The Beatles
If each viewer of only The Beatles' first two "Sullivan" appearances deposited $1 into an account in return for watching The Beatles on these telecasts, this account would have had in it, on Feb. 16, 1964, $143.7 million. If this money had been invested at the historical rate of return earned by U.S. stocks, it would have earned an annual return, on average, of 8 percent. Today, this account would be worth about $4.4 billion. Divided equally among John, Paul, George and Ringo, Paul's share today would be $1.1 billion -- his approximate current net worth. And this from only a small payment made 45 years ago by each viewer of a mere two episodes of an American television show. That here. Paul is one of those people that when you see him, you can't stop watching him. He's been performing on stage for over 40 years with some many different people, it's intriguing just to watch his mannerisms.