Forbes magazine reported that starting around 2004, Seinfeld’s earnings from “Seinfeld” totaled $267 million, making him the highest-earning celebrity that year.
Seinfeld earned $100 million from partnerships and stand-up performances in 2004, followed by $60 million in 2006. Additionally, he made $10 million for appearing with Bill Gates in Microsoft’s 2008 Windows ads. Between June 2008 and June 2009, Seinfeld earned $85 million, becoming the world’s highest-paid comedian during that period. In 2013, Forbes listed his annual income as $32 million, a claim he disputed on The Howard Stern Show. Forbes named Seinfeld the highest-paid comedian for 2015, second-highest in 2016, and again the highest-paid in 2017, with earnings of $69 million between June 2016 and June 2017. In 2024, Bloomberg declared Seinfeld a billionaire, citing his sitcom’s lucrative partnership deals, which contributed $465 million to his net worth, totaling over $1 billion.