Keira Knightley
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Keira Knightley Net Worth

British actress of Pirates of the Caribbean
Estimated net worth
$80M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, September 25, 2026. Updated November 9, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated September 25, 2026). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Keira Knightley’s net worth over time

$80M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Sep 2026. page last updated September 25, 2026$80MSep 2026

This is the only published estimate we have found so far. More bars will appear as new estimates are published. Tap or hover a bar to see the source.

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DateEstimateSource
Sep 2026$80 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated September 25, 2026

Where the money comes from

Film rolesFranchise filmsTelevision seriesStage work

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Keira Knightley’s fortune in real-life terms

1,223 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
370×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.01%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Keira Knightley has an estimated net worth of $80 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Keira Knightley net worth page (figures as of September 25, 2026).

Keira Knightley is a British actress who was born on 26 March 1985 in London to the English actor Will Knightley and the Scottish playwright Sharman Macdonald. She obtained an agent at age six and worked in commercials and television films. After a minor role as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999, her breakthrough came in Bend It Like Beckham in 2002 and Love Actually in 2003. She achieved global recognition as Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean.

She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Pride & Prejudice in 2005, and starred in Atonement, The Duchess, A Dangerous Method and Anna Karenina. She earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for playing Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game in 2014. Later she starred in Colette in 2018, Boston Strangler in 2023 and the thriller series Black Doves in 2024. On stage she appeared in The Misanthrope in 2009, which earned an Olivier Award nomination, and in a 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin. She was appointed an OBE in 2018.

How Keira Knightley makes her money

Film roles are the largest source. Her work in the Pirates of the Caribbean series from 2003 to 2007 and again in 2017 made her one of the best-known actresses of her generation.

Period dramas add steady prestige income. Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, The Duchess, Anna Karenina and Colette built a reputation that studios and distributors pay for.

Television is a growing stream. The thriller series Black Doves in 2024 put her into streaming drama.

Stage work and fashion partnerships add smaller sums. She has appeared in two West End productions and on Broadway.

Her estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Keira Knightley's net worth at $80 million, on its page last updated September 25, 2026. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

Her figure reflects a blockbuster franchise role, two Oscar nominations and years of period dramas. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1999

    Appears in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

  2. 2002

    Breaks through in Bend It Like Beckham.

  3. 2003

    Stars in Love Actually and Pirates of the Caribbean.

  4. 2005

    Earns an Oscar nomination for Pride & Prejudice.

  5. 2014

    Earns an Oscar nomination for The Imitation Game.

  6. 2018

    Is appointed an OBE and stars in Colette.

Keira Knightley net worth FAQ

What is Keira Knightley's net worth?

Keira Knightley's net worth is an estimated $80 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Keira Knightley net worth page (September 25, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Keira Knightley get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film roles, Franchise films, Television series, Stage work.

Is Keira Knightley a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Keira Knightley is estimated at $80 million.

Which Oscar nominations has Keira Knightley received?

She was nominated for Best Actress for Pride & Prejudice and Best Supporting Actress for The Imitation Game.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Keira Knightley net worth page (September 25, 2026)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Keira Knightley (accessed November 9, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

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