Australian-born American businessman and media proprietor Rupert Murdoch owns several companies.
Under his company News Corp, Murdoch is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets including The Sun and The Times (UK), The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, and The Australian (Australia), The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post (United States of America).
Melbourne native Murdoch is also the owner of book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through the Fox Corporation).
Also, he owned Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox (until 2019), and the now-defunct News of the World.
As of March 2, 2022, Murdoch ranks as the 31st richest person in the United States, and the 71st richest in the world.
The businessman Rupert Murdoch has an estimated net worth of $17 billion.
He accrued this wealth through his companies, politics, and other deals.
Rupert Murdoch is the son of the late Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch.