Industry
Media and entertainment billionaires
179 media and entertainment billionaires are ranked in our records, with combined latest estimates of $758 billion. Michael Bloomberg leads at $94.9 billion. 111 of them built their fortune themselves.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Michael Bloomberg 84 Bloomberg L.P., United States | $94.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bloomberg L.P. | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 73 | Miriam Adelson 81 Las Vegas Sands, United States | $30.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Las Vegas Sands | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 99 | Rupert Murdoch 95 News Corp, Fox, United States | $24.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | News Corp, Fox | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 113 | Jerry Jones 84 Dallas Cowboys, oil and gas, United States | $23.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dallas Cowboys, oil and gas | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 175 | Laurene Powell Jobs 62 Apple, Disney (inherited), United States | $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Apple, Disney (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 225 | Igor Bukhman 44 Online games, United Kingdom | $13.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online games | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 263 | Charlie Ergen 73 DISH Network, EchoStar, United States | $12.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DISH Network, EchoStar | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 264 | Sherry Brydson 80 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 308 | Gayle Benson 79 New Orleans Saints, Pelicans, United States | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | New Orleans Saints, Pelicans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 311 | John C. Malone 85 Liberty Media, cable TV, United States | $11.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Liberty Media, cable TV | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 344 | Johann Graf 80 Novomatic gaming, Austria | $10.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Novomatic gaming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 357 | Denise DeBartolo York 76 San Francisco 49ers, inheritance, United States | $10.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | San Francisco 49ers, inheritance | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 369 | David Geffen 83 Geffen Records, DreamWorks, United States | $9.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Geffen Records, DreamWorks | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 423 | Jeffrey Lurie 75 Philadelphia Eagles, United States | $8.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Philadelphia Eagles | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 490 | Steven Spielberg 79 Films, DreamWorks, Amblin, United States | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Films, DreamWorks, Amblin | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 499 | Cal McNair 64 Houston Texans, United States | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Houston Texans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 510 | Mike Brown 91 Cincinnati Bengals (inherited), United States | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cincinnati Bengals (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 520 | Denise Coates 59 Bet365, United Kingdom | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bet365 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 543 | David Thomson 69 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 544 | Peter Thomson 61 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 545 | Taylor Thomson 66 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 556 | Blair Parry-Okeden 76 Cox Enterprises, United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 557 | James C. Kennedy 78 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 562 | Teddy Sagi 54 Gambling software, Israel | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gambling software | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 588 | Clive Calder 79 Zomba, Jive Records, United Kingdom | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Zomba, Jive Records | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 610 | Mark Scheinberg 52 Online gambling, Canada | $6.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online gambling | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 613 | Jon Yarbrough 71 Video Gaming Technologies, United States | $6.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video Gaming Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 617 | Christiane Schoeller 58 Publishing, Germany | $6.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Publishing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 618 | Stefan von Holtzbrinck 63 Publishing, Germany | $6.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Publishing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 621 | Arnon Milchan 81 Movie making, Israel | $6.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Movie making | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 696 | Isaac Perlmutter 83 Marvel Entertainment, United States | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Marvel Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 700 | Barry Diller 84 IAC, Expedia, United States | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | IAC, Expedia | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 717 | Gaye Farncombe 74 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 718 | Linda Campbell 76 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 744 | Thomas Tull 56 Legendary Entertainment, Tulco, United States | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Legendary Entertainment, Tulco | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 776 | George Lucas 82 Lucasfilm, Star Wars, United States | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lucasfilm, Star Wars | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 786 | Daniel Snyder 61 Snyder Communications, Commanders, United States | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Snyder Communications, Commanders | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 817 | Thomas Secunda 72 Bloomberg L.P., United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bloomberg L.P. | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 865 | Arte Moreno 80 Outdoor Systems billboards, Angels, United States | $4.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Outdoor Systems billboards, Angels | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 879 | Robert Johnson 79 Johnson & Johnson, New York Jets, United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Johnson & Johnson, New York Jets | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 897 | James Cox Chambers 69 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 898 | Katharine Rayner 81 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 899 | Margaretta Taylor 84 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 923 | Michael Jordan 63 Nike endorsements, Charlotte Horne..., United States | $4.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nike endorsements, Charlotte Hornets | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 944 | Theodore Leonsis 70 Sports teams, United States | $4.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports teams | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 965 | Amos Hostetter, Jr. 89 Continental Cablevision, United States | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Continental Cablevision | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 967 | Reed Hastings 66 Netflix, United States | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Netflix | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 985 | Steve Wynn 84 Wynn Resorts, casinos, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Wynn Resorts, casinos | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 988 | Friede Springer 84 Publishing, Germany | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Publishing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 997 | David Blitzer 57 Sports, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1033 | Jason Jiang 53 Advertising, Singapore | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Advertising | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1059 | Hubert Burda 86 Hubert Burda Media, Germany | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hubert Burda Media | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1085 | Paul Gauselmann 92 Gambling, Germany | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gambling | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1111 | Kagemasa Kozuki 85 Video games, Japan | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1136 | Gang Ye 46 Online gaming, e-commerce, Singapore | $3.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online gaming, e-commerce | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1169 | Charles Zegar 78 Bloomberg LP, United States | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bloomberg LP | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1187 | Frank Fertitta III 64 Casinos, mixed martial arts, United States | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos, mixed martial arts | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1189 | Lorenzo Fertitta 57 Casinos, mixed martial arts, United States | $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos, mixed martial arts | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1200 | Pierre Karl Péladeau 65 Media, Canada | $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1216 | Roberto Irineu Marinho 79 Media, Brazil | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1221 | Oprah Winfrey 72 TV shows, United States | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV shows | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1236 | Jose Roberto Marinho 70 Media, Brazil | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1237 | Joao Roberto Marinho 73 Media, Brazil | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1267 | Mark Davis 71 Las Vegas Raiders, United States | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Las Vegas Raiders | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1275 | Vincent McMahon 81 Entertainment, United States | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1277 | Marina Berlusconi 60 Fininvest and Mondadori, Italy | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fininvest and Mondadori | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1278 | Pier Silvio Berlusconi 57 Fininvest and MFE Mediaset, Italy | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fininvest and MFE Mediaset | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1299 | Haim Saban 82 TV network, investments, United States | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV network, investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1304 | Koos Bekker 73 Media, investments, South Africa | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media, investments | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1445 | Zygmunt Solorz 70 TV broadcasting, Poland | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV broadcasting | 🇵🇱 Poland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1470 | Jay-Z 56 Music, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Music | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1479 | John Coates 56 Bet365 online gambling, United Kingdom | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bet365 online gambling | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1496 | Larry Tanenbaum 81 Sports, Canada | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1499 | Amy Adams Strunk 71 Tennessee Titans, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tennessee Titans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1547 | Toto Wolff 54 Mercedes F1 stake, investments, Austria | $2.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mercedes F1 stake, investments | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1548 | Mathias Doepfner 63 Media, Germany | $2.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1565 | Bernie Ecclestone 95 Formula One, United Kingdom | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Formula One | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1655 | Kenneth Feld 77 Live entertainment, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Live entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1662 | Jim Crane 72 Logistics, baseball, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics, baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1677 | Yoo Jung-hyun 57 Online games, South Korea | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online games | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1728 | Yvonne Bauer 49 Magazines, media, Germany | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Magazines, media | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1742 | Joe Lacob 70 Golden State Warriors, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Golden State Warriors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1746 | William Boyd 94 Casinos, banking, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos, banking | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1748 | Todd Wagner 66 Online media, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online media | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1750 | Leslie Alexander 83 Sports team, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports team | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1778 | Jerry Reinsdorf 90 Sports teams, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports teams | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1816 | Wang Changtian 61 TV, movie production, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV, movie production | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1833 | Irving Grousbeck 92 Telecommunication, sports, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecommunication, sports | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1859 | Bijan Tehrani 32 Online casino, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online casino | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1882 | John de Mol 71 TV programs, Netherlands | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV programs | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1910 | Manuel Lao Hernández 82 Casinos, Spain | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1931 | Yasuhiro Fukushima 79 Video games, Japan | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1953 | Luiz Frias 63 Media, Brazil | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Media | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2005 | Tom Werner 76 Sports teams, United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports teams | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2017 | Edir Macedo 81 Broadcasting, Brazil | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Broadcasting | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2027 | Avram Glazer 66 Manchester United, Tampa Bay Bucca..., United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2028 | Bryan Glazer 62 Manchester United, Tampa Bay Bucca..., United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2029 | Darcie Glazer Kassewitz 58 Manchester United, Tampa Bay Bucca..., United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2030 | Edward Glazer 56 Manchester United, Tampa Bay Bucca..., United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2031 | Joel Glazer 59 Manchester United, Tampa Bay Bucca..., United States | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in media and entertainment?
Michael Bloomberg, with a latest public estimate of $94.9 billion dated October 2026.
How many media and entertainment billionaires are there?
179 are ranked here (latest public estimate above $1 billion, dated on or after 1 September 2026).
Which countries lead in media and entertainment?
United States (95), Canada (11), China (10).
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