Portrait of Philip Anschutz

Rank #142

Philip Anschutz

Net worth $19.4B

Energy, sports, entertainment · United States

Born
Dec 28, 1939
Age
86
Source
Energy, sports, entertainment
Residence
Denver, Colorado
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Kansas

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Over five decades, Philip Anschutz has built fortunes in oil, railroads, telecom, real estate and entertainment.
  • He is the majority owner of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, with a stake in the MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy, plus he owns the Crypto.com Arena, where the Kings play.
  • His Anschutz Entertainment Group owns and operates more than 70 arenas and concert venues worldwide.
  • On 320,000 acres in Wyoming, Anschutz aims to build one of the world's biggest wind farms.
  • He started testing his business acumen early: a six-year-old Anschutz sold Kool-Aid on a nearby college campus using a wheeled stand he built.
  • Anschutz owns two five-star resorts, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and Sea Island in Georgia.
  • In 2010, he donated 400 masterpieces by the likes of Frederic Remington to create the American Museum of Western Art in Denver.