Olivia Benson, a Scottish Fold, racks up millions of likes on Instagram and the famous cat has found success by starring alongside Swift in several music videos and ads.
But Swift’s cat was knocked off the top spot by the Instagram cat star Nala, who is in second place, and a German Shephard called Gunther VI from Italy, who is the world’s richest pet, according to a report by All About Cats.
The cat Nala became a social media sensation after her her owners Varisiri Methachittiphan and Shannon Ellis, posted images of her from their home in LA.
Nala, a Siamese and Tabby mix, has a net worth of $100 million and was adopted by the pair from an animal shelter when she was a kitten.
But Nala and Olivia Benson were knocked off the top spot for the world’s richest pet by the dog Gunther VI, who is worth $500million.
The German shepherd is owned by the Gunther Corporation who also manage the dog’s estate and fortune.
The corporation has invested in real estate properties, making Gunther VI five times richer than the runner-up on the list.
Meanwhile, Swift’s cat Olivia Benson amassed her fortune by crafting a merchandise line, alongside appearing in many big-budget ads alongside Swift, including for Diet Coke in 2014.
The cat has also featured in Swift’s music videos, including for ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Me!’.
In 2020, Swift posted a picture of the cat sat up with her legs spread on the couch, which garnered more than two million likes on her Instagram page.
According to All About Cats, Benson, Nala and Gunther VI, beat other pets such as the five dogs owned by Oprah Winfrey.
In joint fourth place were Winfrey‘s dogs Sadie, Sunny, Lauren, Layla and Luke at $30 million; Pomeranian Jiffpom at $25 million; the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, at $13 million; and the late actress Betty White’s dog, Pontiac, at $5 million.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11601763/Taylor-Swifts-cat-Olivia-Benson-worlds-richest-pet-worth-staggering-97m.html
