from the same artist in the United Kingdom, which was a record that had previously been held by Michael Jackson. One of the biggest songs that he has ever released came out in March of 2014, when he debuted “Summer”. This song would go on to be one of the biggest hits of the year, and it was actually crowned Spotify’s most streamed song of 2014. (This is a high honor coming from the biggest streaming services in the world.) In that same year, his appearance on the main stage of Coachella drew the second largest crowd that the festival had ever seen. He has held onto his fame through the years, too. Just recently, he released a hit single with Rihanna entitled “This Is What You Came For”. Within less than a decade, Adam Wiles (or Calvin Harris, if you prefer) has become an international hit, and pop music fans around the world are excited to see what he has to release next.

Calvis Harris Personal Life & FAQ

Is Calvin Harris married?

No, Calvin Harris is not currently married. He’s just a few years over the age of thirty, but he doesn’t seem to indicate a desire to settle down just yet. Harris has seen a couple of widely-publicized relationships with singers like Rita Ora and Taylor Swift, but they didn’t turn into anything long-term. As of this writing, he is still a single man.

Why does he go by ‘Calvin Harris’?

To many people, it is sort of strange that someone born as Adam Wiles would go by such a “normal” name like Calvin Harris. Especially when you consider that his name is still Adam Wiles, meaning that he hasn’t made any effort to legally change it. When asked why he goes by such a seemingly mundane stage name, Wiles’s explanation is pretty simple. The first single that he ever released was more soul-inspired than some of his later work, and so he decided to go by a more “racially ambiguous” stage name. He figured that a name like Calvin Harris could more plausibly belong to a black guy than a name like Adam Wiles. Although it probably didn’t matter at the time, the stage name ended up sticking.

Calvin Harris Salary & Annual Earnings in 2015

Harris’s earnings over the years have made headlines over the years, primary because of how substantial they are. In 2015, he was reported as making close to $66 million off of his work and off of his various appearances. This is a tremendous amount of money, and it’s even more impressive when you consider the fact that his salary has managed to grow throughout his career. (When it comes to musicians, there’s a sad tendency for money making to trend in the opposite direction.)

How much does Calvin Harris make per day?

If we use the above figure of $66 million and some simple math, we can easily calculate that Calvin Harris makes approximately $181,000 per day. That’s impressive coming from a guy who was posting his music on MySpace from a small city in Scotland a little under 10 years ago.

Where does Calvin Harris live? Picture of Calvin Harris’s house

Calvin Harris had some housing issues early in his career. He moved to London, struggled to find work, and ended up having to move back home. With a successful career under his belt today, Harris is in possession of quite the impressive bachelor pad in Los Angeles. The mansion has four bedrooms and seven bathroom, and it also includes a guest house, swimming pool, and personal spa. The interior of the house is decorated in a very chic and modern way, befitting of the electronic musician. The mansion is said to have cost the musician around $9.9 million.

Calvin Harris’s Philanthropy

Calvin Harris had some financial struggles early in his career, and he had to really work hard as a teenager to get his start in music. As you can probably imagine, he uses his popularity and his wealth today to help out other people who are in need. Over the course of his career, he has worked alongside charitable organizations like the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Product Red, and Shelter, among many, many others.