World’s Richest Comedian Worth $1.1 Billion Out-Earns Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Shah Rukh Khan Without Hit Films

Richest comedian in the world 2024

World’s Richest Comedian Worth $1.1 Billion: Comedy is big business, at least when it comes to the money. Top stand up comedians and comedic actors in the world make millions every year from their movies, TV shows and live acts. In fact one comedian is the richest in the world and gets residual checks for a show that ended almost three decades ago. That alone makes more than Tom Cruise and Shah Rukh Khan and has made him a billionaire over the years.

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The world's richest comedian

Jerry Seinfeld is the richest comedian in the world. According to Forbes his net worth is $1.1 billion, more than any other comedian in the world and even more than all the mainstream actors from Hollywood or Bollywood. Dwayne Johnson has $890 million, Shah Rukh Khan $870 million, Tom Cruise $800 million and Brad Pitt $400 million. Among comedians only Ellen DeGeneres ($500 million) competes with Seinfeld. Byron Allen, a former comic and now a media mogul is $735 million but his wealth comes from the media group he owns.

How Seinfeld made his billion

Jerry Seinfeld’s acting career can be summed up in two sentences. He made his acting debut with a small role in the TV show Benson in 1980. After another small role in 1982 he made headlines as the star of his own show - Seinfeld - in 1989. Seinfeld topped the TV ratings for the next nine years and made the comedian a star. After the show ended in 1998 he went back to stand up and hosting shows, acting only twice again. He did two movies - Bee Movie (2007) and Unfrosted (2024). Both were box office flops.

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So why is Jerry Seinfeld so rich? Because the show which ended 26 years ago still makes him millions every year. According to Bloomberg Jerry has made $465 million from the show’s syndication deals in the last 26 years and $94 million from the streaming rights to Netflix. His stand up specials and shows have made him $100 million since the 80s.

Forbes estimates he makes $100 million a year from the show alone. For many years he has topped Shah Rukh Khan, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the list of highest paid celebrities despite the fact that they do films. His wealth has allowed Seinfeld to have a 150 car garage, 43 Porsches the most in the world. He also owns several million dollar villas across the world.

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