38 year-old Shakira has been a singer for the better part of her life, starting in her native Colombia during her teenage years as something like a Latina Alanis Morissette, later melding her style to become more akin to broader audiences - and it's definitely worked, as Shakira's net worth is well into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Before Sofia Vergara became a superstar with her role in "Modern Family," it was Shakira's net worth rising as the biggest representative of Colombia in Hollywood, as the "Hips Don't Lie" singer has released some of the most successful singles in recent history.
Although these days she's more concerned with being a mom to her two sons, 2 year-old Milan and 6 month-old Sasha with soccer star boyfriend Gerard Piqué (a center-back for Barça and the Spain national team), this is no more than a short break, and even as the singer sits still, Shakira's net worth keeps growing.
Of course, Shakira's net worth began to truly explode between 2001 and 2002, when her fifth studio album was also released in the United States and Europe (after having been a big name in Latin America for years), as the lead single "Whenever, Whenever" became the best-selling song of 2002, cementing her new status as an international superstar.
Later, she sang the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and even guest-starred as one of the coaches of "The Voice."
Most recently, according to Sky News, Shakira's net worth was saved from a possibly large problem when a New York judge ruled in her favor in a copyright case where singer Ramon Arias Vasquez accused Shakira of plagiarizing one of his songs for her hit "Loca."
However, it was found that the so-called "original song," which Vasquez claimed was from 1998, was much newer - so the judge called fraud.
Currently, Shakira's net worth stands at an impressive $220 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
