Hamilton is a seven-time world champion.He's one of the most famous racing drivers in the world, and has achieved such status that when he moved to the Ferrari F1 team from Mercedes, Ferrari's stock price actually went up significantly.As you'd expect, he's also an extremely wealthy man.
Estimates on his net worth vary, with some putting it at around $450 million, and others suggesting it's as high as $580 million.Taking a somewhat conservative middle ground, we can estimate it at around $500 million.He's also being paid an exorbitant salary to race for Ferrari.
Most estimates place his earnings, just from the racetrack, at around $60-80 million.$70 million being a reasonable middle ground.
But as one of the most marketable athletes in sport, particularly in Europe, it's estimated that he brings in well over $100 million per year when accounting for off-track income.Lewis Hamilton of Scuderia Ferrari celebrates his second-place finish during the Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco in Monaco Ville, Monaco, on June 7, 2026.(Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto)KIM KARDASHIAN STUNS IN BIKINI PHOTOS AS SHE GOES INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL WITH BOYFRIEND LEWIS HAMILTONHamilton is also dating Kim Kardashian.
The Kardashian family needs no introduction, but Kim's net worth in particular has soared in recent years, with some saying she's worth nearly $2 billion.Thanks in part to the success of her Skims clothing line.Why is this relevant? Well, because in a resurfaced interview Lewis Hamilton, who again, is worth $500 million and dating a woman worth $2 billion, said there should be limits on what people can earn and how much money they have.
Seriously.'If you could create one law that everyone in the world had to follow," asked British author Jay Shetty, "What would it be?""One of the things that I struggle with every day, and it's just how life is, and it's been this way for thousands of years, is that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor," he responded."When you...