Emma Watson

Emma Watson is regarded as one of the pioneering actresses of her generation, not just in terms of acting prowess, but also social impact and financial worth. Alongside fellow Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, Emma is counted as one of the most successful child actors in cinematic history.

With various high-profile roles, most notably that of Hermione Granger in the eight Harry Potter films, Emma has amassed a vast fortune from her acting gigs alone. This has been further supplemented by multi-million-dollar brand endorsements with luxury giants Burberry, Lancôme, Chanel, Alberta Ferretti, and Prada, to name a few.

Aside from this, Emma also co-owns a sustainable gin brand, Renais, with her brother, and has invested in several socially conscious start-up enterprises, including a producer of sustainable alternatives to petrochemicals and a women’s health company.

Emma is widely known for her many charitable, humanitarian, and social impact initiatives. She has actively worked with UNICEF, Kering, and the G7 alliance and has been the founding member of Time’s Up UK and the UN HeForShe campaign.

Known for her talent, passionate advocacy of human rights, and sharp business acumen, Emma is a rare breed of young actor who has managed to create not only an impressive financial standing but also meaningful social change. For this, she is considered a youth icon by millions globally.

What is Emma Watson’s Net Worth?

Emma Watson’s net worth is estimated at $85 million as of 2025.

Being part of the Harry Potter films earned Emma a pretty penny. She received $30 million for the last two movies and at least $70 million for the entire franchise. She was ranked sixth on Forbes’ Most Valuable Young Stars list in 2009 and became the highest-paid Hollywood actress in 2010. At the peak of her career, Emma earned around $20 million per year and was ranked among the highest-paid actresses worldwide.

Emma continues to be among the top-billed Western actresses, starring in high-profile productions, including Beauty and the Beast, The Bling Ring, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Noah, and most recently, Little Women. Her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, alongside Irish actor Luke Evans and Scottish acting legend Ewan McGregor OBE, earned her an impressive $15 million in base salary and performance bonuses.

Considered a global youth and style icon, Emma has collaborated with luxury giants Burberry, Lancôme, Chanel, Alberta Ferreti, and Prada, earning $5-10 million per year in endorsement fees. She has also worked pro bono for People Tree and Kering Sustainability.

Along with her brother, Alex Watson, Emma co-owns Renais, a sustainable French gin brand, for which they received the Soho House Award for ‘Breakthrough Business’ in 2023. In 2025, the business raised $6.19 million in investments.

Emma owns multi-million-dollar real estate properties in Meribel, France, and London, UK. A conservative spender, she is nonetheless known to have a taste for expensive cars and jewelry, owning a couple of limited-edition automobiles and an impressive fine jewelry collection.

Famous for her activism, Emma has worked as the UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador and helped launch their HeForShe campaign. The campaign has been endorsed by various high-profile men, including the former US President Barack Obama, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and global pop sensation Harry Styles. She is also the founding member of Time’s Up UK, set up to offer support to victims of sexual harassment.

What Businesses Does Emma Watson Own?

Emma Watson is a socially aware and astute businesswoman, having co-founded an award-winning company and invested in various change-oriented start-ups.

• Renais: Established in April 2023, Renais is a sustainable French Gin brand co-founded by Emma and her brother, Alex Watson. Continuing the family tradition – their father is a renowned winemaker, as well as being a successful lawyer – the sibling duo’s enterprise has been certified carbon neutral and has attracted $6.19 million in investments from leading private equity firm InvestBev and Jean-Sebastien Robicquet, founding partner of Maison Villevert, the luxury French liquor conglomerate.
• Falling Leaves: In a controversial turn of events, Emma was mentioned in the Panama Papers leak for owning an offshore company, Falling Leaves Ltd., in the British Virgin Islands. The actor admitted to owning the company but clarified that it was set up purely to protect her anonymity and safety. 
• Hertility: In 2024, Emma invested an undisclosed amount in Hertility, a start-up focused on transforming women’s reproductive healthcare, with a commitment to provide personalized, accessible services to cater to women’s individual reproductive needs.

• FabricNano: Emma, along with (then)Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and former Bayer chief executive Alexander Moscho, was part of a $12.5 million investment round in FabricNano, a start-up aiming to revolutionize plastics by developing sustainable alternatives to petrochemical products.

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What Brands Does Emma Watson Endorse?

Emma has a long history of working with leading luxury, fashion, and beauty brands, for financial profit and in pro bono capacities.

• Prada: Emma was announced as the face of Prada Beauty’s fragrance Paradoxe in August 2022, for which she both directed and starred in the launch commercial. In January 2024, she was unveiled as the co-ambassador for the brand’s sustainable line, Re-Nylon, with British actor Benedict Cumberbatch. 
• Kering: The actress was appointed as the youngest member of the luxury conglomerate’s board of directors and the chair of its sustainability committee in 2020. This is a non-paying, advisory role.
• Lancôme: Emma was signed as the luxury French beauty brand’s ambassador in 2011. During her five-year-long association with the brand, she was featured in several noteworthy campaigns – the launch of Trésor Midnight Rose fragrance, the controversial skin-whitening Blanc Expert ad, and the Rouge in Love collection.
• Calvin Klein: Wearing a gown made of recycled plastic bottles by the brand at the 2016 Met Gala, Emma made fashion headlines for her bold choice and advocacy for sustainable fashion. The actress continues to wear Burberry designs at various red-carpet events to date.
• Burberry: Emma was announced as the global face of British heritage brand Burberry in June 2009, in a six-figure deal for a year-long collaboration. During this time, she was featured in the Burberry AW 2009 and SS 2010 campaigns.
• People Tree: Working as a pro bono creative adviser, Emma co-created a line of ethical spring styles for the fair-trade fashion brand in 2009. The collection drew widespread media attention and praise for Emma’s involvement.
• Alberta Ferreti: Partnering with the luxury label, Emma launched an environmentally friendly capsule collection, Pure Threads, in 2011. Made in Italy, the capsule was a part of a series of associations with “sensitive people, who want to be supportive of these kinds of issues.”
• Chanel: Emma was chosen to be the face of the iconic Chanel Coco Mademoiselle fragrance in 2008, replacing Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley, in a 2-year, $3.9 million deal.

Emma is also a vocal supporter of sustainable fashion initiatives, lending her voice to promote planet-friendly apps like Good on You and endorsing eco-conscious brands like Catbird, Simon Miller, AllSisters, Gabriela Hirst, Woron, Edun, Kitx, and Ancient Greek Sandals. In 2017, she established an Instagram account to promote her sustainable outfits from the Beauty and the Beast press tour, featuring upcycled looks from brands like Givenchy and Emilia Wickstead.

Assets and Lifestyle of Emma Watson

Emma Watson’s Real Estate Portfolio

The full details of Emma’s real estate properties are not public knowledge due to her closely guarding her private life. However, the actress owns at least a couple of properties in France and the United Kingdom, and has rented luxury apartments in New York and London.

• Canonbury Place Terraced House: The actress reportedly purchased this house via Skype because of its paparazzi-proof entrance. Estimated to be worth $3.3 million, this four-bedroom vintage property is in Canonbury, an affluent North London suburb.

• Meribel Ski Chalet: Bought by the actress in 2008, at the age of just 18, for $1.3 million, this luxury property is in the picturesque alpine resort town of Meribel, France – the destination of choice for many A-listers, including the soccer legend David Beckham. While the specifics of the house are not publicly known, it is deemed a prime investment by realtors, estimated to have increased sixfold in value since purchase.

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Vehicles Owned by the Celebrity Over the Years

There are conflicting reports about the Harry Potter star’s car collection, however, she certainly owns a few impressive vehicles, including the below:

• Toyota Prius: The modestly priced car was the actress’s first major purchase in 2009, right after she learnt how to drive. She has admitted that she was repeatedly teased for driving the ‘brick,’ but the car served her well and was environmentally friendly, the most important consideration for her at the time.
• Cadillac Escalade ESV: Emma next bought the $100,000 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the SUV of choice of many high-profile celebrities, including NBA goat Michael Jordan.
• Audi S3 Sportback: The actress is often seen driving this $52,000 blue beauty around London. The car was in the news last year after being impounded for illegal parking in William Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon.

In addition to the above, Emma is also rumored to own a BMW 5-Series sedan, a Lexus RX350, a Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet, a Volvo XC90, and a Rolls-Royce Ghost.

What's Next For Emma Watson?

Emma has been on acting hiatus since 2018, last seen as Meg March in Little Women, alongside teenage heartthrob Timothee Chalamet and Academy Award-winning actor Saoirse Ronan. She has used this time to pursue further education, having enrolled for a master’s degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford in 2023, and to hone her directing and producing skills.

The actress has expressed her desire to try her hand behind the camera, having recently written, conceptualized, and directed the Prada Paradoxe commercial. Citing a growing sense of discontentment with her lack of control as an actor, Emma has said in recent interviews that she is waiting for the right project to get back into acting.

In the meantime, the Harry Potter star continues to dedicate her time to her business and investment endeavors, humanitarian work, and active brand endorsements.

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