• Celebrities with gray or white hair are most likely to be successful with the average net worth being $3.1 billion.
  • Celebs with black hair ($424.1 million on average) follow in second place.
  • Famous people with red/ginger hair have an average net worth of $347.5 million, placing them as third most successful.
  • George Lucas and Steven Spielberg contribute the most to the earnings of those with grey/white hair with respective net worths of $10 billion and $7.5 billion.
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When it comes to determining fame and success, we can use celebrities as examples. A recent study by OnBuy.com found that celebs with a Taurus star sign are most likely to be successful on TikTok. But does hair color also determine success? Interested in answering this question online marketplace OnBuy.com can now reveal all after analysing Forbes’ Celeb 100 and Wealthiest celebrities lists.

Taking the lead as those most likely to be successful are celebrities with gray or white hair. On average stars with this hair color have a net worth of $3.1 billion, thanks to the contributions of George Lucas with a net worth of $10 billion, as well as Steven Spielberg with a net worth of $7 billion.

Despite there only being six celebrities falling under this natural hair color, they are the biggest earners from the last three years showing things really do get better with age, success being one of them.

Following in second place are celebs with black hair, who were found to have an average net worth of $424.1 million. Contributing to this are Kanye West with a net worth of $6.6 billion, Oprah with a net worth of $3.5 billion and Simon Cowell with a worth of $600 million.

In third place are those sporting natural ginger/red hair. Despite only five celebrities helping to make up this hair group, their combined net worth averaged an enviable $347.5 million. From Elton John’s net worth of $500 million to Ed Sheeran’s sum of $200 million, it goes to show that despite only 1-2% of the world's population having this hair color, they are clearly made for success.

Not far behind in fourth place, with an average net worth of $312.7 million, are celebs with brown hair. Contributing to the average is Kim Kardashian with a net worth of $1.4 billion, as well as her sister Kylie Jenner with a net worth of $700 million and Mark Wahlberg whose worth is set at $350 million.

Celebrities with blonde hair land in last place with the lowest average net worth of $185.4 million. Among the celebs analysed with naturally blonde hair are Ellen DeGeneres with a net worth of $500 million, Taylor Swift at $400 million and everyone’s favorite chef Gordon Ramsay at $220 million.

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