Kurt Cobain Net Worth- Kurt Cobain, the infamous Nirvana front man and world renowned American artist and musician has a net worth of $100 million dollars. He is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the iconic rock band Nirvana which sold groundbreaking record of 25 million albums in the US alone and 50 million albums worldwide.
20 years earlier, the Nirvana front man ended his life at the age of 27 with a self-inflicted shotgun wound at his Seattle home. He died at the height of his fame joining the legendary rockers Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin who also passed away at early age.
Kurt Cobain net worth is incomparable even after his death. According to Dave Bakula, senior vice president for industry insights at Nielsen, Nirvana, the band Cobain formed in Aberdeen, Washington has sold 350, 000 albums in 2013 and a total of 900, 000 singles in 2013.
Nirvana's album is sold at average price of $10 and $1 per single. In 2013, Nirvana's iconic music has earned revenue of $4.4 million.
Kurt Cobain net worth also includes profits coming from their 300,000 merchandise, radio plays, and name and likeness usage deals and 72 million online streams at websites such as YouTube.
"Kurt Cobain was a titan in pop culture," Larry Mestel, CEO of Primary Wave, said. "He is one of a very small handful of artists that I consider the absolute peak of credibility and value when it comes to copyrights and music."
Kurt Cobain net worth is more than the value of the fortune he has left. He is an iconic figure and has marked the beginning of generation X through the band Nirvana. At the height of his career, he received numerous recognitions and honors which were not given to any other artists at the same time.
MTV ranked Kurt Cobain as the 7th best in their list of '22 Greatest Music Voices,' he is also included in the '100 Greatest Metal Singers of all time' while the Rolling Stone has placed the rock icon in the 73rd spot of greatest guitarist and the 45th greatest singer of all times. His accolades and awards could be more than the net worth he owns.
Aside from all Cobain's properties and revenues earned, Kurt Cobain net worth includes his $450 million estate.
