'Despacito' Rapper Daddy Yankee Made Reggaeton Mainstream; Last Year He Entered Retirement With $46 Million Net Worth

In 2006, Daddy Yankee was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time Magazine

PUBLISHED AUG 22, 2023

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Name	Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez
Net Worth	$50 million
Salary	$300,000+
Annual Income	$4 Million +
Sources of Income	Music, Production
DOB	February 3, 1977
Age	46 years
Gender	Male
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Profession	Rapper, Music producer

What is Daddy Yankee’s net worth?

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, professionally known as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin hip-hop artist and one of the most famous musician in the world who rose to fame with the song “Despacito”. As of 2023, Daddy Yankee is estimated to have a net worth of $50 million, according to CA Knowledge. Regarded as the Godfather of Reggaeton, Yankee announced his retirement from music at the age of 45, in 2022.

Salary and income

Yankee has reportedly earned over $60 million from record and music downloads only. In 2006, he was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time Magazine, as he sold over 2 million copies of "Barrio Fino" and signed a $20 million contract with Interscope Records, and a Pepsi endorsement deal. With his success, he made his place in the Latino Hall of Fame.

Business Ventures

Yankee founded the record label, El Cartel Records in 2005, which has produced several of his songs and other artists. He is also the owner of a clothing line and a mobile app. He manages his real estate investments as well, according to GHGossip.

Total Assets

The artist's primary residence is in Carolina, Puerto Rico, which he bought in 2012 for $3.2 million, as per GH Gossip. In 2021, he had put it up for rent on Airbnb as a special promotion where two lucky guests could reserve the property for two days paying just $85 per night.

Daddy Yankee Listed His Puerto Rico Home on Airbnb for $85 a Night https://t.co/6bHpPKN6u5
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) November 18, 2021

Yankee has a great collection of cars which includes classics from the 1970s and modern luxury cars as well. According to 21Motoring, Yankee owns a DMC DeLorean worth, $25,000, a Cadillac Coupe Deville 1977 worth $9,810, a Cadillac Escalade worth $58,029, and a Chevrolet Corvette C3 worth $6,810.

His collection of modern luxury cars includes a Lamborghini Murcielago worth $290,900, a Porsche 911 Speedster worth $356,000, and a Ferrari 488 Spider worth $284,700, among others.

Net worth over the years

2022	$46 Million
2021	$42 Million
2020	$38 Million
2019	$35 Million

Instagram	48.6million
Twitter	16.8 million

Personal Life

As per Celebrity Net Worth, Yankee met his wife, Mireddys González, when they were pretty young and married her at the age of 17 in 1995. They had their first daughter, Yamilette Ayala Gonzáles, within a year of marriage, and two years later they had their son Jeremy in 1998.