John Malone
$9.64B
as of 07/05/24
About John Malone
Nicknamed the Cable Cowboy, John Malone is known for his penchant for media deals and complicated corporate structures.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, Malone built up cable TV firm TCI as right hand man to founder Bob Magness (d. 1996).
Malone became the CEO of TCI in 1973 at 29 years old, then sold the firm to AT&T for more than $50 billion in 1999.
His Liberty Media, which owns the Atlanta Braves baseball team, closed a $4.4 billion acquisition of auto-racing league Formula 1 in January 2017.
In 2018, Malone retired from the boards of telecom giant Charter Communications and entertainment firm Lions Gate.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Cable televisionResidence
Elizabeth, ColoradoMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/07/41 (age 83)Number of children
2Education
Doctorate, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJohn Malone’s fortune is worth
161K
troy ounces of gold
148K
median U.S. household
96K
median U.S. income
0.193%
U.S. credit card volume
0.039%
GDP of the United States
0.028%
United States debt
Net worth history
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Did you know?
The Connecticut native is the nation's second biggest individual landowner, with over two million acres across seven states.
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Financial assets
NASDAQ | BATRA-US
Liberty Braves Group (Series A)US OTC | BATRB-US
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Liberty Broadband A sharesUS OTC | LBRDB-US
Liberty Broadband BNASDAQ | LBRDK-US
Liberty Broadband C sharesNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYK-US
Liberty Global Inc CNASDAQ | LBTYA-US
Liberty Global Inc. (Cl A)NASDAQ | LBTYA-US
Liberty Global Inc. (Cl A)NASDAQ | LBTYA-US
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Liberty Global Inc. (Cl A)NASDAQ | LBTYA-US
Liberty Global Inc. (Cl A)NASDAQ | LBTYB-US
Liberty Global Inc. (Cl B)NASDAQ | FWONA-US
Liberty Media Corp.US OTC | FWONB-US
Liberty Media Corp. Shs -B-NASDAQ | FWONK-US
Liberty Media Corp. Shs -C-NASDAQ | LSXMA-US
Liberty SiriusXM Group (Series A)NASDAQ | LSXMB-US
Liberty SiriusXM Group (Series B)NASDAQ | LSXMK-US
Liberty SiriusXM Group (Series C)NASDAQ | LILA-US
LiLAC Group (Class A)US OTC | LILAB-US
LiLAC Group (Class B)NASDAQ | LILAK-US
LiLAC Group (Class C)NASDAQ | QRTEA-US
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Qurate Retail PreferredNASDAQ | SIRI-US
Sirius XM RadioNASDAQ | WBD-US
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