Patrick Dupond Highest-Paid Dancer in the World

By Carol Kearney
Paris
Last updated on April 10, 2025

Patrick Dupond led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid dancers” released on Wednesday.

Hot news

International April 10, 2025
Patrick Dupond, Time's ‘Person of the Year’ 2025?
Breaking news April 9, 2025
Patrick Dupond to announce retirement at age 66
Rumor Central April 2025
Is Patrick Dupond secretly gay and hiding in the closet?

It's been a rough year for the dancer, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 66-year-old Patrick Dupond has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid dancers for 2025 with an estimated $58 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 10/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Patrick Dupond tops annual list of highest-paid dancers

In 2022 it looked like the dancer’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Wednesday (April 9) that Dupond is the highest-paid dancer in the world, pulling in an astonishing $58 million between March 2024 and March 2025, a nearly $30 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 dancer has an estimated net worth of $185 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 Dupond Burger” chain) in Paris, a Football Team (the “Paris Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderdupond - France), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Patrick) and a fashion line called “Patrick Dupond Seduction”.

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