Bing Crosby net worth: How much was Bing Crosby worth at death?

American singer, actor and comedian Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby Jr. had an estimated net worth of $50 million at the time he died.

Crosby’s estimated net worth was accrued from decades in the entertainment industry as well as his investments in real estate, mines, oil wells, cattle ranches, race horses, music publishing, baseball teams, and television.

Crosby made a fortune from the Minute Maid Orange Juice Corporation, in which he was a principal stockholder.

One of the most popular and influential entertainers of the 20th century, Crosby began his career as a singer in the 1920s and went on to achieve great success with hits like “White Christmas” and “Swinging on a Star.”

Crosby’s early career coincided with recording innovations that enabled him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many subsequent male singers, including Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon.

Crosby had an impact on the post-World War II recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to the US by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in the California electronics company Ampex to manufacture copies.

He then convinced ABC to let him tape his shows. He was the first performer to record his radio shows in advance and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape.

In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he assisted in the development of videotape, purchased television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, which won two World Series during his ownership (1960 and 1971).