Donald Sterling

Donald Sterling (#967)

Global Rank #967

Country Rank #368

Country United States

Donald Sterling is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 4 B
Real estate
United States
M
92 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #967

Country Rank #368

Net Worth $4.4B

Previous Worth $4.4B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Real estate

Age 92 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 26 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Beverly Hills, California

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Personal Stats

Age 92

Source Of Wealth Real estate, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 1

Residence Beverly Hills, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, California State Los Angeles; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Southwestern Law School

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

Previous Net Worth $4.4B

Current Net Worth $4.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Donald Sterling, born Donald Tokowitz to Jewish immigrants, built a fortune largely by buying down-at-the-heels apartment buildings in Los Angeles. Sterling owned the Los Angeles Clippers for 33 years; his wife Shelly sold in 2014 after a tape of his racist remarks to his then-mistress surfaced. The Chicago-born billionaire bought the Clippers in 1981 for $12.5 million when the team was based in San Diego. It was sold for $2 billion. Besides a swath of apartments in L.A.'s Westside and Koreatown, he also owns the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel. Before he purchased his first West Hollywood property, Sterling was a successful trial lawyer.

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Did You Know?

In 2006, Sterling was sued by the Department of Justice on the charge of refusing to rent to African-Americans.

Following Sterling's racist remarks. UCLA rejected his $3 million pledge to support basic kidney research at the school's division of nephrology.

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Current Net Worth: $4.4B (May 4, 2026)