The Hello star easily topped The Sunday Times’s 2016 line-up of wealthy under-30s, just five months after she unveiled her first album since 2011.
Having a quiet few years musically clearly has not affected Adele’s earning power, as she now has a personal fortune of £85 million – £35 million up from last year.
It was a resounding win, with the singer’s nearest rival Ed Sheeran a distant second with a fortune of £45 million.
The 27-year-old’s wealth also saw her safely into 30th place in the paper’s list of the Top 50 music millionaires in Britain and Ireland, above artists including Sir Cliff Richard, Gary Barlow and Kylie Minogue.
Ian Coxon, who has edited the Sunday Times Rich List for 20 years, said he expected Adele’s fortune to continue to grow.
“Adele is only 27 so I would see her getting in the main list of the richest 1,000 in a couple of years – she is only £15 to £20 million away now,” he said.
Adele made her debut on the under-30s list in 2011 in ninth place, behind stars such as Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Katherine Jenkins.
But by the following year she was number one, a spot she has held onto ever since.
The singer has previously said that money does not mean too much to her and that she has turned down lucrative offers in the past.
“What have I said no to? Everything you can imagine,” she told The Guardian.
“Books, clothes, food ranges, drink ranges, fitness ranges … that’s probably the funniest.
“They wanted me to be the face of a car. Toys. Apps. Candles.
“It’s, like, I don’t want to endorse a line of nail varnishes, but thanks for asking.
“A million pounds to sing at your birthday party? I’d rather do it for free if I’m doing it, cheers … “.
Adele has enjoyed huge success with 25.
Earlier this year she made history at the Brits when she picked up four trophies in total – for best female solo artist, Brits global success award, best single for Hello and British album of the year for 25 – an achievement only equalled by Blur in 1995.
The record-breaking Brits win followed her blinding return to the spotlight with winning track Hello in October 2015.
Then 25 became the UK’s biggest-selling number one album in chart history on release in November and debuted at number one in more than 25 countries around the world, notching up over 15 million global sales.
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