A wave of NFTs in 2021 revolutionized visual art, and now in 2022 NFT collections famous with celebs such as CryptoPunks and the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) have established fresh all-time records. Reports of superstar NFT purchasers paying thousands and thousands of dollars, perhaps billions on an NFT continue to hit the media. Many thought the hoopla would fade down, but NFTs have beaten Crypto moving into the middle of 2022 and superstar NFT shareholders, assuming they didn’t sell, will indeed be ahead on their purchases.

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Celebs are jumping on board the NFT bandwagon in greater numbers than ever before, following in the footsteps of businessmen, performers, Disc Jockeys, and sportsmen. There are those who create their personal NFT collections, those who acquire NFT from other creators, and those who actively invest in NFT companies. With the help of this article, you'll be able to learn about some of the most famous NFT collectors and their stunning JPEGs.

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Following are the top 5 celebrity NFT owners who have bought NFTs recently:

         1. Bored Ape Yacht Club - Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley, better known by his stage name Timbaland, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer. Many notable performers have benefited from Timbaland's contributions to their tracks. He has produced and worked before with Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Ginuwine, and Ludacris, to name a few artists. Since there are only 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs in existence, Timbaland took Bored Ape #590 into the ultra-exclusive BAYC, where he joined CryptoPunks as the most costly NFTs on the market for blue-chip NFT collections. There have only been a few NFT artworks by artists such as Beeple and Pak which have sold for more money.

         2. Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vee has become an NFT member since its inception. He just created his personal Veefriends NFT initiative, which grants 3 year access to a multi-day meeting called Veecon for the owners of his company's NFT shares. His own collection accounts for 74% of his total NFT value. He has 1016 Veefriends NFTs, that have a market worth of $69 million, in his collection. He has also amassed NFTs from various other people's collections. As of this writing, Gary Vee's NFT collection is estimated to be valued over $90 million.  Sixty CryptoPunks and Seven Bored Ape Yacht Club are a couple of his more notable works.

         3. KaijuKing - Marshmello

Known for his electronic music, Disk Jockey Marshmello is yet another well-known superstar NFT owner, with many under his belt. In 2015, Christopher Comstock began to gain attention, but he has a number of YouTube hits that have over 1 billion views. Until Marshmello updated his Twitter profile photo to that of a CryptoPunk, he stayed an NFT whale in the shadows. When the KaijuKing NFT was released in October 2021, it was estimated at more than $1 million. There are 3,333 NFTs in his KaijuKing #1680 collection, and he paid 5.88 ETH for it which is equal to $17000 at present.

         4. Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg, the legendary rap artist, is a key figure in the NFT community. He was one of the first proponents of Dogecoin, and also worked with the Sandbox Game to provide additional land possibilities, as well as Chris Torres to establish the NyanDogg Collection. In September 2021, he confessed that he was the person behind the famous NFT enthusiast Twitter account Cozomo de' Medici, which had been active since August. He stated that he wished to keep his NFT firm apart from his other endeavors. Cozomo de' Medici owns 10 CryptoPunks valued $8.81 million and 9 Meebits valued $2.5 million underneath the identity Cozomo de' Medici. Taking everything into consideration, the collection is estimated to be worth $14 million dollars.

         5. Clone X - Steve Aoki

It's impossible to speak about NFT producers without mentioning Steve Aoki. Several people are familiar with Aoki's work as a Disc Jockey, recording artist, and sound engineer. "Experience - based" live shows have made him one of the most popular artists on Spotify, with more than 15 million monthly plays. Steve bought his first CloneX NFT on December 14th, 2021 for 13.95 ETH which is about $42,500 at the time of this writing. From the series of 20,000 Clone X NFTs, NFT #2004 stands out for its unique >

The Bottomline

All NFT owners have appreciated the infusion of diverse singers, businessmen, celebrities, and elite athletes into the NFT ecosystem. In addition to investing in popular NFT collections like BAYC, Cool Cats, and CryptoPunks, several superstars who own NFT are also buying artworks by independent artists. Recently, having a BAYC or Punk has become a prestige mark for superstars and sportsperson rather than merely a Cryptocurrency collector's item. We're keen to monitor the celebrity trend into NFTs and see what is coming up ahead.

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