With Already Over A Decade In The Industry, Here's How Zendaya Made Her Huge $22 Million Net Worth

Highlights

• Zendaya's career began with Disney, starring in shows like Shake It Up and KC Undercover , which helped her gain experience and exposure.
• She transitioned to the film industry with roles in The Greatest Showman and Spider-Man , which significantly increased her wealth and opened doors to larger audiences.
• Zendaya's role on the hit series Euphoria , combined with her success as a model and fashion icon, has further contributed to her $22 million net worth. Her career shows no signs of slowing down.

Zendaya is hands down one of the most talked-about celebrities when it comes to film, television, and of course, fashion! The star began her career in theater as a very young kid. However, her break-out role came about when she was officially signed with Disney on the hit show Shake It Up, alongside Bella Thorne. While the show only lasted for three seasons, Zendaya didn't leave the Disney family just yet.

Zendaya later found herself on KC Undercover before moving on to the film industry. With acting, singing, and dancing, it was clear that Zendaya was a triple threat. When you throw in her style icon status, she is unstoppable!

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With over a decade in the industry, here's how Zendaya made her whopping $22 million net worth.

Updated October 2023: Zendaya has had quite the career in the just over a decade that she has been in the industry. As such, she has managed to amass a $22 million fortune. And with 'Euphoria' being greenlit for a third season, in conjunction with two films that are completed and waiting for the SAG-AFTRA strike to end to be released, (including 'Dune 2', where Zendaya has a much larger role than the first) it appears that Zendaya's net worth is only going to increase for years to come.

Zendaya's Start With Disney

Zendaya has made it clear that she is a force to be reckoned with! The star first began her career out as a theater actor and backup dancer before landing herself the role of Rocky Blue on Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie. That role was later parlayed to Shake It Up, with Zendaya having a starring role.

Shake It Up provided Zendaya with three seasons' worth of experience, exposure, and of course, a nice salary. Once the show came to an end, Zendaya quickly moved on to yet another Disney show, KC Undercover. Yet again, the show was a success and lasted for three seasons.

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While Zendaya was getting to become a household name via her Disney shows, she also starred in movies for the network as well, all of which included:

These roles in Zendaya's early days of her career helped her begin securing roles in films outside the Disney Family and make a name for herself with larger audiences as a result.

Zendaya's Successful Film Career

While still working with Disney, Zendaya began to transition her career from small-screen movies to those on the big screen. And her first big role found her co-starring with Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman.

The success of The Greatest Showman and Disney led Zendaya to work as a voice actor in a couple of films. But it was when she was cast as MJ in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Spider-Man alongside Tom Holland that Zendaya's career took on a whole new trajectory.

Being part of the mega movie franchise helped increase her wealth tenfold. While she was comfortably sitting at $5 million prior to her success with Marvel, the further success that Zendaya had with Spider-Man opened doors to blockbuster movies that only increased her wealth.

Those films include:

As if landing great roles in films was not enough to increase Zendaya's net worth, she also landed a starring role in the hit series, Euphoria. A role that not only paid well but allowed Zendaya to show her range of acting talent, which led to awards aplenty.

It seems as if that and her newest role on 'Euphoria', gained her nearly $10 million in under 2 years!

Zendaya Scores Big With Euphoria

While shows that revolve around teenagers generally attract a teenage audience, Euphoria attracts an audience of those who are 18 years-plus. This is because while the drama in the show deals with teenagers, the storyline is dark. As such, older crowds come flocking to watch, which has led to the continuing success of Euphoria.

The hit show managed to out-perform Big Little Lies and Barry on HBO. The first season alone, there were over 2.3 million viewers tuning in to watch. But by the second season, 16.3 million viewers were tuning in for each episode. The only show that outperformed Euphoria on HBO was Game of Thrones.

Some of the added success from the show came from the fact that Zendaya won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the youngest winner in that category.

With Euphoria greenlit for Season Three, there is no telling just how much Zendaya will be paid to return to her Emmy-winning role. It will, no doubt, increase her net worth exponentially.

Zendaya Is A Red Carpet Fashion Icon

While acting has certainly served her well, Zendaya has also made a pretty penny working as a model and spokesperson for brands that span the gambit from things that her young fans can purchase to luxury goods.

Some of those brands that Zendaya has modeled for over the years include:

Zendaya has also graced the cover of several magazine covers, including, Vogue, Marie Claire, Paper, InStyle, and Glamour.

These campaigns have also helped to add to Zendaya's bank account over the years to get her to her massive wealth of $22 million. Considering how young Zendaya is, however, and how much longer her career will likely last, this figure will only continue to rise. Just how high though is anyone's guess.

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