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Media & Entertainment .

The Media & Entertainment sector has produced 89 billionaires with a combined net worth of $349.727B. Below is the complete ranked list of the wealthiest leaders in Media & Entertainment for 2026.

#1
R

Rupert Murdoch & family

Newspapers · UNITED STATES

$23.6B
+0.91%
#2
C

Charles Ergen

Satellite TV · UNITED STATES

$19.14B
-0.59%
#3
Donald Newhouse

Donald Newhouse

Media · UNITED STATES

$14.435B
+0.24%
#4
W

Wang Ning & family

Toys · CHINA

$12.18B
-1.09%
#5
John Malone

John Malone

Cable television · UNITED STATES

$11.063B
+0.15%
#6
Gabe Newell

Gabe Newell

Video games · UNITED STATES

$11.034B
+0.00%
#7
Blair Parry-Okeden

Blair Parry-Okeden

Media · UNITED STATES

$9.243B
+0.00%
#8
David Geffen

David Geffen

Movies · UNITED STATES

$9.213B
+0.13%
#9
Jim Kennedy

Jim Kennedy

Media · UNITED STATES

$9.194B
+0.00%
#10
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Movies · UNITED STATES

$7.056B
+0.00%
#11
C

Clive Calder

Record label · UNITED KINGDOM

$6.897B
+0.00%
#12
Martha Ingram & family

Martha Ingram & family

Book distribution · UNITED STATES

$6.528B
+0.00%
#13
Arnon Milchan

Arnon Milchan

Movie making · ISRAEL

$6.35B
+0.00%
#14
James Chambers

James Chambers

Media · UNITED STATES

$6.144B
+0.00%
#15
Margaretta Taylor

Margaretta Taylor

Media · UNITED STATES

$6.143B
+0.00%
#16
Katharine Rayner

Katharine Rayner

Media · UNITED STATES

$6.138B
+0.00%
#17
Stefan von Holtzbrinck

Stefan von Holtzbrinck

Publishing · GERMANY

$6.11B
+0.40%
#18
Christiane Schoeller

Christiane Schoeller

Publishing · GERMANY

$6.11B
+0.40%
#19
Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Online media · UNITED STATES

$6.039B
+0.00%
#20
Forrest Li

Forrest Li

Online gaming · SINGAPORE

$5.551B
+0.07%
#21
Thomas Tull

Thomas Tull

Movies · UNITED STATES

$5.314B
+0.00%
#22
Isaac Perlmutter

Isaac Perlmutter

Marvel comics · UNITED STATES

$5.183B
+0.00%
#23
George Lucas

George Lucas

Star Wars · UNITED STATES

$5.166B
+0.37%
#24
Barry Diller

Barry Diller

Online media · UNITED STATES

$5.091B
-0.13%
#25
Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney

Video games · UNITED STATES

$5.076B
+0.00%
#26
Friede Springer

Friede Springer

Publishing · GERMANY

$4.507B
+0.00%
#27
Jose Roberto Marinho

Jose Roberto Marinho

Media · BRAZIL

$4.441B
+0.00%
#28
Joao Roberto Marinho

Joao Roberto Marinho

Media · BRAZIL

$4.439B
+0.00%
#29
Hubert Burda

Hubert Burda

Publishing · GERMANY

$4.168B
+0.00%
#30
Jason Jiang

Jason Jiang

Advertising · SINGAPORE

$4.098B
-2.05%
#31
A

Amos Hostetter Jr

Cable television · UNITED STATES

$3.872B
+0.04%
#32
Pierre Karl Péladeau

Pierre Karl Péladeau

Media · CANADA

$3.744B
+0.00%
#33
G

Gang Ye

Online gaming · SINGAPORE

$3.451B
+0.05%
#34
Koos Bekker

Koos Bekker

Media · SOUTH AFRICA

$3.424B
+0.09%
#35
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

TV shows · UNITED STATES

$3.422B
+0.00%
#36
Roberto Irineu Marinho

Roberto Irineu Marinho

Media · BRAZIL

$3.387B
+0.00%
#37
Haim Saban

Haim Saban

TV network · UNITED STATES

$3.25B
+0.00%
#38
Pier Silvio Berlusconi

Pier Silvio Berlusconi

Media · ITALY

$3.233B
+0.57%
#39
Marina Berlusconi

Marina Berlusconi

Media · ITALY

$3.233B
+0.57%
#40
Kagemasa Kozuki

Kagemasa Kozuki

Video games · JAPAN

$3.038B
-4.14%
#41
Su Hua

Su Hua

Video streaming · CHINA

$3.001B
-1.20%
#42
Zygmunt Solorz

Zygmunt Solorz

TV broadcasting · POLAND

$2.921B
+0.43%
#43
Ted Turner

Ted Turner

Cable television · UNITED STATES

$2.787B
+0.00%
#44
Mathias Doepfner

Mathias Doepfner

Media · GERMANY

$2.758B
+0.00%
#45
Kenneth Feld & family

Kenneth Feld & family

Live entertainment · UNITED STATES

$2.47B
+0.00%
#46
Yvonne Bauer

Yvonne Bauer

Magazines · GERMANY

$2.459B
+0.00%
#47
John de Mol

John de Mol

TV programs · NETHERLANDS

$2.404B
+0.00%
#48
Cheng Yixiao

Cheng Yixiao

Video streaming app · CHINA

$2.397B
-1.33%
#49
Todd Wagner

Todd Wagner

Online media · UNITED STATES

$2.331B
+0.00%
#50
Kalanithi Maran

Kalanithi Maran

Media · INDIA

$2.238B
-1.92%
#51
Edir Macedo & family

Edir Macedo & family

broadcasting · BRAZIL

$2.002B
+0.00%
#52
Richard Desmond

Richard Desmond

Publishing · UNITED KINGDOM

$1.962B
+0.00%
#53
Yasuhiro Fukushima

Yasuhiro Fukushima

Video games · JAPAN

$1.958B
+0.25%
#54
Luiz Frias

Luiz Frias

Media · BRAZIL

$1.958B
+1.17%
#55
Jeff T. Green

Jeff T. Green

Digital advertising · UNITED STATES

$1.944B
+2.52%
#56
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Movies · NEW ZEALAND

$1.899B
-0.05%
#57
E

Eleonora Berlusconi

Media · ITALY

$1.891B
+0.57%
#58
Barbara Berlusconi

Barbara Berlusconi

Media · ITALY

$1.891B
+0.57%
#59
Luigi Berlusconi

Luigi Berlusconi

Media · ITALY

$1.891B
+0.57%
#60
Joop van den Ende

Joop van den Ende

TV shows · NETHERLANDS

$1.869B
+0.00%
#61
Min-Liang Tan

Min-Liang Tan

Gaming hardware · SINGAPORE

$1.648B
+0.00%
#62
Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf

Law & Order · UNITED STATES

$1.539B
+0.00%
#63
Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala

edtech · INDIA

$1.534B
+0.33%
#64
Alan Gerry

Alan Gerry

Cable television · UNITED STATES

$1.496B
+0.00%
#65
Markus Persson

Markus Persson

Computer games · SWEDEN

$1.418B
+0.00%
#66
Kim Jung-youn

Kim Jung-youn

Online gaming · SOUTH KOREA

$1.377B
-1.07%
#67
Kim Jung-min

Kim Jung-min

Online gaming · SOUTH KOREA

$1.377B
-1.07%
#68
Gary Magness

Gary Magness

Cable TV · UNITED STATES

$1.367B
+0.55%
#69
Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry

Movies · UNITED STATES

$1.357B
+0.00%
#70
Ben Silbermann

Ben Silbermann

Social media · UNITED STATES

$1.267B
+1.74%
#71
L

Lim Kaling

Gaming hardware · SINGAPORE

$1.246B
+0.00%
#72
J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

Books · UNITED KINGDOM

$1.216B
+0.00%
#73
Sheila Johnson

Sheila Johnson

Cable TV · UNITED STATES

$1.212B
+0.00%
#74
M

Manny Stul

Toys · AUSTRALIA

$1.192B
+0.00%
#75
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Movies · UNITED STATES

$1.171B
+0.00%
#76
K

Kenzo Tsujimoto

Video games · JAPAN

$1.15B
-0.55%
#77
Hajime Satomi

Hajime Satomi

Video games · JAPAN

$1.131B
-1.38%
#78
Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

Comedy · UNITED STATES

$1.1B
+0.00%
#79
James Cameron

James Cameron

Movies · CANADA

$1.1B
+0.00%
#80
Keiko Erikawa

Keiko Erikawa

Video games · JAPAN

$1.051B
-1.18%
#81
Yoichi Erikawa

Yoichi Erikawa

Video games · JAPAN

$1.049B
-1.18%
#82
Aydin Dogan

Aydin Dogan

Media · TURKEY

$1.039B
-0.27%
#83
Ric Elias

Ric Elias

Media · UNITED STATES

$1.036B
+0.00%
#84
Manoj Punjabi

Manoj Punjabi

Movies · INDONESIA

$1.002B
-0.71%
#85
Maria Frias

Maria Frias

Media · BRAZIL

$1.001B
-0.60%
#86
Huang Qiaoling

Huang Qiaoling

Amusement parks · CHINA

$0.985B
-1.95%
#87
Rui Chen

Rui Chen

Online entertainment · CHINA

$0.978B
-6.00%
#88
Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

internet media · JAPAN

$0.978B
-2.49%
#89
David Chen

David Chen

Online gaming · SINGAPORE

$0.974B
-5.45%

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