Afrojack
- Net worth $60 million
- Birthday September 9, 1987
- Status -
- Country Netherlands
- Source(-s) of wealth DJ, Record Producer
How much is Afrojack Worth? Afrojack Net Worth in 2026
Afrojack’s net worth is estimated at $60 million as of November 2026. In the year to August 2015 he grossed about $16 million, and keeping about a third of that, he would need nearly 11 such years to save the $56 million our ledger credits to his work. Nick van de Wall, the Dutch DJ and producer behind the name, built it from two decades of club and festival fees, production royalties and his label, Wall Recordings.
| Net worth | $60 million (our estimate, range $40 million to $80 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $7 million gross (our assumption) |
| Born | September 9, 1987, Spijkenisse, Netherlands |
| Age | 39 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Known for | Give Me Everything with Pitbull, a Grammy-winning Madonna remix, Wall Recordings |
| Main income sources | DJ fees and tours, production and songwriting royalties, record label |
How much is Afrojack worth in 2026?
We estimate about $60 million, in a range of $40 million to $80 million. DJs do not file their accounts in public, so the figure is built from the one hard number available, an annual earnings ranking, and our assumptions about the years around it and how much he kept. This one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented.
How we got to $60 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings kept, 2011 to 2019 | $40.3 million | Our assumption: $14 million a year gross for nine peak years ($126 million), anchored on the $16 million he grossed in the year to August 2015. We assume he kept 32 percent after Dutch income tax, agents, managers, crew, travel and living costs. |
| Earnings kept, 2020 to 2026 | $15.7 million | Our assumption: $7 million a year gross for seven years ($49 million), lower because of the pandemic years and a slide from 6th to 15th in a major DJ poll. Same 32 percent kept. |
| Wall Recordings | $4 million | Our assumption for a label he founded in 2007 and has run independently since 2019. No sale price or revenue is public. |
| Total | $60 million | All three rows are assumptions, built around one documented year. |
Eleven years of 2015
A business magazine’s annual list of top-earning DJs had him 10th in 2015 with about $16 million for the previous 12 months, as Dancing Astronaut reported in August 2015. That figure is before tax and before anyone else gets paid.
Our calculation: 32 percent of $16 million is $5.12 million kept. The two earnings rows in our ledger add to $56 million, so it would take about 10.9 years at that 2015 pace to get there. He has been headlining for longer than that, which is why we do not think $60 million is a stretch, and why we do not go much higher.
From Spijkenisse to a Grammy
He started Wall Recordings in 2007. It ran as a sub-label of Spinnin’ Records until 2016, moved under Armada Music in 2017 and went independent in 2019. In 2011 he shared the Grammy for Best Remixed Recording with Dean Lewis, for the David Guetta One Love Club remix of Madonna’s Revolver, and he featured on Pitbull’s Give Me Everything, a No. 1 single that year. He is also listed as CEO of LDH Europe, per his biography, which also tracks his fall from 6th in 2021 and 2022 to 15th in 2026 in a major DJ poll.
In July 2022 he signed with Virgin Records Germany and Universal Music Netherlands, a deal that included a partnership with Wall Recordings, covering, in his words, all his music and the label’s. Financial terms were not disclosed.
A busy 2026
He has split himself in two. In March 2026 he played seven club dates across North America under Kapuchon, his house and techno alias, from Los Angeles to Montreal. In October he started the Control tour, nine dates from Montreal on October 3 to Seattle on November 28, described as a major headline run. Before the tour was announced he had played the Ultra main stage in Miami twice in one night, opening as Kapuchon and returning later for an Afrojack set, and released Awake Tonight with David Guetta and Sia, the trio’s first track together since Titanium.
Why other estimates disagree
Higher estimates tend to add up gross earnings from the rankings and stop there. Those figures are pretax and pay for a touring crew, so we keep about a third. Lower estimates often ignore the label and the post-2019 years.
What would move the figure
A sale of his publishing or master rights would put a real price on what we now assume. The rest of the Control tour, which runs to late November 2026, adds to the current year’s row.
Afrojack net worth FAQ
What is Afrojack’s net worth?
We estimate about $60 million as of November 2026, in a range of $40 million to $80 million.
How much did Afrojack make in a year?
About $16 million before tax in the 12 months to August 2015, when he ranked 10th among the world’s top-earning DJs.
What is Afrojack’s real name?
Nick van de Wall. He was born on September 9, 1987, in Spijkenisse, South Holland.
Does Afrojack own a record label?
Yes. He founded Wall Recordings in 2007, and it has been independent since 2019, with a Universal partnership signed in 2022.
Has Afrojack won a Grammy?
Yes, in 2011, Best Remixed Recording for the David Guetta One Love Club remix of Madonna’s Revolver.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
Photo: Michael Grech / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped