Lil Baby’s Net Worth: How He’s Made The Type Of Money Rappers Brag About On Their Tracks

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Net Worth: $8 Million

Profession: Musician

Dominique Armani Jones, known professionally as Lil Baby is an American rapper who started to build his net worth following the release of his 2017 mixtape “Harder than Hard.” That tape gave Lil Baby his first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 thanks to the lead single “My Dawg.”

In the years that have followed, Lil Baby’s net worth has grown to an estimated $8 million.

Here’s how the Lil Baby net worth machine has gone into full effect thanks to album sales, touring, and endorsement deals, among other money-making ventures.

Lil Baby Net Worth: Albums And A Label Launch

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The same year that his mixtapes dropped, Lil Baby launched his record label “4 Pockets Full” also known as “4PF.” He later renamed the label “Glass Windows Entertainment” after bringing on several artists including 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriquez.

As his success continued to grow, Lil Baby released his first studio album, “Harder Than Ever” which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200. That album included the song “Yes Indeed” which features superstar hip hop star Drake.

With numerous tracks reaching the Billboard Hot 100 charts and US Billboard 200, the album was a hit among Lil Baby’s fans.

Lil Baby followed up his early success with 2020’s “My Turn” which topped the Billboard 200 and the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling more than three million copies to help the album go triple platinum.

As his fame continues to grow, Lil Baby has worked with some of the industry’s top rappers including Gunna, Moneybagg Yo, Ralo, Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Gucci Main, Offset, Young Thug, and others.

In the six-plus years he’s been in the industry Lil Baby has already had several singles skyrocket in popularity, including the 6x Platinum track “Yes Indeed” featuring Drake, and the 9x Platinum hit “Drip Too Hard” which features Gunna.

How Much Has Lil Baby Earned From Spotify And Other Streaming Platforms?

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Musicians who break out on the music scene in recent years tend to find much of their success among the Spotify and Apple Music crowds and Lil Baby’s net worth has definitely benefitted from music streaming.

Lil Baby 9.182+ billion streams as a lead which has likely generated in the vicinity of $27 million to $45 million in revenue. Assume conservatively that YoungBoy receives just 5% of that revenue, he has likely earned $1.35 million to $2.25 million just from Spotify streaming on Spotify.

Throw in streaming revenue from Apple Music, his videos on YouTube, and other streaming services, and Lil Baby is likely earning a significant amount of his non-live performance revenue from streaming services.

Lil Baby’s Net Worth Increases By $350,000 Per Track

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While Lil Baby is earning millions from track sales and streaming services, he’s likely added millions from his work on the tracks of other musicians.

While talking on “The Experience Podcast” Lil Baby revealed that he charged a one-time fee of $350,000 per track for guest appearances. As we previously noted, the rapper has appeared on tracks for numerous artists, likely adding millions to his overall net worth.

While Lil Baby isn’t working on features much these days, it’s a big bump from his early days when he revealed a much lower rate of $100,000 per feature.

The cost might seem high but the tracks that have featured Lil Baby have often skyrocketed to platinum and multi-platinum status.

Brand Endorsements Are Adding To Lil Baby’s Net Worth

Lil Baby’s quick rise to fame has helped the rapper land some impressive brand endorsement deals with the likes of  Budweiser, Mountain Dew and Reebok. In the commercial above, the famed rapper picked up a brand endorsement for Axe Deodorant. His endorsement included a 30-second national for a product lineup called the Axe Fine Fragrance Collection.

In 2018 Lil Baby teamed up with Reebok for the company’s rollout of its innovative Sole Fury model, which was released on November 8 of that year.

The rapper also released a commercial for Budweiser which includes Lil Baby and his track “The World Is Your To Take” which also serves as the soundtrack to FIFA World Cup 2022.

With a handful of national brands lining up to work with Lil Baby, his net worth has likely increased by a decent handful of cash, we’d estimated that his brand ambassadorships and endorsements have netted the rapper over $1 million to date.

Lil Baby also commands a massive social media following that can command big paydays for product endorsements.

With more than 45 million followers and a rapidly growing fan base, we have a feeling there will be plenty of new opportunities for Lil Baby’s net worth to grow with new brand endorsement opportunities.

With Lil Baby’s net worth increasing by around $1 million per year, he’s carved out a nice living as a rapper, earning just over $1 million per year since bursting onto the scene as an unproven rapper turned superstar among many of his peers.