The Weeknd Net Worth: Biography, Musical style, Awards

Nidhi Ranjan

8 months ago

The Weeknd is one of the renowned Canadian recording producers and artists. After entering the music industry through YouTube, the Weeknd became the most face in the H famousIP-HOP/R&B community. Weeknd gave multiple hits and sold more than 70 million copies of his work alone in the United States, and apart from music, he also engaged in various entrepreneurial businesses. In his starting career, he also collaborated with various top brands and started his own company, namely XO. However, because of his unique music style, the audience greatly liked him. Due to his great work, he has received many Grammy Awards. Nowadays, the Weeknd is among the highest paid entrepreneurs,(Weeknd Net Worth) earning more than $90 million before taxes.

The Weeknd Biography

Real Name	Abel Tesfaye
Age	33 years
Profession	R&B singer
Height	167 cm 1.67 m5’6” inches
Date of birth	16 February16 February16 February 1990
Nationality	Canadian
Religion	Christian
Eye colour	Dark brown
Father	Makkonen Tesfaye
Mother	Samra Tesfaye
Brother	None
Sister	None
Relationship status	Single
School	Bich Mount Park Collegiate Institute West Hill Collegiate Institute WHCI
Dati	Alice Ustinovanova Bella Hadid (2015), Selena Gomez in the year 2015-2016
Highest qualification	High school dropout
Weeknd Net Worth	$400 million as of 2023
Weight	75kg
Ethnicity	Ethiopian Orthodox

How much Weeknd Net Worth in by Year?

In 2013, the Weeknd net worth reached $200 million. His famous albums, sold out tours and amazing brand partnerships indicated that his net worth in 2024 will be $300 million. This remarkable growth in his net worth is due to his rapidly increasing popularity and his skills of diversifying his income sources. Not just this year, but weeknd net worth has seen fantastic increase over years:

Weeknf’s by year	Net Worth in Million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2018	$57 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2019	$92 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2020	$100 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2021	$160 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2022	$180 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2023	$200 million
Weeknd Net Worth in 2024	$300 million

Early life of Weeknd

The Weeknd was born on 16 February, 1990. He was solely brought up by his mother and used to live with his mother and grandmother. His whole childhood was spent in Toronto, Ontario. His parents got separated when he was small, and then his mother took his custody and brought him up as a single mother. He was initially of Ethiopian heritage, as his elders moved to Canada in the 80s. His father has not played an active role in his life, as they have met each other twice or thrice. His religious beliefs have influenced the weeknd, and he has attended the Ethiopian Orthodox Church since his teenage years. At the age of 11, Weeknd started using drugs. However, his minor drug addiction turned into a reliance on harder drugs gradually with time. He even accepted that he used to do illegal stuff to fund the addiction. He just completed his high school addiction, but before his final years, he dropped out of college.

Early career of Weeknd

The Weeknd’s real name was Able Tesfaye; he started his career by uploading various songs on YouTube. In his early life, he decided to leave his house and high school studies in between and never come back. However, after three years, he met the producer Jeremy Rose. Jemery was a creative producer who created “Dark R&B”. He initially started his music career with Jeremy Rose and produced various songs together. However, at that point, the other musicians used titles like “Kin Kane ” and “The Noise’ then Rose decided to give Tesfaye a name which would be his idol name in the music industry.

In 2011, the Weeknd gave various mix taps such as House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. All these albums have gained immense popularity and massive success. The audience became fans of his unique raping style of R&B and electronic music. When he performed at his concert, various musicians and singers attended, including Drake. After this concert, Drake approached Weeknd and asked him to collaborate. After releasing two famous mixtapes, Weeknd was approached by numerous musical artists who wanted to sign him. In the year 2012, he collaborated with Republic Joint. They both became partners, and Weeknd started his own XO label. XO is Weeknd’s own label under the subsidiary of Republic Joint. With this collaboration, he gives another hit album, ‘Trilogy’, along with three other mixtapes. The album has acquired a high-ranking position in the US Billboard 200. In 2013, he also released a new album named “Kiss Land”, which contains numerous different tracks; this album also acquired the number two position on the US Billboard 200. After that year, he collaborated with Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande. In 2015, he gave his second studio album, set a record of selling around 412,000 copies and acquired a top position again on the US Billboard 200. The Weeknd is considered the first male Artist who held a first position on a US billboard for constant years. In 2016, he also gave another hit, “The well-known French electronica group used Star boy,” in this album, and the track. In 2018, he released another hit album, “The Weeknd In Japan”.

Personal life of Weeknd

Abel Tesfaye was born in Toronto, Canada, on 16 February, 16 February16 February, 1990. The Weeknd is famous for its unique music style. He collaborates with various other musicians and hip-hop artists, such as Michael Jackson and Prince. In his personal life, he started dating a famous model and actress, Bella Hadid, in the year 2015, but due to some differences and different lifestyles, they decided to separate in the year 2016. However, after that, he dated Selena Gomez, but they also separated in 2017, and he decided to return to Bella Hadid again. Their relationship did not last that long, and they separated again. However, A magazine revealed his medical condition that he has attention deficit disorder (ADHD). Apart from this, he also donated millions of dollars to those suffering from the Trigger War. Also, in 2022, he partnered with the United Nations World Food Programmes (WFP) and launched the XO humanitarian fund.

Weeknd Musical style

Weeknd is a successful and famous singer and not only in America, he is renowned worldwide. People love to hear his songs and groove on his every beat. He is also a hip-hop and rap artist. Weeknd has a unique musical style, such as his songs blend electronic and indie style with R&B. He has a significant influence all across the musical industry, such as the singers like Prince and Michael Jackson.

Awards won List by Weeknd

Award	Year	Category	Work
Grammy Awards	2016	Best urban category album	Beauty begins the madness
	2016	Best R&B performance	Earned it
	2018	Best urban category album	Starboy
American music awards	2016	Favourite soul and R&B male Artist
	2016	Favourite soul and R&B male Artist	The beauty behind the madness
	2017	Favourite soul and R&B male Artist	Starboy
	2017	Favourite soul and R&B male Artist	Starboy
Billboard music awards	2021	Top Hot 100 artist
	2017	Top R&B artist
	2016	Top streaming song artist
	2016	Top R&B Album	The beauty behind the madness
	2017	Top R&B Album
MTV music awards	2020	Video of the year	Blinding lights
	2015	Best R&B video	Earned it
Juno awards	2013	R&B/ soul recording of the year	Trilogy
	2020	Artist of the Year
	2020	Songwriter of the Year
	2021	Contemporary R&B/soul recording of the year	After hours
MTV Europe Music Awards	2016	Best Canadian act
	2016	Best video	Starboy
	2016	Best R&B
	2020	Best Artist
BET awards	2015	Best new Artist
	2021	Video of the year	Blinding lights
	2021	Best male R&B/pop artist
Soul Train Music awards	2020	Album of the year	After hours
	2020	Best R&B/ soul mate artist
	2020	Song of the Year	Heartless
iHeartradio music awards	2016	Male Artist of the Year
	2016	R&B song of the year	Earned it
people’s Choice awards	2020	Favourite male Artist- based on public voting
UK Music Video Awards	2020	Best pop video	Blinding lights

Real Estate owned by Weeknd

The Weeknd is one of the well-known famous music artists who acquired many properties. In December 2019, he purchased a beautiful villa in Los Angeles worth $21 million. It has a lovely indoor pool, sports court, theatre, gym, music studio, and an outdoor pool. The monthly HOA fee of this villa is around $6,800. Before Los Vegas, he also purchased a penthouse in New York worth $22.5 million, but he sold it in 2019 for $19 million. Apart from this, he also owns a three-acre estate in California, which costs around $18 million. Also, the house where he used to live is a vast property consisting of more than nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and a total area of around 1200 square feet, but he sold his home in the year 2021 to Madonna worth $20 million.

Business ventures of Weeknd

At the start of his career, he collaborated with many businesses like condom companies, e-cigarette manufacturing companies, puma, and Marvel; apart from that, he also represented the Apple brand and was one of the famous faces of Apple Music. However, he also launched his own XO brand, which is a fashion brand that collaborates with other brands like A Bathing Ape. He has shared in famous media groups such as Over Active Media Group. Later, in 2020, he partnered with TD Bank to launch black HXOUSE as a sleeping partner. However, in March 2021, Weeknd represented an unreleased song as his artwork in NFT on Nifty Gateway. In October 2021, he joined Tom Brandy’s NFT platform as a board member.

Conclusion

The Weeknd is a famous and successful singer who has worked in the industry for many years. He is a known personality from all across the world. His albums have reached the top of the Billboard list many times. He is also a very influential singer, so many teenagers love to hear his songs. In this article, we have provided all the necessary information about the Weeknd and his career.

Faq’s

Q. What is Weeknd Net Worth in 2024?

Ans. Weeknd Net Worth, The Weeknd’s estimated net worth of $300 million stands as a testament to his exceptional success in the music industry.

Q. What is Real Name of Weeknd?

Ans. Weeknd’s real name is Abel Tesfaye.

Q. Why the weeknd is so popular?

Ans. The Weeknd is the first musician in Spotify history to reach over 100 million monthly listeners. Vocalist weeknd made an unconventional entrance into the music business before these well-known achievements. Internet excitement, enigmatic mixtapes, and anonymous YouTube videos are all part of his origin narrative.