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Wait, authors can get THIS rich? 📚



J.K. Rowling just hit $1B net worth—first author ever to do it. Harry Potter alone sold 600M+ copies globally. Wild.

Here's the top earners:

🥇 J.K. Rowling - $1B (Potter's empire)
🥈 James Patterson - $800M (140+ books, 425M copies sold)
🥉 Jim Davis - $800M (Garfield syndication since 1978)
4️⃣ Danielle Steel - $600M (180 books, romance novels dominate)
5️⃣ Grant Cardone - $600M (business books + 7 companies)

Matt Groening ($600M), Paulo Coelho ($500M), Stephen King ($500M)... even legal thriller guy John Grisham hit $400M.

Turns out writing books > most career paths. Some of these authors pull $50-80M annually just in royalties.

Which author deserves a spot on your shelf?
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