Carrie Underwood's Net Worth Is Not So Small at All

There's no doubt that Carrie Underwood has been one of the most successful American Idols of all time, but just what is Carrie Underwood's net worth? The superstar country singer has carved out a very lucrative space for herself in the nearly 15 years since she won her Idol title. According to InStyle, Carrie's net worth hit $55 million in 2018, and has only been climbing since then!

As you probably suspect, the majority of Carrie's impressive net worth has come from her music career over the years. When her sixth album, Cry Pretty, came out in 2018, Billboard reported that she had just hit an important milestone: she became the first woman to bring four country albums to the top of the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Her previous chart-toppers contributing to that record were Blown Away (2012), Play On (2009) and Carnival Ride (2007). This put her ahead of any other female country artist; Taylor Swift had more albums top the charts, but not all of them counted as country, which allowed for Carrie to take this particular title.

Her earnings started right off the bat after her American Idol win in 2005 and escalated quickly. Forbes ranked her at number 11 on their 2007 list of top-earning young celebrities, with an income that year of $7 million. A large portion of that came from sales of her debut album, Some Hearts, which won two Grammys and was the highest-selling album of 2006 with over 9 million copies sold worldwide.

Out of her six studio albums, five have gone at least platinum, and most have gone well beyond that. Some Hearts reached RIAA platinum certification eight times, Carnival Ride achieved it four times, Play On achieved it three times, and Blown Away was certified platinum two times. Only 2018's Cry Pretty failed to reach platinum certification, but it still did quite well, reaching gold certification.

Carrie's tours have been quite lucrative as well. Her Carnival Ride tour made her the most successful female touring artist of 2008, with attendance of 1.2 million over the course of 137 shows. Back in 2012 and 2013, her Blown Away tour played over 100 shows, contributing heavily to one-year earnings of $31 million, according to a Forbes report. At the time, that placed her at number 46 on Forbes's annual list of the top 100 earning celebrities of the year; she did not, however, make the list the following year or any year since then.

Along with her music, Carrie has pulled in the dollars from other sources as well. Like many A-list stars, she's snagged quite a few major endorsements and brand partnerships. Most notably, she actually launched CALIA, her own line of athleisure wear, in 2016, and she secured a deal with major sporting retailer Dick's Sporting Goods. Fortune reported that year that CALIA was the third-highest selling brand at Dick's, only behind sporting staples Nike and Under Armour. In 2014, she also created a line of nail polishes with OPI, and the year prior, she inked a deal with the NFL to perform the Sunday Night Football opening song. Plus, she's the longtime co-host of the CMA Awards. Who knows what else Carrie will do in the future, but with this kind of earning potential, she certainly seems to have the golden touch!