Olivia Benson, the cat adopted by Taylor Swift in 2014, is one of the richest pets in the world with a fortune of $97 million.
According to Forbes , Olivia Benson is currently one of the richest pets in the world. The floppy-eared cat’s $97 million fortune was accumulated by filming several music videos such as Blank Space, Me … with its owner, singer Taylor Swift .
The website Allaboutcats.com writes about Benson: “The cat is named after the character on Mariska Hargitay’s TV series Law & Order: SVU , has her own product line and has appeared in many big-budget commercials, including TVC commercials of Diet Coke and Ned Shoes”.
Olivia Benson is one of Taylor Swift’s three pet cats. It belongs to the Scottish Fold cat breed, adopted by the singer in 2014. In terms of popularity and wealth, Benson is only behind Nala and Choupette – the pet cats of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Taylor Swift’s pet cat has more than double the amount of money her boyfriend is earning. Photo: Page Six.
Page Six said that with a fortune of $97 million, Benson the cat is more than twice as rich as Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend. As of 2024, the American player owns about 40 million USD.
The Super Bowl champion’s net worth is largely thanks to contracts with sports and fast food companies. In addition, he makes money thanks to a 4-year deal worth tens of millions of dollars signed with the Kansas City Chiefs football team.
The deal includes $22.75 million in guaranteed money, in addition to an annual salary of more than $14 million. However, Kelce once frankly said that he was underpaid.”
In an interview with Vanity Fair , Kelce stated: “My management team and agents constantly talk about how low my salary is. Whenever I talk about wanting more money, they tell me “Let’s go meet the head of the football team. When I saw Tyreek Hill getting $30 million a year at the Miami Dolphins, in my head I thought, ‘Man, that’s two to three times what I make.'”
On the other hand, Swift – his girlfriend – has stepped into the ranks of Hollywood billionaires thanks to the resounding success of The Eras Tour. It is expected that her assets will increase rapidly after a series of shows in Europe and Asia in the near future.
