- Net worth estimated to be $1.2 billion as of 2020
- Earned an estimated $100 million in 2019 alone from touring and royalties
- Has sold over 100 million records worldwide as a solo artist and with The Beatles
- Member of the most successful songwriting partnership of all time with John Lennon
- Knighted by the Queen in 1997 for his services to music
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a member of The Beatles and as a solo artist