Pierre David Guetta was born on 7 November 1967 in Paris, France of Belgian, Moroccan and Jewish descent. He is one of the most successful producers to this day, though he firstly became known as a DJ in some of the world’s best nightclubs.
So how rich is David Guetta? Sources estimate his current net worth has reached an impressive amount of $45 million, most of his wealth having been accumulated from his work in the music industry.
David Guetta Net Worth $45 Million
David Guetta’s career started when he was 17 years old when he began working as a professional DJ in Paris. In 2001 he started working as a producer as well when he co-founded a production company called “Gum Productions” with Joachim Garraud. As a producer he worked with many famous music artists such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Kylie Minogue. In 2002 Guetta released his first album with the same title “A Little More Love” as his most successful single of that time period. During his musical career Guetta released five more studio albums: “Guetta Blaster” (in 2004), “Pop Life” (in 2007), “One Love” (in 2009), “Nothing but the Beat” (in 2011) which was re-released a year ago under the title “Nothing but the Beat 2.0”, and “Listen” (in 2014). All of these albums were successful worldwide and have greatly contributed in building up his net worth. He has been incredibly successful, and the overall number of singles he has sold so far is 30 million as well as the number of albums he has sold which is nine million is clear proof of his success.
Guetta’s road to success has been depicted in a 2011 feature-length documentary “Nothing but the Beat” which revealed what the famous DJ’s life looks like and it also featured a lot of famous artists such as Snoop Dogg, Will.i.am, Ludacris, Avicii, Fatboy Slim and others. Another indication of Guetta’s success is the number of important awards and nominations he has acquired over the years. He has won two Grammy Awards in the category of “Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical”, four World Music Awards: as a “World’s Best DJ”, “World’s Best Selling French Artist” and “Best Producer” (in 2010) and as a “World’s Best Selling DJ” (in 2012). He has also won a Billboard Music Award in the category of “Top EDM Artist”, MTV Europe Music Award in “Best Electronic” (in 2012) and a “Teen Choice Award” in “Choice EDM Artist” (in 2012). He has also been nominated for several Brit Awards, two Aria Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two ECHO Awards and a number of Billboard Music Awards for his work both as a producer and as an Electronic Dance Music artist.
In his personal life, David Guetta had been married to the nightclub owner and manager Cathy Lobe for 22 years (since 1992). The two of them have raised two children: Tim Elvis Eric (born in 2004) and Angie (born in 2007). Unfortunately, the couple decided to divorce in 2014, though because of their big financial success the divorce is rather complicated and hasn’t happened yet.
