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Singer, songwriter and stadium touring performer
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Base case$220M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
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David Gilmour Net Worth Estimate
Guitarist, singer, songwriter and arena touring performerDavid Gilmour’s $220 million base case reflects decades of Pink Floyd and solo songwriting and recording income plus selective solo touring capable of producing eight-figure venue runs.
Published estimateReviewed Sep 21, 2026
Research context
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- Evidence
- 3 retained sourcesReviewed through Sep 21, 2026
- Change history
- 1 tracked snapshotComparable tracking began Sep 18, 2026
- Comparison context
- 1 reviewed peer rankingPeer lists preserve the same base-case estimate and uncertainty range.
Current estimate
What we can support today
Base case
$220M
Bear case
$140M
Bull case
$340M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Modeled retained music and touring capital ($200M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- Pollstar reported three Hollywood Bowl shows in October 2024 grossed $10,765,477 from 47,677 tickets.Sources[3]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What Pink Floyd and solo publishing or master rights does Gilmour currently own?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Sep 21, 2026
Base case is our central scenario. Bear and bull cases show how uncertainty around private holdings, retained proceeds, taxes and liabilities can move the estimate.
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Scenario composition
Where the estimated wealth comes from
Switch scenarios to see how the total and each component move together. The bars show each positive component's share of the estimated assets in that scenario, not audited holdings.
Bear scenario net worth$140MPositive estimated assets shown: $140M
Retained music and touring capital
$125M to $310M range$125M89%
Retained songwriting and ancillary capital
$15M to $30M range$15M11%
Base scenario net worth$220MPositive estimated assets shown: $220M
Retained music and touring capital
$125M to $310M range$200M91%
Retained songwriting and ancillary capital
$15M to $30M range$20M9%
Bull scenario net worth$340MPositive estimated assets shown: $340M
Retained music and touring capital
$125M to $310M range$310M91%
Retained songwriting and ancillary capital
$15M to $30M range$30M9%
How David Gilmour Built a Fortune
Five Madison Square Garden shows grossed $17.0 million from 63,523 tickets.
Three Hollywood Bowl shows added $10.8 million from 47,677 tickets, demonstrating strong solo demand despite a relatively limited touring schedule.
Gilmour’s Pink Floyd and solo catalog economics are central to the wealth case, but current ownership and retained value are not comprehensively public.
The estimate keeps that uncertainty explicit rather than assigning a speculative catalog mark.
Sources[2][3][1]Observed assets and financial anchors
A reported salary, company sale or brand valuation is not automatically current personal wealth. We show the pieces that can be tied to retained evidence and keep historical flows separate.
No major component is directly observable as a precise current valueThis estimate is built from source-backed financial anchors and explicitly modeled scenario ranges rather than pretending a private balance sheet is directly observable.
Scenario balance sheet
The estimate uses directly attributable solo box-office evidence to model retained capital while leaving current Pink Floyd and solo rights value unmarked where ownership evidence is incomplete.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeled retained music and touring capitalSources[2][3] | $125M | $200M | $310M |
| Modeled retained songwriting and ancillary capitalSources[1] | $15M | $20M | $30M |
| Estimated net worth | $140M | $220M | $340M |
Modeled component
Modeled retained music and touring capital
Pollstar reported $17.0 million from five 2024 Madison Square Garden shows and $10.8 million from three Hollywood Bowl performances. The estimate uses that solo touring scale alongside Gilmour’s long recording career without treating gross ticket revenue as personal assets.
Sources[2][3]Modeled component
Modeled retained songwriting and ancillary capital
The estimate allows for retained Pink Floyd and solo songwriting income while leaving current rights ownership, private investments, property and liabilities unmarked.
Sources[1]Tracked estimates
Estimate history
We began retaining comparable estimate snapshots on Sep 18, 2026. Earlier Grizzly Bulls figures are not reconstructed unless a retained snapshot exists.
- Current tracked estimateBase case$220MBear to bull$140M to $340M
Initial Grizzly Bulls estimate published with solo touring economics separated from current Pink Floyd and solo rights ownership.
This is the first retained snapshot, so there is no earlier comparable Grizzly Bulls estimate to show yet.
What could move the estimate
- What Pink Floyd and solo publishing or master rights does Gilmour currently own?
- How much cumulative recording and touring income remains invested after taxes and spending?
- What material private investments, property and liabilities belong on the current balance sheet?
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Sources
Numbered citations above link to the retained sources below. External net-worth headlines do not set our estimate.
- [1]PollstarOfficial record · May 16, 2024David Gilmour Adds Third Date At Hollywood Bowl
- [2]PollstarOfficial record · Nov 21, 2024TOP SHOWS: NOVEMBER 21, 2024
- [3]PollstarOfficial record · Nov 26, 2024TOP SHOWS: NOVEMBER 26, 2024
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