The chubby cat has a net worth of 97 million dollars, which is close to Rs 800 crore (at today’s conversion rate), which is ‘pawsitively’ incredible.
Washington: There are real advantages to being a cat person! According to a recent All About Cats report, Olivia Benson, a Scottish fold owned by Taylor Swift, is the world’s third wealthiest pet. The chubby cat has a net worth of 97 million dollars, which is close to Rs 800 crore (at today’s conversion rate), which is ‘pawsitively’ incredible.
The social media influencer @Nala cat, a Siamese and tabby mix, is ranked second in the feline fine with an estimated $100 million, according to the New York Post, a US-based news outlet. Gunther VI, a German Shepherd owned by the Italian media conglomerate Gunther Corporation, was named the world’s wealthiest pet after winning a $500 million bet.
The list was compiled using Instagram statistics and the estimated revenue per social media post for each pet. Swift posted a photo of Olivia curled up on a couch on her Instagram page in 2020, and it received over 2 million likes.
It’s no secret that the vocalist for the “Midnights” album adores her cat, who is named after the well-known ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ character played by actress Mariska Hargitay. Her fluffy cat has appeared in commercials, including one for Diet Coke in 2014, as well as music videos for her songs “Blank Space” and “Me!”
“Before I got the second cat, I went around asking everyone I knew, ‘Is cats, cat lady?'” Swift said during a 2014 interview on ‘Live With Kelly and Michael’ as quoted in a report by the New York Post, in which she emphasised the plural of ‘cat’.
“There are two cats, and there are more than one. “And they’re like, ‘No, three cats equals a cat lady, two cats equals a party,'” Swift continued.
Oprah Winfrey’s dogs Sadie, Sunny, Lauren, Layla, and Luke came in second place with $30 million each, followed by the Pomeranian Jiffpom with $25 million, the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette with $13 million, and the late actress Betty White’s dog Pontiac with $5 million.
According to the New York Post, the prize was USD 1.5 million and was shared by Instagram-famous dogs Doug The Pug, Tucker, and Marutaro.
Swift also has a cat named Benjamin Button after Brad Pitt’s character in the 2008 film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.
Button is a cute ragdoll cat who didn’t make the cut.
