Net worth & personal profile
Neil YoungNet Worth
Songwriting, a major rights transaction, new store listings and family life.
We do not publish a verified current net worth figure for Neil Young.
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The essentials
Hipgnosis announced a 50% interest in worldwide song copyrights and income across 1,180 songs. [2]
The roughly $150 million figure was an industry-expert estimate reported by Music Business Worldwide. [3]
Farm Aid is a nonprofit supporting family farms, separate from Young’s private finances. [6]
Music · Song rights · Reported price · Family · Farm Aid · Recordings · Evidence
Explore music, song rights, the reported price, family, Farm Aid and recordings. Our methodology distinguishes transactions from personal wealth.
01 / Music
From Winnipeg to Harvest
Canada’s Walk of Fame records Young’s birth in Toronto on November 12, 1945 and his childhood move to Winnipeg. His path ran through high-school bands and folk groups before Buffalo Springfield in the 1960s. A solo debut followed in 1969; Harvest became his international breakthrough in 1972. That journey connects the band musician with the solo writer whose songs later became the subject of a major rights transaction.
02 / Song rights
What Hipgnosis actually acquired
Hipgnosis announced on January 6, 2021 that it had acquired 50% of Young’s worldwide copyright and income interests in his song catalogue, comprising 1,180 songs. The announcement defines the acquired share and the body of compositions. It does not disclose the purchase price or provide a personal balance sheet. A share of song copyrights and their income is a particular asset interest, rather than half of everything the musician owns. Keeping that scope intact matters when discussing the deal’s financial significance.
03 / Reported price
An estimate around $150 million
Tim Ingham’s January 6, 2021 Music Business Worldwide report put the deal in the region of $150 million, based on estimates from industry experts the publication consulted. This was reporting about a possible transaction price, not an officially disclosed payment or Young’s after-tax proceeds. It also cannot establish his current net worth. The distinction is between what a buyer may have paid for specified rights and what a person owns after liabilities, costs and taxes.
04 / Family
Daryl Hannah and three children
Bailey Bujnosek’s September 23, 2026 InStyle article, carried by AOL identifies Daryl Hannah as Young’s wife. It names three children: Zeke, born in 1972 with Carrie Snodgress, and Ben, born in 1978, and Amber Jean, born in 1984, with Pegi Young. Neil and Pegi separated in 2014. The account also describes Amber Jean’s work as a multimedia artist, a creative path distinct from her father’s recording career.
05 / Farm Aid
Music in support of family farms
Farm Aid’s own account dates its first concert to 1985, organised by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. The purpose was to draw attention to disappearing family farms and raise funds to help farmers stay on their land. The nonprofit’s work extends beyond the stage, connecting farmers with resources, developing markets for family-farm food and advocating for farm policy. This is a long-running public role alongside Young’s music. The organisation’s charitable activity belongs to its mission, rather than serving as a measure of his private earnings.
06 / Recordings
The official shop’s current listings
Young’s Warner store lists Second Song on LP and CD, alongside As Time Explodes — The Live Album. The catalogue also places newer listings beside recordings such as Mirrorball, Unplugged and Sleeps With Angels. It gives listeners a practical route into different parts of the recording catalogue, across physical formats and periods of his work. Those shop listings identify products; they do not establish sales volumes, royalties or personal income.
The evidence, with its limits
| Financial evidence | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| 50% of interests across 1,180 songs | Officially announced rights scope; no price disclosed. |
| Around $150 million | Industry-expert estimate reported in January 2021, not verified net proceeds. |
| Current private wealth | A transaction estimate is not an independently verified personal balance sheet. |
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Common questions
Questions, answered
What is Neil Young’s net worth?
We do not publish a verified current figure here. A reported catalogue price is not the same as personal net worth.
Did Neil Young sell his entire song catalogue?
Hipgnosis announced the acquisition of 50% of worldwide copyright and income interests across 1,180 songs.
Was the catalogue deal worth $150 million?
Music Business Worldwide reported approximately that amount as an estimate from consulted industry experts; it was not an officially disclosed payment.
Who is Neil Young’s wife?
The September 2026 InStyle account identifies Daryl Hannah as his wife.
How many children does Neil Young have?
Three: Zeke, Ben and Amber Jean, according to the September 2026 InStyle account.
