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Ted Turner

Ted Turner

Ted Turner (#1521)

Global Rank #1521
Country Rank #556
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 #556
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
Last Refreshed 08 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Citizenship United States
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Cable television

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Personal Stats

Source Of Wealth Cable television
Self Made Score 5
Philanthropy Score 5
Citizenship United States
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. He died in May 2026 at age 87. 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 was considered America's fourth-largest individual landowner, with roughly 2 million acres at the time of his death. Turner was a Giving Pledge signee. He chaired the Turner Foundation, dedicated to protecting and restoring America's natural environments.

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Did You Know?

Turner owned a 30,000-plus-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.

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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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