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Sting's net worth as of 2025 is estimated to be around $550 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. The singer's net worth is based on his music and real estate dealings. Starting with his music, the singer recently made news in 2022 when he sold the rights to his music catalog, including the song, Every Breath You Take, to Universal Music Publishing Group for $300 million.
In addition, as per the Daily Mail, the singer makes £550,000 in royalties from the song annually, representing a significant portion of his annual income. It is unclear how much the singer makes annually from the rest of his earnings.
The singer has fifteen solo studio albums, in addition to his work with the band The Police. The singer also has a collaborative album with Shaggy, as well as earnings from live performances and his music being featured in other media.
In terms of real estate, Celebrity Net Worth mentions that the singer sold a penthouse in New York for $50 million, while a flat in the UK was put on sale for $200,000. Both were in 2017. Sting owns the historic Lake House in Italy. In 2025, as per The New York Post, Sting put his historic London property, Frognal, up for sale for $16 million.
Sting sued by former Police bandmates
Sting has been sued by former Police bandmates, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland, as per a report by The Sun. As per the article by The Sun, released on August 24, 2025, the lawsuit was filed in the High Court in London and surrounds a claim that the duo did not receive songwriting credits and were also not paid for their writing contributions.
As per The Sun's article, the lawsuit is under the "general commercial contracts and arrangements" sections of the law. As of the writing of this article, the specific laws and sections surrounding this case beyond just “general commercial contracts and arrangements" are unknown.
As per The Sun, a spokesman for the singer has acknowledged the lawsuit but has denied that it has anything to do with the song and its credits. The representative also refused to disclose further information regarding the case.
Sting's career with The Police: A brief overview
Sting started his career with Police back in 1977, after meeting Stewart Copeland in 1976. The singer, alongside Copeland and Andy Summers, would go on to release their first studio album, Outlandos d'Amour, in 1978. The album was successful in the UK, and subsequently, in 1979, the band released their second album, Reggatta de Blanc.
Reggatta de Blanc was a major hit, charting at the top spot on the UK album chart as well as on the Dutch album chart. This album had iconic tracks such as Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon, which would go on to become hits in their own right.
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Sting and his fellow band members released their third studio album, Zenyatta Mondatta, in 1980. The album was supported by their first-ever world tour, which was noted for being covered by the first-ever female presenter on BBC Radio 1, Annie Nightingale, and later used in the film The Police Around the World.ale, later used in the film The Police Around the World.
The Police's final two albums, Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, were released in 1981 and 1983, respectively. The band disbanded in 1986, before embarking on a reunion tour in 2007, in what is now their final tour.
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