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American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host, Glenn Beck has an estimated net worth of $250 million. Glenn Beck got into radio as a teen and spent a dozen years after high school working as a radio "shock jock." Glenn Beck's crying fits, political rants, and demands that listeners "save this country from the radical leftists" made him one of the most popular radio and TV hosts between 2009 and 2011. Glenn Beck announced on 6 April 2011 that he would "transition off of his daily program" on Fox News sometime later in 2011, then said he would start an Internet channel called GBTV. His last daily show on Fox was June 30th, 2011.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Sale of Asset |
Value of his home upon sale to Maurya Abeln Smith, the general counsel of PepsiCo |
$3,600,000 |
2009 |
Royalties |
Earnings from his radio show, which is broadcast on approximately 400 stations |
$10,000,000 |
2009 |
Contract |
Value of his five-year participation deal with Premiere Radio Networks |
$50,000,000 |
2009 |
Royalties |
Earnings from hats, mugs and other merchandise |
$1,000,000 |
2009 |
Royalties |
Earnings during the sale of his books including Common Sense, The Christmas Sweater children’s picture book plus adult hardcover and Arguing with Idiots in a profit participation co-venture with Simon & Schuster |
$5,000,000 |
2009 |
Project Earnings |
Earnings from Fusion Magazine, which publishes 10 copies per year in pdf and print form |
$1,000,000 |
2009 |
Royalties |
Annual earnings from Glenn Beck on Fox News with his three-year contract |
$2,000,000 |
2009 |
Event |
Earnings from events including the Bold Fresh Tour with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, Common Sense Tour and a performance of The Christmas Sweater |
$3,000,000 |
2009 |
Royalties |
Digital earnings that include an advertiser-supported Web site, which garners 5 million monthly unique visitors, plus an ad-supported e-mail newsletter boasting 1.1 million subscribers. |
$4,000,000 |
2009 |
Asset |
Revenue of Glenn Beck Inc. for 12 months |
$32,000,000 |