Adele earned £40 million last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, increasing her total fortune from £85 million to £125 million. The pop star's wealth surge makes her the richest solo female musician in the annual survey of UK and Ireland's wealthiest music acts.
The income boost was largely driven by her 122-date global arena tour, which generated an estimated £138 million at box offices, alongside continued sales of her third album '25', which sold 2.4 million copies worldwide in 2016.
Despite her success, Adele is tied at 19th place on the list with Queen guitarist Brian May. The top spot is held by Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell with £780 million, followed by Lord Lloyd-Webber, U2, Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards.
Adele is scheduled to perform four sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium this summer, but has hinted she may not tour again, which could limit future earnings.
