Jose Roberto Marinho

Jose Roberto Marinho (#1006)

Global Rank #1006

Country Rank #16

Country Brazil

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$ 4 B
Media
Brazil
M
70 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,006

Country Rank #16

Net Worth $4.2B

Previous Worth $4.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Brazil

Industry Media

Age 70 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of April 30, 2026

Residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Citizenship Brazil

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Personal Stats

Age 70

Source Of Wealth Media

Residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Citizenship Brazil

Marital Status Married

Children 5

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

Previous Net Worth $4.2B

Current Net Worth $4.2B

Worth as of April 30, 2026

About Me

Jose Roberto Marinho and his two billionaire brothers, Joao Roberto and Roberto Irineu, inherited control of Globo, Brazil's largest media group. Their grandfather started Globo in 1925 by launching a newspaper. He died 25 days after the first issue was published so his oldest son took over. Globo Group owns Brazil's largest TV broadcaster, Rede Globo; Brazil's largest newspaper company, and Globosat, Brazil's largest pay TV provider. In 1991, Jose Roberto founded CBN, the first Brazilian radio to broadcast 24 hours of news. Jose Roberto leads the family's philanthropy through Roberto Marinho Foundation, which created the world's first museum to dedicated to Portuguese.

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#1044

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

In 1992, he founded Acqua Institute, an entity that focuses on the preservation of water resources.

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Current Net Worth: $4.2B (April 30, 2026)