You Gotta Be Kitten Us Right Meow! These 5 Cool Cats Make More Than You Do

Choupette Lagerfeld

The three-year-old Birman who belongs to fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld made an estimated $3 million last year alone (according to Karl Lagerfeld). She loves using her iPad and she has two maids. She has a book due out sometime soon, as well as a makeup collection.

She made her millions doing just two projects — work with a German car manufacturer and the aforementioned beauty collaboration. Her 81-year-old owner told ‘The Cut,’ “I don’t allow her to do foodstuffs and things like this. She’s too sophisticated for that.”

Of course.

Grumpy Cat aka Tardar Sauce

The viral-sensation-turned-international-superstar isn’t worth the $100 million that was once reported, but let’s just say her bank account is one thing she shouldn’t be particularly grumpy about!

While her owners are sly about her actual net worth, she helped her owners earn somewhere in the “low six-figure” range in May 2013 — about six months after she first appeared on Internet.

Since then, she’s earned at least a million in Grumpy-branded merchandise alone — not to mention, she’s had countless endorsements, a sponsorship with Friskies and even her own movie!

Tommaso

The tale of Tommaso the cat is a true rags-to-riches story! The all-black stray was living on the streets of Rome when Maria Assunta, the widow of a successful real estate tycoon, took him in.

Upon Maria’s passing in 2011, she left the entirety of her $13 million estate to her once-homeless furry friend — making Tommaso the richest cat in the world (Guinness World Records-proven) and one of the wealthiest animals ever!

Tara ("The Hero Cat")

The furry feline received worldwide fame when she protected her owner’s child from being attacked by a neighborhood dog early last year.

Since then, she has cashed in on her altruism (hey, who wouldn’t?) and has proven her earning power by selling branded merchandise, which makes her owners an estimated half a million bucks in yearly revenue

Maru

As the seventh most popular YouTube channel in Japan, this adorable Scottish Fold has found his home on the Internet.

In addition to the advertising on his videos (which average at 800,000 views each), he has proven his earning power offline as well.

His book and DVD deals `have helped his family rake in an estimated $181,000 annually!