Clive Calder

$5.7B

as of 07/05/24

About Clive Calder

Clive Calder became a billionaire in 2002, when he sold his music company Zomba Group to German mass media corporation Bertlesmann for $2.7 billion.

The crown jewel of his empire was Jive Records, the record label behind many of the first commercially successful hip hop artists.

The South Africa native founded Zomba in London in 1975, then opened an office in New York City in 1978.

Known for shunning the spotlight, Calder now lives in the Cayman Islands with his wife.

He frequently travels to parts of Africa for charity, and his ELMA Philanthropies works on improving childhood education and health on the continent.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Source of wealth

Record label

Residence

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Marital status

Married

Birth date

12/13/46 (age 77)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Clive Calder’s fortune is worth

95K

troy ounces of gold

88K

median U.S. household

57K

median U.S. income

0.114%

U.S. credit card volume

0.023%

GDP of the United States

0.017%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Calder signed acts like Billy Ocean, Will Smith, R. Kelly, N' Sync (and later, Justin Timberlake), Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears.