Rank #112
Rupert Murdoch & family
Net worth $23.6B
Newspapers, TV network · United States
- Born
- Mar 11, 1931
- Age
- 95
- Source
- Newspapers, TV network
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 6
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Oxford University; Master of Arts, Oxford University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He stepped down as chairman in September 2023.
- Murdoch sold most of Fox's movie studio, FX, and National Geographic Networks and its stake in Star India to Disney for $71.3 billion in March 2019.
- Murdoch's son, Lachlan, runs the new Fox, which consists of its broadcast, cable news, business and sports networks.
- Though several of his companies are known for their conservative tilt, he initially urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Donald Trump.
- A native of Australia, Murdoch inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent, passed away.
- Murdoch bought The New York Post, his first major U.S. purchase, in 1976; he still owns the tabloid.
- Murdoch has been married five times, including to Jerry Hall, who is a former model and Mick Jagger's ex-wife. He wed retired biologist Elena Zhukova in June 2024.
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