BTS Net Worth: K-Pop’s Global Idols Have $269 Million Banked

Bangtan Sonyeondan or BTS, the South Korean boy band that’s taken the world by storm, is now a powerhouse in the global entertainment industry.

As of 2024, BTS’s net worth – combined – is $269 million.

The boyband made its debut in 2013. It has since gained immense popularity and helped shape pop culture. The band has had a huge economic influence on South Korea and beyond. According to reports, BTS contributes $5 billion annually to the South Korean economy.

In this article, we’ll delve into the details of each BTS member’s net worth, career, and the group’s shared revenue.

BTS Net Worth Breakdown:

The numbers of BTS’s combined net worth vary greatly, which isn’t unusual considering that there are seven band members with fluctuating net worths to consider.

After thorough research, we’ve managed to pinpoint the band’s estimated net worth at $269 million based on each member’s wealth and their common projects. Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown and learn why the band’s net worth comes in so high.

With seven members, all with separate fanbases and spending habits, it’s worthwhile for us to breakdown how the band’s combined income is spread across them all. Here’s how the income has been split between the BTS boys.

BTS Net Worth: The Rise of BTS, the South Korean Boy Band

Before we delve into the wealth of each BTS member, let’s take a look at their collective history to see how they became so famous.

Early Beginnings

BTS was formed as a band in 2010. The inspiration for the band was RM (Kim Nam-joon), an underground rapper famous in Seoul. Big Hit Entertainment’s CEO Bang Si-Hyuk wanted to form a hip-hop group around the famous rapper’s work, which is how BTS became a reality.

In 2010, physical album sales were on a serious decline and digital revenues were too low to compensate for the gap. Si-Hyuk wanted to diversify their income streams, so he decided to form an idol group because of the potential for live concerts.

When he shared his ideas with artists, many refused to become part of the group. However, J-Hope, RM, and Suga got on board and formed a group where members were individuals rather than an ensemble.

Si-Hyuk planned for the new band to launch in 2011. He held the auditions in 2010 while the band members lived together and practiced up to 15 hours per day. Their launch plans were delayed, but they eventually had their first performance before a small crowd on June 12, 2013.

BTS comprises seven members: RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.

First Album and Concert Tour

BTS released their debut album 2 Cool 4 Skool in June 2013, along with the lead single No More Dream. A day later, they made their stage debut on M Countdown, with little success.

However, soon after, their album reached the top five on the Gaon Music Chart in South Korea. Several appearances on Korean music shows followed, giving BTS the much-needed head start in the music industry.

In September 2013, BTS released O!RUL8,2?, continuing a theme of student pressures, which was highlighted in the single N.O. They also launched their variety show Rookie King Channel Bangtan. By the end of their first year on the market, the group had received several New Artist of the Year awards.

In February of the following year, BTS released Skool Luv Affair, which reached number three on Billboard’s World Albums Chart. The EP, which topped the Gaon Album Chart, featured singles Just One Day and Boy in Luv. Following its release, BTS named their fan club A.R.M.Y and held their first concert in the US in West Hollywood.

By August, BTS had released Dark & Wild and embarked on their first tour called The Red Bullet. They also released their first Japanese album titled Wake Up, and resumed their global tour in 2015.

Growing Fame and Mainstream Success

In 2015, BTS released The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1, an album where they experimented beyond hip-hop. This would become the first album in their Youth trilogy. It featured I Need U, the song that hit the top five in South Korea and earned the band members a win on The Show.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 was released later that same year. This is when BTS made their Billboard 200 debut and topped both Gaon and Billboard’s World Album charts simultaneously.

The trilogy concluded with Young Forever in 2016, which included hits like Save Me and Fire. This album won Album of the Year at the Melon Music Awards.

Following this incredible success, BTS toured Asia with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life on Stage: Epilogue, selling out shows in seconds in 2016. Later that same year, their Japanese album Youth topped Oricon’s charts, followed by Wings, their new album.

In 2017, BTS re-released Wings as You Never Walk Alone. This re-release broke records, with 1.49 million copies sold in the first month following its release. The single Spring Day won Song of the Year at the Melon Music Awards and this success led to the band’s second world tour, The Wings Tour.

The Wings Tour was a major success. It sold out arenas in the US and led to BTS winning Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, marking the first such award for a K-pop group.

The Love Yourself Album Series

In September, BTS launched the Love Yourself series with Love Yourself: Her, led by Mic Drop and DNA, achieving chart success worldwide. Love Yourself: Her debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, which was the highest for a K-pop album at the time. These two singles became the first to receive RIAA certifications for BTS, with Mic Drop going on to achieve Platinum status.

BTS performed at the American Music Awards, won Artist of the Year at MAMA, and had many big US TV performances by the end of 2017.

In early 2018, BTS released their third Japanese studio album titled Face Yourself, followed by the Korean-language album Love Yourself: Tear.

In August 2018, the band released Love Yourself: Answer, featuring the hit Idol and a digital version with Nicki Minaj. In support of the album, BTS launched the Love Yourself World Tour, which included sold-out stadium shows in New York’s Citi Field. This made BTS the first Korean band to perform at a US stadium. According to StubHub, the band was the second best-selling concert act outside the US, right after Ed Sheeran.

That same year, BTS renewed their contract with Big Hit Entertainment to last them through 2026.

Continuing their global influence, BTS collaborated with Steve Aoki in October 2018, which led to the release of Waste It on Me. By November, their Love Yourself: Answer earned a Gold certification from the RIAA, while Idol received Platinum status.

The next EP, Map of the Soul: Persona was released in April 2019 with the single Boy with Luv featuring Halsey. The group’s stadium tour, Love Yourself: Speak Yourself, saw tickets sell out quickly, including their landmark performances at the Rose Bowl.

The following year, BTS released Map of the Soul: 7, South Korea’s best-selling album, with 4.1 million copies sold in only nine days. Despite postponing their next tour Map of the Soul Tour due to the pandemic, BTS remained connected with fans through online events – including their record-breaking Bang Bang Con livestream.

In August 2020, the band released their first English-language single Dynamite, which earned them a Grammy nomination by the end of the year. They would later perform Dynamite at the Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021.

More Recent Success of BTS

In 2021, BTS became the first Asian and non-English-speaking act to be named IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2020. Their second English single Butter was released that May, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, followed by another trending single titled Permission to Dance.

In October, BTS launched their Permission to Dance on Stage concert series with an online show in Seoul, followed by four live shows in Los Angeles by the end of the year. Butter received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

In early 2022, BTS released the webtoon 7Fates: Chackho, a fictional webtoon based on the band, and held three major concerts in Seoul. This marked South Korea’s largest gatherings since the pandemic restrictions had started.

The same year, BTS continued their awards streak, winning at the Billboard Music Awards and receiving multiple Grammy nominations. They broke Destiny’s Child record as the most-awarded and nominated group in the show’s history.

In June 2022, BTS released the anthology album, Proof. Subsequently, they announced a break from their band work to focus on solo projects. They assured fans that they’d return as a group, though.

However, South Korea’s mandatory military service started looming, so plans were made for the enlistment of each of the BTS members, starting with Jin in late 2022.

By September 2023, BTS confirmed contract renewals with HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and shared that they plan to resume group activities after everyone completes their service, which will be in 2025.

The Individual Net Worth of Each BTS Member

BTS members aren’t currently active as a group due to the members’ military enlistments. However, this hasn’t hampered their popularity – or their increasing net worths. Their individual wealth skyrocketed recently when the label Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE), in which all members hold a stake, went public in 2024. Let’s take a look at each member’s net worth to get a clearer picture of BTS’s combined net worth.

V aka Kim Taehyung’s Net Worth

Kim Taehuyng is the BTS’s richest member as of 2024. With an impressive net worth of $51.8 million post-HYBE’s IPO, V has many accolades to his name. He has solo music releases such as Sweet Night, Singularity, and Winter Bear, as well as some popular film roles such as the one in Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016).

Taehyung is the second-youngest member of the group, as well as one of the songwriters. He holds the record for the most-searched Asian celebrity on Google in 2021/2022 and reached 1 million followers on Instagram in just 43 minutes after creating his account. According to Guinness World Records, his account hit 10 million followers in four hours and 52 minutes.

In 2023, Taehuyng released his debut solo album Layover. He’s currently serving in the military, with his service scheduled to end in June 2025.

Jungkook’s Net Worth

Following closely behind Taehuyng is Jeon Jungkook, the second richest member of BTS. Jungkook is worth around $46.8 million post-HYBE’s IPO in 2024. His solo debut album Golden has been an international success since its release. It made him the first solo Korean artist to stay on the Billboard charts for 20 consecutive weeks.

Impressively, this is the group’s youngest member (referred to as the group’s make). As their main vocalist, he has appeared on several South Korean TV shows such as Celebrity Bromance and Flower Crew.

Jungkook is earning a fortune as a brand ambassador for Calvin Klein. More recently, he collaborated with American producer Charlie Puth for Left and Right. He has co-produced BTS’s music and helped create hits like Love Is Not Over and Magic Shops.

J-Hope’s Net Worth

Jung Ho-Seok, better known as J-Hope, is now the third richest BTS member with approximately $40.8 million in his net worth post-HYBE’s IPO. The K-pop idol has earned his fortune not only through BTS music production, but also through songwriting, his solo projects, and endorsement deals.

In 2018, J-Hope released his first solo mixtape called Hope World. The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 in the US, making it the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist at the time. He was also the first member of BTS to enter the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist a year later with his single Chicken Noodle Soup, featuring Becky G.

In 2022, J-Hope released his debut album Jack in the Box. In 2023, he released a single with J. Cole titled On The Street. That year, he became the first Korean artist to perform solo at Lollapalooza.

Besides his BTS involvement and his solo career, J-Hope has been featured in various commercials with brands such as PUMA’s Blaze of Glory Sock sneaker campaign, Samsung, LG, and others. He became Louis Vuitton’s house ambassador in January 2023 following his appearance at the brand’s Fall 2023 Menswear Show in Paris.

Suga

Suga, the group’s lead rapper, was already involved in music production before he joined BTS. He worked with Halsey for SUGA’s Interlude in 2019, participated in solo projects using his alias Agust D, and has worked with PSY and IU, among other artists.

The success of Suga’s solo debut album D-Day has led him to a worldwide Suga/Agust D tour. Suga, or Min Yoongi, is the brand ambassador for NBA and Valentino and is the face of Korean brands like Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and FILA. He is now the fourth richest BTS member with around $36.8 million net worth post-HYBE’s IPO.

Due to a shoulder injury, this BTS member didn’t enlist in the military. He instead is scheduled to work as a social service agent until June 2025.

RM

BTS’ leader RM is the fifth richest BTS member in terms of individual wealth. His estimated net worth is between $29.9 million and $31.9 million post-HYBE’s IPO.

RM’s real name is Kim Nam-joon. He is the only BTS member to have released an album in 2024. His album Right Place, Wrong Person, has been a global success.

In addition to his solo career, RM is the first-ever brand ambassador of Bottega Veneta. The frontman and rapper of the boy band had 215 song credits registered under his name as of 2023.

Besides royalties from his music projects, RM has signed numerous brand endorsements, including the ones with Lotte Duty-Free and K’hawah Coffee.

Jimin

Jimin was recently tied with Jin as BTS’s least wealthy member when the two both had around $20 million net worths. However, following the HYBE IPO, he now has a net worth of $31.8 million since he held a bigger stake in the company.

His wealth mostly stems from BTS activities, but he has also ventured into solo releases. His debut album Face was released in 2023. His second album Muse was released in July 2024.

Jimin’s brand power has resulted in some highly profitable solo deals. He is the global ambassador for Dior, the house ambassador of Tiffany & Co., and has many other partnerships under his belt.

Jimin’s full name is Park Ji-min. He is the group’s lead vocalist and dancer, as well as one of the group’s most sought-after members. He has many records to his name, including Lie, Promise, and Filter.

Jin

Kim Seok-jin, or Jin, has a $29 million net worth post-HYBE’s IPO. He’s the oldest member of the band and was discharged from the military in 2024. Jin is expected to release his solo debut album this year. He recently released his first single I’ll Be There.

The singer/songwriter had his first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with The Astronaut, a song that had 44,000 downloads in its first week.

Ever since his military discharge, Jin has been busy with many fashion collaborations. He’s become an ambassador for Alo Yoga, Fred Jewelry, and Gucci, among other brands.

On top of this, Jin is the official model of Ottogi’s Jin Ramen, which has led to a significant boost in sales for the brand. Before the military, he started his Japanese restaurant business alongside his brother in 2018, and he also owns several properties and buildings in Seoul, South Korea.

BTS’s Combined Net Worth after HYBE’s IPO

Just last year, the combined estimated net worth for all BTS members was $120 million. However, some sources mention a significantly higher number for 2024 – $3.6 billion. The huge jump in the combined net worth of all members is reportedly due to HYBE’s IPO. At the IPO, HYBE’s stock skyrocketed, adding millions to each member’s portfolio.

All seven BTS members together hold around 1.15% of the total outstanding shares of the business or 478,695 shares. According to recent reports, Suga, Jimin, V, and Jungkook’s shares at the time of the IPO were estimated at ₩16 billion (around $11.8 million) each. J-Hope was estimated at ₩14.6 billion ($10.8 million). RM’s shares were valued at ₩13.5 billion (around $9.9 million), and Jin’s shares were valued at ₩12.2 billion (around $9 million).

Each of the members’ personal shares jumped in value over 20% in a few months.

However, this still doesn’t add up to $3.6 billion, so we haven’t been able to confirm that number. Based on the data on hand and our calculations, BTS is worth $269 million.

Investments and Assets of BTS

BTS has had diverse revenue streams over the years. The group’s success and global reach have translated into millions of dollars from album sales, tours, merchandise, and endorsement deals.

TV Appearances

BTS has appeared in many TV shows. They have made memorable appearances on:

• Running Man (SBS)
• Weekly Idol (MBC Every1), where they participated in challenges like the Random Play Dance
• Knowing Bros (JTBC)
• Let’s BTS (KBS2), a special talk show dedicated to the band in 2021
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show – multiple appearances
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2020, where BTS performed a weeklong residency

In addition to this, BTS has appeared in the YouTube documentary BTS: Burn the Stage, which gave a behind-the-scenes look at their Wings tour in 2017. They have also appeared in Break the Silence and Bring the Soul, two follow-up documentaries, as well as a reality show titled BTS in the Soop.

Endorsement Deals

The seven South Korean artists have made a fortune from partnering with major brands like McDonald’s, Louis Vuitton, Coca-Cola, Mattel, and more.

In 2015, BTS partnered with Puma as their brand ambassador. Three years later, they became global ambassadors for the brand, promoting the remix of Puma’s Sportstyle and Turin lines worldwide.

In addition to this brand, BTS has served as a global ambassador for LG Electronics’ smartphones, Hyundai Motors’ Palisade and Nexo, Formula E, and more.

BTS reportedly makes as much as $4.5 million for endorsing Korean brands. They most likely earn even more for global deals. For instance, their collaboration with McDonald’s brought in over $8.5 million to the band.

Music Earnings

BTS has been a powerful economic force in South Korea and worldwide. However, their music earnings are largely undisclosed. What we did manage to find is that the group generated around $170 million from their Love Yourself World Tour back in 2019. They reportedly earned a combined $50 million between June 2019 and June 2020, as well.

What Can We Learn from BTS’s Story?

As the world eagerly awaits the global superstars to reunite and create more music, we have a lot to learn from their success so far. BTS’s story is more than just about their rise to fame. The band has always emphasized the importance of being true to oneself. Their music reflects their struggles and experiences, which helped them connect deeply with fans. Such as authenticity is what turned a small hip-hop group into a powerhouse.

BTS’s path to success was not an easy feat. They faced many challenges, including many initial rejections and the pressure of a competitive music industry. However, their relentless work ethic and their commitment helped them reach greatness. This reminds us that perseverance is crucial for achieving our goals.

Over the years, BTS members – together and individually – have revolutionized fan engagement through social media. They connect directly with their audience and foster a sense of community. Their innovative use of platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and V LIVE, shows that modern marketing strategies can boost fan relationships.

Over time, BTS has continually evolved their music style and image to remain relevant. This demonstrates the importance of adaptability in a music career.

The members of BTS emphasize the importance of teamwork. Each member brings unique talents and perspectives, showing us that collaboration can lead to great creativity and success.

Finally, BTS is using its influence for good. Not only have they left a positive mark on the Korean and global economy, but they promote music education with their work. They have leveraged their platform to raise awareness of critical social issues. Their commitment to philanthropy shows that success can also mean using one’s influence to make a positive impact.