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Forbes list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities

This is a list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities as ranked by Forbes magazine since October 2001.

2022 list
The 2022 list: J.R.R. Tolkien earned $500 million from the sale of Middle-earth Enterprises. ==2021 list==
2021 list
The 2021 list: Netflix announced the acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the rights to Roald Dahl's stories and characters, for a fee of $684 million (£500m). Dahl's heirs held at least a 75% stake before the company was acquired. ==2020 list==
2018 list
The 2018 list: Michael Jackson brought in $287 million from the sale of his estate's stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing to Sony. ==2017 list==
2016 list
The 2016 list: Michael Jackson had the largest annual gain for an entertainer, living or dead, due to the $750 million sale of his half of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalogue. ==2015 list==
2012 list
earned $219 million in 2012. The 2012 list: ==2011 list==
2008 list
earned $52 million in 2008. The 2008 list: ==2007 list==
2006 list
earned $50 million in 2006, after the sale of the Nirvana song catalogue. The 2006 list: ==2005 list==
2001 list
The 2001 list: == References ==
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