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arry Potter books sold more than 500 million copies, but they ve also been turned into a massively successful film series, and they re the inspiration for three whole amusement parks. So yeah, J.K. Rowling is rich. In fact, she s richer than the Queen of England. The once-beloved and now controversial writer has made an absolute fortune off The Boy Who Lived; she s currently one of the wealthiest authors in the world. Which, it should be noted, puts her in an enormous position of influence influence she s currently using to make hateful and dangerous comments against the trans community.
Unlike her opinions on Twitter, Rowling is extremely private about her personal finances but here s everything we managed to rustle up about her vast net worth.