Elvis Presley achieved astronomical levels of fame in his 42 years of life, and approximately 20 or so years in the spotlight.

The "A Little Less Conversation" singer came from humble beginnings, specifically a two-room wooden home in Tupelo, Mississippi, which his father Vernon Presley built himself, though later lost three years after Elvis was born after he was found guilty of altering a check, for which he was subsequently jailed for eight months.

At age 20, however, the Blue Hawaii actor began his career with Sun Records in 1953, and today, his estate's website reports that a whopping billion of his records have been sold worldwide.

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Still, Elvis wasn't necessarily drowning in money, and how both his career and finances were complicated by the mismanagement of his manager Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker is a focus of the 2022 Baz Luhrmann biopic starring Austin Butler.

Up until his 1977 death at age 42, Elvis had an alleged net worth of $5 million, which is approximately $20 million today. However, his estate is worth close to $500 million, and profits from it contribute to both his ex-wife Priscilla Presley and their granddaughter Riley Keough's net worths.