10 most expensive NFTs bought by celebrities, Snoop Dogg takes the top spot

by · October 19, 2022

Snoop Dogg have spent the most money on a single NFT, according to a new study of celebrity NFT purchases.

CoinGeckothe world’s largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, used transaction data from OpenSea, SuperRare and Etherscan to find the most expensive NFTs that have been bought by celebrities since the start of 2021. The study looked at 50 different celebrities who have reportedly bought one or more NFTs, to find out who are the biggest individual users.

1. Snoop Dogg – Right Click and Save as Guy ($7,088,229)

American rapper and personality, Snoop Dogg, takes the top spot with the purchase of the Right Click and Save As guy who clocked in on a bargain that dropped $7,088,229 (1,600 ETH) at the time of purchase. Snoop Dogg acquired the piece, which was listed on SuperRare by the artist XCOPYlast December and added it to an ever-growing collection of NFTs.

Snoop is no stranger to acquiring expensive digital art, having revealed last year that he had been operating under the pseudonym of wealthy NFT collector, Cosomo De Medici. Considered a “whale” among the crypto community, the rapper has a collection of extremely valuable NFTs spread across multiple accounts. This includes several CryptoPunks, Bored Apes, and a second XCOPY piece that he bought for $3.9 million.

2. Gary Vee – CryptoPunk #2140 ($3,953,216)

Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, or Gary Vee as he was often referred to online, takes second place with the purchase of CryptoPunk #2140, which he picked up for a cool $3,953,216 (1,600 ETH). Despite transferring the same amount of Ethereum as Snoop Dogg’s purchase, Vee was an early adopter of the trend, buying this NFT five months prior when one ether was valued at $2,470.76.

Vee is an avid collector and advocate of NFTs, with his OpenSea account suggesting that he has purchased around 7,000 NFTs from various projects. He has amassed a cult following, in part due to the hype he generated in the crypto community, and later launched his own collection of cartoon NFTs called VeeFriends. This purchase features a punk 24-bit art style monkey wearing an orange hat and sunglasses.

3. Justin Bieber – BAYC #3001 ($1,301,550)

Pop music icon Justin Bieber takes third place with the purchase of Bored Ape Yacht Club #3001, which he bought for $1,301,550 (500 ETH) on January 29, 2022.

After he announced the purchase on Twitter, many users were quick to poke fun at the celebrity, suggesting he had paid too much for a monkey with ordinary features and characteristics. The NFT’s floor price at the time of sale was 104 ETH, or $270,908, meaning Bieber paid almost four times more than he needed to add it to his collection. The NFT features a sad unshaven monkey with dark brown fur, wearing a black t-shirt on a blue background.

4. Steve Aoki – Doodle #2238 ($862,056)

American DJ and producer Steve Aoki takes fourth place with the purchase of Doodle #2238 which he bought for $862,056 (269.69 ETH) on January 7, 2022.

After the purchase, Aoki stopped one of his live performances midway through to show fans the excited NFT, which was designed by a Canadian illustrator Scott Martin. Aoki also notably bought CryptoPunk #6473 for 65 ETH ($160,599) in July 2021, which he later sold for 300 ETH ($974,034) a few months later. Aoki appears to have several accounts on OpenSea that he collects and moves his NFTs between including; SteveAoki, SteveAokiVault, SteveAokixTheUntamedVault and 29C1EC.

5. Logan Paul – K4M-1 #03 ($624,669)

Logan Paul, the YouTube personality turned boxer takes fifth place with the purchase of K4M-1 #03 from the 0N1 Force collection. He jumped into the NFT space way back in February 2021, buying this NFT for a pricey $624,669 (188 ETH).

Logan is closely associated with Gary Vee, and appears to have quite a diverse portfolio of NFTs, with at least two accounts according to OpenSea. In fact, his two biggest purchases break the $1 million mark when combined. His two accounts ‘logz’ and ‘D50C2A’ reveal that he also owns several CryptoPunks as well as a Bored Ape.

6. Neymar Jr. – BAYC #5269 ($569,531)

Brazil and PSG superstar Neymar comes in sixth with the purchase of Bored Ape Yacht Club #5269 for $569,531 (189.69 ETH) on January 20, 2022.

Neymar purchased #5269 and a second monkey, #6633, from the BAYC collection on the same day for a total of $1.05 million. The footballer made BAYC #6633 his profile picture on Twitter shortly after the purchase, but has since changed his social media back to a picture of himself.

7. Marshmello – CryptoPunk #8274 ($504,069)

Masked electronic music producer Marshmello takes seventh place, with the purchase of CryptoPunk #8274 for $504,069 (130 ETH) on October 19, 2021.

Marshmello was also one of the celebrities who “monkeyed in” in September 2021, buying BAYC #4808 for 75 ETH. A few months later, he sold this monkey to user tommykethvault.eth for 150 ETH, which at the time was $403,371, giving the music artist around $183K in profit. Marshmello seems to have a few crypto wallets, but his most valued NFTs can be found on his OpenSea account ‘itsmarshmello’.

8. Madonna – BAYC #4988 ($466,461)

Pop legend Madonna comes in eighth place with the purchase of Bored Ape Yacht Club #4988, which she bought for $466,461 (180 ETH) on March 14, 2022.

In addition to owning several NFTs, Madonna has created her own collection of digital art titled ‘Mother of Creation’. These three NFTs were made in collaboration with a well-known artist Beep, and features a nude computer rendered version of the singer interacting with the natural world. Despite some controversy for the bizarre nature of its contents, one of the pieces sold for a staggering 170.5 ETH in May of this year – around $350,000 at the time of purchase.

9. Eminem – BAYC #9055 ($453,776)

American rapper Eminemwhose real name is Marshall Matherstakes ninth place with the purchase of Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 for which he paid $453,776 (123.45 ETH) for December 31, 2021.

Eminem bought the monkey, which bears a slight resemblance to himself in appearance, from Twitter user @Gee_Gazza, who took to the platform to announce his excitement in a tweet. β€œI live in a simulation. Thank you @Eminem for buying my monkey and joining the club! Madness. Let me write a lyric in your next single.’ NFT features a white fur monkey on a gray background wearing a gold jacket and chain, as well as a boxy army hat similar to the one the rapper is wearing.

10. Tom Brady – BAYC #3667 ($453,062)

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady rounds of the top ten, with the purchase of Bored Ape Yacht Club #3667 for which he paid $453,062 (133 ETH) on April 5, 2022. Brady’s Bored Ape can be seen wearing a World War II pilot’s helmet, smoking a cigarette on an army green. colored background.

The NFL veteran is one of several famous athletes who have purchased one NFTincluding Shaquille O’Neal, Steph Curry and LaMelo Ball.

“Celebrities buying NFTs is proof of how NFTs have begun to intertwine with popular mainstream culture,” observed the COO and co-founder of CoinGeckoBobby Ong.

“Whether for investment purposes, used as a social signal or a means of gaining access to exclusive communities, the NFT sector has high growth potential that remains largely untapped today.”

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