We all know TV actors and hosts earn well for appearing on the telly. But you’ll be surprised to know how much they make. Americans spend five hours on average watching TV every day. That’s the highest in the world. With 95% of the country watching TV in their leisure, the high advertising costs and handsome pay packages for actors and hosts are justified.
Here’s the list of the richest TV personalities:
- Silvio Santos
Net Worth: $1.3 Billion
A rags-to-riches story, he got into radio because of his ability to sell anything. He became one of Brazil’s most popular television hosts in the 1960s. He founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), a colossal broadcast company in Brazil. He has produced the Brazilian versions of famous reality shows like Candid Camera, Celebrity Big Brother, Wheel of Fortune, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He also owns Jequiti Cosmeticos and Liderança Capitalizaçao. He is now the most prominent individual person taxpayer in Brazil. - Kim Kardashian
Net Worth: $780 Million
Kim Kardashian became famous at the beginning of the 2000s due to her close association with Paris Hilton and her work as a stylist. In 2006, she and her two sisters launched their first business venture, the D-A-S-H boutique shop in Calabasas, California. Today she is a reality television personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She is one of the most well-known and most-followed reality TV celebrities worldwide. - Simon Cowell
Net Worth: $550 Million
He is mainly known for being a judge on American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent, Pop Idol, and The X Factor. Simon owns a music publishing and TV production company called Syco. Thanks to his popularity and blunt presence on TV, the music executive and TV producer has also been named among the 100 most influential people worldwide in 2004 and 2010 by TIME Magazine.
. - David Letterman
Net Worth: $425 Million
Letterman started as a stand-up comedian but found his calling as a late-night talk show host. From 1982 to 2015, Letterman hosted 6,080 late-night talk show episodes to become the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history. - Jamie Oliver
Net Worth: $400 Million
After starring in the BBC Two cooking program called The Naked Chef, the English Chef shot to fame. This was the first of the many culinary TV shows he has appeared in. His restaurant chain has grown from 17 to 27 restaurants. He has also had endorsement deals with Sainsbury and Tesco. - Dr. Phil Mcgraw
Net Worth: $400 Million
Dr. Phil McGraw appeared several times on the Oprah Winfrey Show after he won the Amarillo Texas beef case for Oprah. This led to him writing several bestselling self-help books and his own talk show called Dr. Phil. - Ryan Seacrest
Net Worth: $375 Million
The American Idol host also produces several shows like Keeping Up with the Kardashians. He also hosts the American Top 40 radio countdown and has started his cable network by partnering with Mark Cuban. - Ellen DeGeneres
Net Worth: $330 Million
Ellen is arguably the world’s most popular talk show host, thanks to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. While her jolly hosting abilities have won her 15 Grammy awards, her show has won 29 Daytime Emmy awards. - Kathy Hilton
Net Worth: $300 Million
Kathy Hilton is an actress, fashion designer, philanthropist, and socialite. She was married to Rick Hilton of the Hilton Hotels dynasty and enjoyed celebrity status in the mid-2000s mainly because of her daughter Paris. - Daymond John
Net Worth: $250 Million
Daymond is a businessman, investor, and TV personality commonly known for appearing as an investor in Shark Tank. Apart from the Shark Group, Daymond founded FUBU, where he is CEO and president.
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