English musician and drummer Will Champion has a net worth of $75 million. He is the drummer of rock band Coldplay. The Southampton-born has never played drums prior to joining Coldplay in 1997, but he quickly picked it up and is now a member of a band which has produced five albums and sold more than 50 million copies, starting with Parachutes in 2000.
The band have also made millions from extensive touring – their 2008-09 tour catered to 2,289,000 people. Aside from music, Champion made a cameo appearance in “The Rains of Castamere” episode of the HBO series, Game of Thrones.
Champion was the first Coldplay member to marry: He married Marianne Dark, a teacher, in 2003 and they have three children.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2014 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Head Full of Dreams with British rock band Coldplay (certified platinum by Music Canada and BPI, and gold by ARIA, BVMI and RMNZ) |
$844,226 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Ghost Stories Live 2014 with British rock band Coldplay (certified gold by BPI) |
$100,000 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Ghost Stories with British rock band Coldplay (certified 2x platinum by BPI and SNEP, platinum by Music Canada, ARIA and IFPI-SWI, 3x gold by BVMI, and gold by RIAA and RMNZ) |
$3,950,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Live 2012 with British rock band Coldplay (certified 7x platinum by ARIA, 4x platinum by BPI and gold by AFP) |
$36,500 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Coldplay Live 2012 with British rock band Coldplay (certified platinum by SNEP) |
$583,000 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Mylo Xyloto with British rock band Coldplay (certified 4x platinum by BPI, 3x platinum by Music Canada and SNEP, platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by ARIA, IFPI-SWI, IRMA and RMNZ, and 3x gold by BVMI) |
$8,000,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends with British rock band Coldplay (certified diamond by SNEP, 5x platinum by Music Canada, 4x platinum by ARIA, BPI and IRMA, 3x platinum by BVMI, IFPI-SWI and NVPI, and 2x platinum by RIAA and RMNZ) |
$10,000,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album X&Y with British rock band Coldplay (certified 9x platinum by BPI, 8x platinum by IRMA, 6x platinum by ARIA, 5x paltinum by Music Canada, 4x platinum by RMNZ, 3x platinum by RIAA and BVMI, 2x platinum by IFPI-SWI and SNEP) |
$13,000,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Live 2003 with British rock band Coldplay (certified 6x platinum by RIAA) |
$600,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Coldplay Live 2003 with British rock band Coldplay (certified gold by RIAA, ARIA and RMNZ) |
$1,026,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Rush of Blood to the Head with British rock band Coldplay (certified 9x platinum by BPI, 7x platinum by ARIA, 4x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 2x platinum by RMNZ and SNEP, 3x platinum by BVMI, and gold by IFPI-SWI) |
$15,000,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Parachutes with British rock band Coldplay (certified 8x platinum by BPI, 3x platinum by ARIA, 2x platinum by RIAA, Music Canada, RMNZ and SNEP, and gold by BVMI and IFPI-SWI) |
$9,887,000 |