The chubby cat has amassed an estimated net worth of $97 million, which is close to Rs 800 crore (at today’s conversion rate), which is “amazing”.
Release Date – 11:30 AM, Fri – 6 January 23
Washington: The benefits of being a cat person are real! Taylor Swift’s Scottish fold, Olivia Benson, is the third richest pet in the world, according to a recent report from All About Cats. The fat cat has an estimated net worth of $97 million, which is close to Rs 800 crore (at today’s conversion rate), which is “amazing”.
Social media influencer @Nala cat, a Siamese-tabby mix, is the second-highest feline fine with an estimated $100 million, according to US news outlet The New York Post. Gunther VI, a German Shepherd owned by Italian media company Gunther Corporation, has brought home the richest pet in the world for a staggering $500 million.
The list was created using Instagram statistics and the estimated earnings of each pet posted on social media. In 2020, Swift shared a photo of Olivia curled up on the couch on her Instagram page, garnering more than 2 million likes.
The “Midnight” album frontman is known to be very fond of her cat, named after the famous “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” character played by actress Mariska Hargitay . Her fluffy cat has appeared in commercials, including a 2014 ad for Diet Coke, and in music videos for her songs “Blank Space” and “Me!”
“Before I got my second cat, I kind of canvassed everyone I knew, saying, ‘Is a cat a cat, lady cat?'” Swift said in a 2014 interview on “Living with Kelly and Michael.” Time said, as in the New York Post, in which she emphasized the plural form of “cats.”
“Two cats is a cat, and more than one. They’re like, ‘No, three cats is Catwoman, and two cats is party,'” Swift added.
Oprah Winfrey’s dogs Sadie, Sonny, Lauren, Layla and Luke come in second with $30 million on the list of richest pets, followed by Pomeranian Jiffpom At $25 million, the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, at $13 million, and the late actress Betty White’s dog, Pontiac, at $5 million.
Instagram-famous dogs Doug Pug, Tucker and Marutaro are tied for $1.5 million each, according to the New York Post.
Swift also owns a cat named Benjamin Button, named after Brad Pitt’s character in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Barton is a cute ragdoll cat, but he was not selected.
