26 of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings of all time

Gabbi ShawJul 15, 2020, 01:37 IST

Mariah Carey and James Packer.Getty Images/Rob Kim and Rich Fury/Invision

The most expensive engagement ring in Hollywood history belongs to Mariah Carey.
The ring was worth a reported $10 million, though she sold it in 2018 for $2.1 million, according to Page Six.
She's not the only celebrity with an expensive ring — here are 25 other celebs that wear giant sparklers.

The rich and the famous go all out all the time, whether it's for vacations, designer clothes, or spoiling their offspring. That's why it's no surprise that they shell out some ridiculously big bucks for engagement rings, too.

While even the concept of spending $1 million on a ring might seem wild, it is clearly chump change for these actors, musicians, and moguls who have dropped that and more for their baubles.

Keep reading to see the 26 most expensive celebrity engagement rings.

Amy Daire and Brenna Opelka contributed to an earlier version of this article.

Scarlett Johansson debuted her $450,000, 11-carat engagement ring at San Diego Comic Con a few months after getting engaged to "SNL" comedian Colin Jost.

Jost and Johansson. Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images and Splash News

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez — or "J. Rod" — got engaged after two years of dating in 2019. He sealed the deal with an estimated 15-carat emerald-cut diamond.

Rodriguez and Lopez. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images and Instagram/@jlo

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez — or "J. Rod" — got engaged after two years of dating in 2019. He sealed the deal with an estimated 15-carat emerald-cut diamond.

Alexa Dell, the 26-year-old heiress to Dell Technologies, shared videos of her unbelievable emerald-cut diamond engagement ring that is estimated to be 12 carats.

Refoua and Dell. Alexa Dell/Instagram

Lady Gaga never got around to saying "I do," but she did say yes to Taylor Kinney when he whipped out this 6-carat, heart-shaped diamond ring by Lorraine Schwartz.

Kinney and Gaga. Getty Images/Jason Merritt and Instagram/Lady Gaga

Kate Middleton's unique 12-carat sapphire — surrounded by diamonds, no less — popped perfectly with her navy dress when the royal couple announced their engagement in 2010.

Middleton and Prince William. Getty Images/Pool

Kate Middleton's unique 12-carat sapphire — surrounded by diamonds, no less — popped perfectly with her navy dress when the royal couple announced their engagement in 2010.

Justin Theroux asked for Jennifer Aniston's hand with a stunning 10-carat diamond that would make anyone scream yes.

Theroux and Aniston. Getty Images/Jason Merritt/David Buchan

George Clooney popped the question to Amal with a 7-carat, emerald-cut diamond.

The Clooneys. Getty Images/Clemens Bilan/Pool

Gabrielle Union said yes to former NBA star Dwyane Wade and the 8.5-carat, cushion-cut diamond he chose for her.

Wade and Union. Getty Images/Matt Winkelmeyer and Instagram/Gabrielle Union

Michael Douglas gave Catherine Zeta-Jones this antique engagement ring by Fred Leighton. It's estimated to be 10 carats.

Douglas and Zeta-Jones. Getty Images/Joshua Blanchard/Frederick M. Brown

Angelina Jolie's ring from Brad Pitt was an emerald-cut rock weighing in at about 6 carats with smaller (but still large) diamonds on either side.

Jolie and Pitt. Getty Images/Jonathan Leibson/Jason Merritt

Diamonds are forever but marriages are not, as Katie Holmes could probably tell you. Her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, got down on one knee with this stunning 5-carat rock.

Holmes and Cruise. Getty Images/Andrew H. Walke/Pascal Le Segretain

Kate Upton's one-of-a-kind ring by Anita Ko features an 8-carat, round-cut diamond in a unique six-prong setting.

Upton and Verlander. Getty Images/Frazer Harrison/Gustavo Caballero

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias usually kept their relationship on the down low until she went public with a rather large radiant-cut canary diamond on her special finger.

Kournikova and Iglesias. Getty Images/Doug Ben/Clive Brunskill

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias usually kept their relationship on the down low until she went public with a rather large radiant-cut canary diamond on her special finger.

Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries lasted only 72 days. The best thing to come out of it was this 16-carat center diamond from Lorraine Schwartz.

Humphries and Kardashian. Getty Images/Pascal Le Segretain

When Russell Wilson put a ring on it, he made sure to out-do Ciara's last fiancé, Future, who shelled out $1.5 million to ask the big question. Russell upped the ante to 16 carats in March 2016 during a beach getaway.

Wilson and Ciara. Getty Images/Alberto E. Rodriguez and Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

When Russell Wilson put a ring on it, he made sure to out-do Ciara's last fiancé, Future, who shelled out $1.5 million to ask the big question. Russell upped the ante to 16 carats in March 2016 during a beach getaway.

Mariah Carey got engaged to Nick Cannon in 2008, who proposed with a 17-carat emerald-cut pink diamond by Jacob & Co.

Carey and Cannon. Getty Images/Ethan Miller/Kevork Djansezian

Blake Lively's trendy 12-carat, oval-cut diamond set in 18-carat rose gold was made by the celebrity favorite Lorraine Schwartz.

Lively and Reynolds. Getty Images/Frazer Harrison/Pascal Le Segretain

In the early 2000s, President Donald Trump gave his now-wife Melania a 12-carat diamond ring.

The Trumps. Getty Images/Alex Wong/Bryan Bedder

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa was with him through thick and thin after their wedding in 2001. It's no wonder he bought her an 8-carat upgrade in 2003.

The Bryants. Getty Images/Jed Jacobsohn/Lisa Blumenfeld

Jennifer Lopez said "I do" to Marc Anthony in 2004 after he popped the question with an 8.5-carat blue diamond ring.

Lopez and Anthony. Getty Images/Charley Gallay/Frederick M. Brown

When Prince Rainier III of Monaco proposed to Grace Kelly in 1955, he pulled out a 10.47-carat, emerald-cut diamond ring by Cartier.

Prince Rainier and Kelly. Mary Altaffer/AP

Kim Kardashian's engagement ring from Kanye West got even more attention after the 20-carat diamond ring was stolen in a jewelry heist in Paris.

West and Kardashian. Getty Images/Jason Merritt/Kim Kardashian

Paris Hilton thought she met her match with Paris Latsis in 2005 when he proposed with a 24-carat canary diamond.

Hilton and Latsis. Getty Images/Gareth Cattermol/Kevin Winter

The world's most iconic musical duo said "I do" in 2008 at a secret wedding. Her engagement ring has an overwhelming 18-carat emerald-cut flawless center diamond.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Getty Images/Mike Coppola/Kevork Djansezian

Elizabeth Taylor's decades-long record for the biggest and best engagement ring only recently fell to No. 2. The 33-carat Asscher cut Krupp Diamond set in platinum was the one to beat.

Burton and Taylor. AP/Express/Express Newspapers

Elizabeth Taylor's decades-long record for the biggest and best engagement ring only recently fell to No. 2. The 33-carat Asscher cut Krupp Diamond set in platinum was the one to beat.

Mariah Carey and billionaire James Packer broke the record with a whopping 35-carat, emerald-cut diamond.

Carey and Packer. Getty Images/Rob Kim and Rich Fury/Invision

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26 of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings of all time

Scarlett Johansson debuted her $450,000, 11-carat engagement ring at San Diego Comic Con a few months after getting engaged to "SNL" comedian Colin Jost.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez — or "J. Rod" — got engaged after two years of dating in 2019. He sealed the deal with an estimated 15-carat emerald-cut diamond.

Alexa Dell, the 26-year-old heiress to Dell Technologies, shared videos of her unbelievable emerald-cut diamond engagement ring that is estimated to be 12 carats.

Lady Gaga never got around to saying "I do," but she did say yes to Taylor Kinney when he whipped out this 6-carat, heart-shaped diamond ring by Lorraine Schwartz.

Kate Middleton's unique 12-carat sapphire — surrounded by diamonds, no less — popped perfectly with her navy dress when the royal couple announced their engagement in 2010.

Justin Theroux asked for Jennifer Aniston's hand with a stunning 10-carat diamond that would make anyone scream yes.

George Clooney popped the question to Amal with a 7-carat, emerald-cut diamond.

Gabrielle Union said yes to former NBA star Dwyane Wade and the 8.5-carat, cushion-cut diamond he chose for her.

Michael Douglas gave Catherine Zeta-Jones this antique engagement ring by Fred Leighton. It's estimated to be 10 carats.

Angelina Jolie's ring from Brad Pitt was an emerald-cut rock weighing in at about 6 carats with smaller (but still large) diamonds on either side.

Diamonds are forever but marriages are not, as Katie Holmes could probably tell you. Her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, got down on one knee with this stunning 5-carat rock.

Kate Upton's one-of-a-kind ring by Anita Ko features an 8-carat, round-cut diamond in a unique six-prong setting.

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias usually kept their relationship on the down low until she went public with a rather large radiant-cut canary diamond on her special finger.

Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries lasted only 72 days. The best thing to come out of it was this 16-carat center diamond from Lorraine Schwartz.

When Russell Wilson put a ring on it, he made sure to out-do Ciara's last fiancé, Future, who shelled out $1.5 million to ask the big question. Russell upped the ante to 16 carats in March 2016 during a beach getaway.

Mariah Carey got engaged to Nick Cannon in 2008, who proposed with a 17-carat emerald-cut pink diamond by Jacob & Co.

Blake Lively's trendy 12-carat, oval-cut diamond set in 18-carat rose gold was made by the celebrity favorite Lorraine Schwartz.

In the early 2000s, President Donald Trump gave his now-wife Melania a 12-carat diamond ring.

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa was with him through thick and thin after their wedding in 2001. It's no wonder he bought her an 8-carat upgrade in 2003.

Jennifer Lopez said "I do" to Marc Anthony in 2004 after he popped the question with an 8.5-carat blue diamond ring.

When Prince Rainier III of Monaco proposed to Grace Kelly in 1955, he pulled out a 10.47-carat, emerald-cut diamond ring by Cartier.

Kim Kardashian's engagement ring from Kanye West got even more attention after the 20-carat diamond ring was stolen in a jewelry heist in Paris.

Paris Hilton thought she met her match with Paris Latsis in 2005 when he proposed with a 24-carat canary diamond.

The world's most iconic musical duo said "I do" in 2008 at a secret wedding. Her engagement ring has an overwhelming 18-carat emerald-cut flawless center diamond.

Elizabeth Taylor's decades-long record for the biggest and best engagement ring only recently fell to No. 2. The 33-carat Asscher cut Krupp Diamond set in platinum was the one to beat.

Mariah Carey and billionaire James Packer broke the record with a whopping 35-carat, emerald-cut diamond.