Which Pink Floyd member has the biggest fortune today?

The band's bank balances compared

Few acts have left a bigger mark on modern music than Pink Floyd. After emerging from London's underground psychedelic scene in 1965, the trailblazing group pioneered the progressive rock genre and went on to sell a staggering 250 million records.

From Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb to Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Pink Floyd's catalog is packed with enduring classics that have helped generate colossal personal fortunes, though one of the founding members quit in the early days before the band achieved major commercial success.

Click or scroll on to find out who is worth what, from the least loaded to the richest, based on wealth estimates from Celebrity Net Worth.

All dollar values in US dollars

Syd Barrett: $500,000

Syd Barrett was Pink Floyd's original frontman and chief songwriter, shaping the band's early psychedelic sound with his stream-of-consciousness style and surreal lyricism. He also gave the group its name, gleaned from blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Barrett wrote Pink Floyd's first single Arnold Layne and much of the 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. But he ended up leaving the band in 1968 as his behavior became increasingly erratic amid heavy drug use.

The group later honored Barrett in 1975's Wish You Were Here with the nine-part tribute Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

Syd Barrett: $500,000

Post-Pink Floyd, Barrett released two solo albums before withdrawing from the limelight in the early 1970s as his mental health declined. He spent the rest of his life in relative seclusion in Cambridge, focusing mainly on painting and gardening, sustained by royalties from his early songwriting credits and invalidity benefits.

Barrett died in 2006 aged 60 from pancreatic cancer. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he was worth $500,000 at the time, while probate records put his estate at $3.1 million, which was divided among his siblings.

Rick Wright: $70 million

Pink Floyd co-founder Rick Wright was the band's quiet creative force, whose richly textured keyboards helped define its distinctive sound. Alongside providing vocals on tracks such as Time and Echoes, he contributed significantly to classic albums including The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Meddle.

Away from the group, Wright released two solo albums.

Rick Wright: $70 million

Relations within Pink Floyd became fractious during the making of The Wall, and Wright left the band after the accompanying tour in 1981. He returned as a touring musician in 1987 before rejoining as a full member for 1994's The Division Bell.

Wright died from lung cancer in 2008 aged 65. While Celebrity Net Worth pegs his wealth at the time at $70 million, probate records show his estate was worth around $44 million.

The bulk of the fortune went to his three children, though he also set aside $37,000 to pay for a "really good party" for friends.

David Gilmour: $180 million

David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, initially to support childhood friend Syd Barrett as the frontman's mental health deteriorated. Before long, he'd replaced Barrett, helping guide the band away from psychedelia and towards the expansive progressive sound that would make it a global phenomenon.

Admired for his expressive guitar playing and smooth, soulful voice, Gilmour became one of Pink Floyd's defining creative forces. He has sung lead vocals on many of the band's best-known songs and co-wrote classics including Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and Young Lust.

David Gilmour: $180 million

After Roger Waters departed in the mid-1980s, Gilmour led the band through A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell. Alongside his work with Pink Floyd, he has enjoyed a successful solo career spanning five studio albums.

Gilmour's estimated fortune comes in at $180 million. His bank balance was boosted hugely in 2024 by Pink Floyd's reported $400 million sale of its recorded music catalog and name rights to Sony.

Gilmour is known for his philanthropy. He famously donated $6.5 million from the sale of a London home to a homelessness charity in 2002 and gave the $21.5 million raised from a 2019 guitar auction to climate-related causes.

Nick Mason: $200 million

Pink Floyd's only constant member, Nick Mason has played on every studio album released by the band since its formation in 1965. As the group's drummer, he provided the rhythmic backbone to classics including The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall.

Although often less visible than Roger Waters or David Gilmour, Mason remained a steady presence throughout Pink Floyd's lineup changes and internal disputes. He also co-wrote tracks including Speak to Me and Time.

Nick Mason: $200 million

Aside from music, Mason is a renowned classic-car enthusiast who has amassed one of the world's most valuable private vehicle collections. It includes a Ferrari 250 GTO reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. The rocker has even competed at Le Mans.

Mason also continues to perform with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, a band dedicated to Pink Floyd's early material.

Roger Waters: $310 million

Roger Waters co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 as the band's bassist and became its dominant creative force during the 1970s. Waters wrote most of the lyrics for The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall, playing a crucial role in developing the band's groundbreaking concept album format.

Increasing tensions with the rest of the group led to his departure in 1985, and he went on to enjoy significant solo success.

Roger Waters: $310 million

Waters penned the majority of the band's lyrics during its most lucrative period. He also retained rights to many of his compositions after leaving the group and earned millions more through large-scale solo tours, particularly The Wall Live.

Needless to say, Waters benefited enormously from the 2024 sale of the band's back catalog and name-and-likeness rights. It's hardly surprising then that he ranks as the richest of the five members, past and present.

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