English pop singer and member of boy band One Direction, Zayn Malik has an estimated net worth of $40 million (£25m) as of May 2015, according to Sunday Times Rich List. Malik was born and raised in Bradford to an English mother and British-Pakistani father.
One Direction was established in 2010 with Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. The band’s world tour generated $114 million. The band has helped raise £2.1m for charity in 2013, which includes half of the £2m raised by the Comic Relief single, One Way or Another. The other half was credited to the band in 2013.
On 25 March 2015 Zayn Malik left the band. Five became four when Zayn Malik left in March, saying that he wanted to start living his life like a normal 22-year-old. Some chance of that happening. One Direction’s millions of girl fans were upset
Following his departure from One Direction, Malik signed to record label Syco label and is expected to released his first solo album in 2016. He is engaged to Little Mix star Perrie Edwards.
