Ted Turner

Ted Turner

Ted Turner (#1521)

Global Rank #1521
Country Rank #532
Country United States

If you're working to help others or make the world better you'll be a lot happier than if all you're doing is trying to make things better for yourself...Because the real greatest joy and satisfaction of all, I think, is helping others.

  • $ 3 B
  • Cable television
  • United States
  • M
  • 87 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,521
Country Rank #532
Net Worth $2.8B
Previous Worth $2.8B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Cable television
Age 87 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Residence Atlanta, Georgia
Citizenship United States
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 87
Source Of Wealth Cable television
Self Made Score 5
Philanthropy Score 5
Residence Atlanta, Georgia
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Divorced
Children 5
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Brown University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.8B
Current Net Worth $2.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ted Turner is best known for founding CNN, the first 24-hour news station, in 1980. After his father died in 1963, Turner took control of his father's billboard company, Turner Advertising, and rebranded it "Turner Broadcasting." He sold Turner to Time Warner for $7.3 billion in stock in 1996 and saw his fortune tumble when Time Warner bought AOL in 2001, causing shares to drop. Turner is America's third-largest individual landowner, with roughly 2 million acres. Turner, a Giving Pledge signee, chairs the Turner Foundation Inc, which is dedicated to protecting and restoring America's natural environments.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Ted Turner.

#1504
Billionaires (2026)
#378
Forbes 400 (2020)

Insights

Did You Know?

Turner owns a more than 30,000-acre estate in Florida called Avalon Plantation, where he married actress Jane Fonda in 1991.

Turner sold St. Phillips Island, his private island off of South Carolina, to the state in a charitable transfer in 2017. The land is now part of a state park.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Ted Turner's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $2.8B (May 4, 2026)

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