The name of Jay Chou comes on the top of every Taiwanese music lover. Be it from his music, songs, songwriting, or acting, he amasses a vast amount of net worth. Find out every detail about his wealth, including cars and houses.
Taipei-born musician Jay Chou is a global personality, from a two-decade-long journey in music. The record-breaking singer rose to fame as he sold more than 30 million albums to date and conducted world tours numerous times. Similarly, the multi-talented personality expanded his portfolio as he acted in several movies like 'The Green Hornet' and 'True Legend.' In fact, the Taiwanese musician is set to make a mark on the Netflix network as a lead role in 'J-Style Trip,' a travelogue that premieres on 21 March 2020.
Not just music and acting, Chou also started getting into the direction, debuting in 2004 in music videos. Gradually, he went on to work into movies like 'The Rooftop' and 'Secret'. Moreover, he makes a significant sum of money from his secondary job as author, as well as from endorsements, and entrepreneurship. And he's the guy you probably never even heard of when he sold the most digital songs than anyone else, ever!
Well, yes! You heard it right; Jay Chou is a multi-millionaire. Specifically, he owns a staggering net worth of $100 million, as of 2020. The primary source of his enormous bank-balance undoubtedly is his well-accomplished career as a musician. After finding his break-through in mandarin music, the Taiwanese singer never had to look south.
Jay Chou owns a staggering net worth of $100 million, as of 2020.
Photo Source: Jay Chou's Instagram
The 41-year-old Jay Chou's massive success in the glamour world made him the highest-earning Taiwanese singers back in 2017. Besides his regular works in music and on-screen, he earns over $30 million as a spokesman for ten brands and appearing on more than thirty reality shows.
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Chou does complete justice to his bank-balance as he lives a lavishing life with fancy cars, houses, and philanthropic works. Alongside a resounding career, he shares his personal life with his wife and also a model, Hannah Quinlivan. The married couple shares two adorable children as they enter their fifth-marriage anniversary in 2020.
Netflix actor Jay Chou and his little family live in a enormous top-floor mansion in Daan District, Taipei. While the villa values at around $27 million, the sophisticated and highly designed entrance hall alone cost about $4.88 million.
Jay Chou's top-floor mansion of Taipei is valued at $27 million.
Photo Source: Jay Chou's Instagram
The location of their residence is not just at a prime location but also set up beautifully with decorations from Italian designer Lorenzo Tondelli.
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The Taipei house is not the only property of the 'J-Style Trip' star. Earlier in August 2019, he listed his mansion in Tokyo for sale at a staggering price of $35 million. In addition to that, the advertisement for the listing also told that the buyer would get the opportunity to meet the megastar in person as well.
Many millionaires tend to be car-lovers, and so does Jay Chou. The 'Tencent Music' artist owns over 20 of the luxurious and limited edition cars, including the custom-made Batmobile. In fact, the custom vehicle was a gift he received from 'The Green Hornet' director following their collaboration. The Taiwanese often post pictures with his expensive toys, which is inclusive of the supercar LaFerrari Aperta. One of 209 units worldwide, the Ferrari cost $2.2 million for the artist.
Jay Chou owns around 20 cars in his garage including the LaFerrari Aperta.
Photo Source: Jay Chou's Instagram
Chou's car collection itself is estimated to be worth around $16 million. Besides the above mentioned, he owns Lamborghini LP700, Italian Pagani Huayra, Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, etc.
The 'Love Confession' singer, Jay Chou remains proactive in terms of giving back to the society, even if there is no obligation to. Since 2012, he represents the Angel Heart Foundation as a spokesperson, aiming to aid children with intellectual disability. In fact, he also did a voluntary concert for them in 2013.
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The pop singer also did the famous Ice Bucket Challenge from Andy Lau and donated $3000 to the Taiwanese ALS Foundation. The artist even donated $31 million since 2015 for charity, sponsoring over 300 of the thousand benefactors. Not just that, Chou went on a tour with Will Liu to visit rural Taiwan to help the needy ones.
Jay Chou experienced high success from his musical and acting career that made him a star globally. Thus, he got the opportunity to be the spokesperson for several brands such as Pepsi, Panasonic, and Motorola. Furthermore, he represented 'Levi's', computer game 'Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos' and the nature magazine, 'National Geography', in 2005.
Jay Chou represents numerous brands including Luxgen and Tudor Watch.
Photo Source: Jay Chou's Instagram
Chou signed with the famous drink Sprite back in April 2008, which led him to do a commercial with the recently deceased sports legend, Kobe Bryant. The father-of-two started representing Luxgen in 2015.
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