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Dan Brown is an American author who is best known for his novel "The Da Vinci Code". His net worth is $178 million. According to a report in People with Money magazine, Dan Brown is the highest-paid author in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between August 2012 and August 2013. His bestselling books “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons" were converted in to movies, and starred Tom Hanks.

Born in 1964 in Exeter, Dan Brown was the oldest of the three siblings. His father was an award-winning respected professor of mathematics and his mother was a musician. Brown grew up surrounded by the paradoxical philosophies of science and religion, which served as an inspiration to his fiction thriller novels. His famous book, "The Da Vinci Code" achieved unprecedented success when it was debuted at number 1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Some of the other notable works by Dan Brown include "Digital Fortress", "Deception Point", and "The Lost Symbol".

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2006

Lawsuit Settlement

Amount he received from the copyright infringement case

$6,000,000

2005

Salary

Salary from The Da Vinci Code

$6,000,000