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Richest Billionaires in Media and Entertainment Industry, 2024

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As of February 20, 2025, David Thomson has a net worth of US$ 72.7 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the media and entertainment industry. Rupert Murdoch follows in second place with $23.7 billion, while Donald Newhouse ranks third with $15.3 billion.

Richest Billionaires in Media and Entertainment Industry, 2024

RANK NAME NET WORTH
1David Thomson & family$72.7 Billion
2Rupert Murdoch & family$23.7 Billion
3Donald Newhouse$15.3 Billion
4John Malone$10.8 Billion
5Igor Bukhman$9.8 Billion
6Dmitri Bukhman$9.8 Billion
7Gabe Newell$9.5 Billion
8Wang Ning & family$8.8 Billion
9David Geffen$8.7 Billion
10Forrest Li$8.6 Billion
11Blair Parry-Okeden$6.6 Billion
12Jim Kennedy$6.5 Billion
13Tim Sweeney$5.7 Billion
14Mark Cuban$5.7 Billion
15Clive Calder$5.7 Billion
16Stefan von Holtzbrinck$5.3 Billion
17Steven Spielberg$5.3 Billion
18George Lucas$5.2 Billion
19Gang Ye$5.0 Billion
20Isaac Perlmutter$4.9 Billion
21Barry Diller$4.8 Billion
22Martha Ingram & family$4.8 Billion
23Christiane Schoeller$4.7 Billion
24Jeff T. Green$4.4 Billion
25Wang Changtian$4.4 Billion

Methodology: The list of the richest people, compiled by CEOWORLD magazine, was created using financial information from various reliable sources such as individuals, families, stock exchanges, private databases, and analysts. Net worth figures are based on both exchange rates and stock prices. The value of private companies was determined using financial ratios and other comparisons with comparable publicly traded companies. In some cases, family fortunes were divided. The editors reserve the right to modify the list in the event of new information.

 

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