Wale Net Worth (Updated 2024)

Olubowale Victor Akintimehin best known as Wale is a Nigerian-American rapper and songwriter. He got popular locally through his 2006 song “Dig Dug (Shake It). After this, he signed English DJ Mark Ronson’s Allido Records and slowly became internationally popular. His biggest hit is “On Chill” featuring Jeremih. As of 2024, Wale net worth is $4 million dollars.

Wale Early Life

Olubowale V. Akintimehin was born on September 21, 1984, in Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. His birth name is Olubowale Victor Akintimehin. His parents came from Austria to the United States in 1979. They were both from the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria. His father’s name is Ayo Akintimehin and his mother’s name is Doris Akintimehin. They are Christian by religion. Any further information related to his parents has not been disclosed.

Name	Wale.
Real Name	Olubowale Victor Akintimehin.
Birth Date / Age	September 21, 1984 / 39 Years Old.
Birth Place	Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States.
Source of Income	Music.
Height	5 feet 10 inches/1.78 m.
Net Worth	$4 million dollars.

Any information about Wale’s sibling is unknown. But he has a famous cousin. Gbenga Akinnagbe is the cousin of Wale. He is an actor who is best known for playing Chris Partlow on HBO’s The Wire. He came from a Christian family. His other stage name is Ralph Folarin. Many people know him with this stage name.

When Wale was 10 years old, they moved to Montgomery County, Maryland. He attended and graduated from the Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg in 2002. Then he decided to move to Largo in Prince George’s County. On football scholarships, he attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University. But he had to drop out for academic reasons. He is quite a sportsperson. He is also a big fan of wrestling.

Wale Music Career

Wale’s first-ever recorded track “Rhyme of the Century” was played on the local radio. He became locally popular after releasing the track, “Dig Dug (Shake It)”. It became quite popular in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. It was a tribute to Ronald “Dig Dug” Dixon, who was band Northeast Groovers. He released a few more mixtapes locally.

After getting local popularity, Wale came in touch with muѕіс рrоduсеr Маrk Rоnѕоn іn 2006 and later signed to his music lаbеl, Аllіdо Rесоrdѕ in 2007. After that, he took music professionally and released seven beautiful albums till now; such as Attention Deficit in 2009, Ambition in 2011, The Gifted in 2013, The Album About Nothing in 2015, Shine in 2017, Wow… That’s Crazy in 2019 and Folarin II in 2021.

Wale has collaborated with many famous artists. His biggest hit is also a collaboration with Jeremih titled “On Chill”. He has also worked with Lady Gaga, Usher, Chris Brown, etc. Many times he has been nominated for awards and won some of them. He has also appeared on Television. This rapper has worked in the fantasy drama series American Gods. He has portrayed Chango in season 3.

Wale Net worth

As of 2024, Wale net worth is $4 million dollars. After starting a music career, he earned a lot of money. His annual income is 665k dollars. Every month he roughly earns 56k dollars.

Wale’s main income source is his musical career. He has earned a huge sum of money just by album sales. He also earns a lot from streams and live performances. His other income way is brand endorsing. Just by brand endorsing, he earns 150k dollars every year.

Wale has many expensive assets. Though he does not own any house in New York City, he owns real estate in Atlanta, Georgia. He4 also owns many expensive and luxury cars. He owns a Rolls Royce Ghost, a Mercedes S550, a Ferrari 458 Italia, and a Metallic Rolls-Royce Phantom. He just loves wearing expensive jewelry, including rings, chains, and watches.

Wale Instgram and Twitter.

Wale is a super-hyped social media personality. He has got millions of fans on every kind of social media platform. Wale is very active on every social media platform and people love him on social media. He has a verified Facebook page where he posts regularly. He has more than 4.7 million followers there.

Wale also owns his own Youtube channel where he has got almost 2 million subscribers. He has uploaded roughly 200 videos there. On his Instagram account, he has more than 4.6 million followers. He regularly uploads photos videos and stories there.

Wale has got a huge following on Twitter. He often tweets where he has got more than 6.3 million followers. In 2020, he also got an account on Tiktok but he has got only 38k followers there and he is not that consistent there.

Wale Personal Life

Wale has been in a very long relationship. He has dated model Claudia Alexis Jourdan who is also known as Chloe Alexis. They never got married. But they have a daughter together. Her name is Zyla Moon Oluwakemi. She was born in 2016. It was their first baby and they lost it by miscarriage. Although they shared a long-lasting relationship it did not last forever and they split up eventually.

Since 2019, wale has been in another relationship. He has been rumored of having a relationship with model India Graham. They have confirmed their relationship by appearing publicly together and showing a romantic bond.