Adele didn't release any music last year, but she still made an eye-watering $120,000 a day in 2018.
The 31-year-old singer is now worth $304 million, reports The Sun.
The Someone Like You singer last released an album in 2015 and is still raking in the revenue from her recorded music.
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She has two companies, Melted Stone Ltd and Melted Stone Publishing. The publishing company earns profits from her lyrics and sheet music, and both companies earned $44 million in 2018.
Last year Adele took home an $8 million dividend from the companies, public records show.
Her last album 25 went on to sell 22 million copies worldwide.
The downside for Adele is it means a hefty tax bill - the star spoke to Q magazine after she released her first album 19 and said she was "mortified" to pay top rates for tax.
"Trains are always late, most state schools are sh*t and I've got to give you, like, four million quid - are you having a laugh?"
There are rumours the Grammy Award winner is about to release her new album on November 8, according to Showbiz!, meaning a new single could be arriving soon.
In April the star announced her split from her husband Simon Konecki.
The couple was married for three years, and a had a son named Angelo together in 2012. Their divorce was worth $278 million.
The singer is now dating British rapper Skepta.
Earlier this month, The Sun reported fellow British musician Ed Sheeran paid himself a comparable sum of $92,000 a day - a $33 million salary.