Yang Mi Highest-Paid Actress in the World

By Carol Kearney
Beijing
Last updated on April 23, 2025

Yang Mi led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid actresses” released on Tuesday.

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It's been a rough year for the actress, but at least she has her millions of dollars to ease the pain. 38-year-old Yang Mi has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid actresses for 2025 with an estimated $58 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 23/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Yang Mi tops annual list of highest-paid actresses

In 2022 it looked like the actress’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, she was back on top. People With Money reports on Tuesday (April 22) that Yang is the highest-paid actress in the world, pulling in an astonishing $58 million between March 2024 and March 2025, a nearly $30 million lead over her 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 Chinese actress-singer has an estimated net worth of $185 million. She owes her fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. She also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Yang Burger” chain) in Beijing, a Football Team (the “Beijing Angels”), has launched her own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderyang - China), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Mi) and a fashion line called “Yang Mi Seduction”.

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