Rank #1742
John de Mol
Net worth $2.4B
TV programs · Netherlands
- Born
- Mar 24, 1955
- Age
- 71
- Source
- TV programs
- Residence
- Blaricum
- Citizenship
- Netherlands
- Marital status
- Single
- Children
- 1
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Dutch entertainment mogul John de Mol is one of the biggest names in reality TV.
- With Joop van den Ende, he founded Endemol, the company responsible for international hits "Deal or No Deal," "Fear Factor" and "Big Brother."
- De Mol sold Endemol for $5.3 billion to Spanish telecom giant Telefonica in 2000.
- In 2015, he sold most of his Talpa Media, creator of hit shows like "The Voice," to British ITV for an initial cash payment of $545 million.
- Endemol is the world's largest independent producer, with more than 800 productions in 76 territories airing on 295 channels around the world.
- John de Mol's sister, Linda de Mol, is an actress and the host of the Dutch version of "Deal or No Deal".