Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Earns Her ~$2.5 Million Every Year
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How much does Mariah Carey earn from "All I Want for Christmas Is You" annually?
Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' was released in 1994 and has become a perennial holiday phenomenon. The song reportedly earns Carey approximately $2.5–3 million in royalties every holiday season, and this number has grown as digital streaming has expanded.
The song took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2019 — 25 years after its release — and has done so again multiple times since. Carey co-wrote and co-produced the song in just 15 minutes during a recording session. It remains one of the best-selling Christmas singles of all time with over 16 million copies sold.
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