Billionaire Paul McCartney grew up ‘poor’ and was raised by a cotton salesman in Liverpool—now, he’s the third richest musician in the world
Verified: 6 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 1 of them from Ghana.
Despite being worth $1.4 billion, legendary Beatles musician Paul McCartney says his working-class roots keep him humble: “You can’t get above yourself.”
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1 outlet from Ghana, where the story is: 3News · how we count
- Nov 10, 4:16 AM UTCFirst reportPaul McCartney becomes world’s third-richest musician — Forbestass.com ↗
- Nov 10, 8:14 AM UTC+4 hPennies Lane: Paul McCartney becomes third richest musician in the worldeuronews.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:52 PM UTC+16 hPaul McCartney becomes a billionaire at US$1.4bn, ranks as world's third-richest musician – Forbes3news.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 7:52 PM UTC · +16 h
- Nov 11, 5:54 AM UTC+26 hPaul McCartney becomes a billionaire, joins world’s top three richest musiciansen.tengrinews.kz ↗
- Nov 11, 7:10 AM UTC+27 hPaul McCartney ranks third-richest musician with $1.4bnpunchng.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:27 PM UTC+36 h· you’re reading thisBillionaire Paul McCartney grew up ‘poor’ and was raised by a cotton salesman in Liverpool—now, he’s the third richest musician in the worldfortune.com ↗
[Claude] Both reports cover Forbes' valuation of McCartney at $1.4 billion and his ranking as third-richest musician, and their figures match.
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