Portrait of John de Mol

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".