John Malone

John Malone (#292)

Global Rank #292

Country Rank #114

Country United States

John Malone is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 11 B
Cable television
United States
M
85 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #292

Country Rank #114

Net Worth $11.0B

Previous Worth $11.0B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Cable television

Age 85 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Elizabeth, Colorado

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Cable television

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 85

Source Of Wealth Cable television, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 3

Residence Elizabeth, Colorado

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Doctorate, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $11.0B

Current Net Worth $11.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

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 closed a $4.4 billion acquisition of auto-racing league Formula 1 in January 2017. Malone retired from the board of telecom giant Charter Communications in 2018 and in 2025 stepped down from the board of Warner Bros.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to John Malone.

#284

Billionaires (2026)

#107

Forbes 400 (2025)

#16

Richest U.S. Sports Team Owners (2024)

Insights

Did You Know?

The Connecticut native is the nation's second biggest individual landowner, with over two million acres across seven states.

Malone has a doctorate in operations research from Johns Hopkins, and started off his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Current Net Worth: $11.0B (May 4, 2026)