Rupert Murdoch & family
Chairman and CEO, News Corp
$20.64B
$50.1M (-0.2%)
as of 10/03/24
About Rupert Murdoch & family
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.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Newspapers, TV networkResidence
New York, New YorkMarital status
EngagedBirth date
03/11/31 (age 93)Number of children
6Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Oxford University; Master of Arts, Oxford UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingRupert Murdoch & family’s fortune is worth
344K
troy ounces of gold
317K
median U.S. household
206K
median U.S. income
0.413%
U.S. credit card volume
0.083%
GDP of the United States
0.061%
United States debt
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Did you know?
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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