2022’s richest boy band members: 5 iconic groups’ net worths, ranked – from legendary rock greats The Beatles to 90s heartthrobs Backstreet Boys, Westlife and NSync, and K-pop idols NCT 127
- In the volatile world of showbiz, boy bands have always been around to put out hit songs and send fans screaming – and, in 2022, STYLE took a look at the riches they raked in
- Westlife is still performing world tours in 2022, the legacy of Backstreet Boys lives on and NSync’s Justin Timberlake forayed into Hollywood
From classic 90s heartthrobs Backstreet Boys, to hot South Korean group NCT 127, boy bands everywhere have always attracted frenzied fans and left us with earworms from “When You’re Looking Like That” by Westlife to NSync’s “It’s Gonna Be Me.” Naturally, they rake in plenty of dough, too.
STYLE takes you through the biggest headlines of boy band wealth this year …
Westlife
Founded in 1998 with five members – Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden – Westlife made waves from the get-go with its debut single, 1999’s “Swear It Again”.
The group has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, according to Celebrity Net Worth, helping all but one of them cement multimillion-dollar fortunes as they enter their 40s.
So what else have they been up to since finding fame with the group – and who is the richest of them all?
NSync
NSync was one of the biggest boy band acts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Although the band was short-lived, the members’ years in the limelight were marked by unprecedented fame and success. NSync completed five US tours and sold over 70 million copies, becoming the fifth-best-selling boy band in history, according to IMDB.