Singers/Musicians

Kenny Chesney Net Worth: How Rich is the Singer in 2022?

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2 years ago

June 14, 2022

Chesney is an American country music singer known for being one of the most successful crossover country artists ever. The Kenny Chesney net worth figure is $185 million in 2022.

Kenny Chesney performs at the 2022 CMT Music Awards — (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMT)

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Early Life and Bio

Full Name	Kenneth Arnold Chesney
Birth Date / Age	March 26, 1968 / 54 Years Old
Birth Place	Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
Source of Wealth	Singing
Relationship Status	Dating Mary Nolan
Height	5 ft. 6 in. / 167.6 cm.
Net Worth	$185 Million

Kenneth Arnold Chesney was born in March of 1968 in Maynardville, Tennessee at St. Mary’s Medical Center to parents David and Karen Chandler. His father was an elementary school teacher, while his mother worked as a hair stylist.

Meanwhile, Chesney and his younger sister Jennifer are of English and Irish descent.

As far as education goes, Kenny attended Gibbs High School, where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. Around this time was when he received his first guitar.

Then, Chesney enrolled at East Tennessee State University to study advertising. Prior to graduating in 1990, he recorded a self-released demo album in Virginia.

Country Singer Kenny Chesney performs at Starwood Amphitheater 1999 — (Photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)

Kenny Chesney Net Worth and Career

Chesney’s debut album titled In My Wildest Dreams dropped in April 1994. However, it was his sophomore effort, All I Need to Know, that gained him recognition as two singles were top 10.

Since then, the singer has released 17 more full-length LPs. Overall, Chesney has sold over 30 million copies of his albums worldwide. In addition to that, he is currently receiving 7.6 million monthly listeners just on the Spotify platform.

The entertainers most popular songs throughout the years include Never Wanted Nothing More, The Good Stuff, When the Sun Goes Down, Don’t Blink, and Knowing You.

Between the years 1998 and 2022, Chesney has headlined an outrageous 17 different tours.

Unsurprisngly, Chesney has won the Billboard Touring Award for “Top Package Tour” five consecutive years between 2005 and 2009, as well as again in 2011.

Lastly, Chesney has contributed philanthropically consistently over this career. In 2017, he assisted those in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands who were affected by Hurricane Irma.

Kenny Chesney Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the superstar possesses about 1.6 million Instagram followers. To go along with that, Chesney has another 2.6 million followers on his Twitter account as of June 2022. Also noteworthy is the fact that he boasts 1.17 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Thank you, Pittsburgh, for one rocking, energetic night. It was our eleventh time playing @heinzfield but it felt like the first time. Thank you for all the love. #HereAndNowTour #KCpittsburgh https://t.co/kzH8iDh7MO pic.twitter.com/Ah1HzM0YfV
— Kenny Chesney (@kennychesney) June 13, 2022

Personal Life

In 2005, Chesney married actress Renée Zellweger. However, they had their marriage annulled just four months later in what was a failed marriage from the start.

Since 2012, the singer has dated Mary Nolan, but not much is known regarding their relationship. Oddly, people have scrutinized their decision to live a more private life.

Lastly, Forbes reported in 2015 that Chesney’s estimated annual income was $42 million.

Kenny Chesney Net Worth

The Kenny Chesney net worth figure of $185 million has been amassed since the turn of the mid 1990s. Over that span, the Tennessee native has blossomed into one of the most successful country artists of all time. His music catalog and tours have yielded him mllions.