As one of the most talked-about figures, V has built a significant fortune. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.
What Is V's Net Worth?
V is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor who has a net worth of $50 million. V is best known for being a singer in the South Korean boy band BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys. BTS has released the Korean-language albums "Dark & Wild" (2014), "Wings" (2016), "Love Yourself: Tear" (2018), "Map of the Soul: 7" (2020), and "Be" (2020) and the Japanese-language albums "Wake Up" (2014), "Youth" (2016), "Face Yourself"(2018), and "Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey" (2020).
The group is known for singles such as "No More Dream," "Boy in Luv," "Danger," "I Need U," "For You," "Run," "Spring Day," "DNA," "Fake Love," "Idol," and "Dynamite." V has released the solo singles "It's Definitely You" (with BTS bandmate Jin), "Sweet Night," and "Christmas Tree," and "Sweet Night" and "Christmas Tree" both reached #1 on the charts in Hungary. V directed the 2019 music video for his song "Winter Bear," and he produced the 2020 BTS music video "Blue & Grey." As an actor, V played Seok Han-sung on the South Korean television series "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth" from 2016 to 2017, and he began appearing on the Amazon Prime Video series "Jinny's Kitchen" in 2023. In 2018, the members of BTS were honored with the South Korean Order of Cultural Merit, and in 2019, "Time" magazine included the group on its list of the world's 100 most influential people.
Earnings
In 2019the group generated $170 million touring. The only group to earn more was Metallica. Thanks largely to these touring revenues, between June 2019 and June 2020, the BTS members earned a combined $50 million, roughly $7 million per member.
Big Hit IPO
On September 28, 2020, BTS' management company Big Hit Entertainment went public a South Korean stock exchange. The company ended its first day of trading with a market cap of $4.1 billion. It was the third-largest South Korean stock market debut in three years. As owner of 43% of the company, Big Hit founderBang Si-Hyukended the IPO day with a net worth of $1.4 million. A month before the public offering Bang gave each member of the group 68,385 shares in the company ahead of its IPO. At the end of the company's first day of trading each of the seven membersfound themselves sitting on stakes worth$7.9 million. By the middle of 2023 those shares, assuming they still held their full stakes, were worth $15 million and Bang Si-Hyuk was worth $2.8 billion.
Early Life
Ultimately, V's financial journey is a testament to their success.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.