Christian Andreu Highest-Paid Guitarist in the World

By Carol Kearney
Paris
Last updated on June 12, 2025

Christian Andreu led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid guitarists” released on Wednesday.

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It's been a rough year for the guitarist, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 48-year-old Christian Andreu has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid guitarists for 2025 with an estimated $46 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 12/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Christian Andreu tops annual list of highest-paid guitarists

In 2022 it looked like the guitarist’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Wednesday (June 11) that Andreu is the highest-paid guitarist in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between May 2024 and May 2025, a nearly $20 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The French guitarist has an estimated net worth of $145 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Andreu Burger” chain) in Paris, a Football Team (the “Bayonne Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderandreu - France), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Christian) and a fashion line called “Christian Andreu Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Christian fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.