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American military and espionage author Tom Clancy has an estimated net worth of $300 million. Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1947 Clancy has made a name for himself as a writer of historically accurate, detailed, and suspenseful novels set during the aftermath of the Cold War. Clancy's first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was written in 1984 and was met with instant acclaim around the world. Since his first novel, Clancy has written over a hundred books with many receiving literary awards and accolades.
In addition to his literary accomplishments, Clancy is also a part owner of the Baltimore Orioles and an active participant in Republican politics. Several of Clancy's novels have been turned into successful Hollywood movies. These movies, commonly starring Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin as the lead character, have led to additional acclaim and popularity for Clancy. Additionally, Clancy found success as a video game entrepreneur when he founded Red Storm Entertainment in 1996. This company produced many popular video games based off of Clancy's novels including Rainbow Six, The Sum of All Fears, and Red Storm Rising. Red Storm Entertainment was purchased by video game giant Ubisoft who continue to produce games based off of Clancy's novels.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2016 |
Others |
Sales of the online-only action role-playing video game Tom Clancy's The Division |
$330,000,000 |
|
2015 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (approximately 30 million copies sold) |
$39,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Tom Clancy's 17,000-square-foot penthouse condominium in the Ritz-Carlton located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor |
$16,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Book Sales |
Estimated number of books sold (approximately 100 million copies sold) |
$130,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the book The Hunt for Red October (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$2,600,000 |
|
2013 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the book Red October (approximately 3 million copies sold) |
$3,900,000 |
|
2013 |
Royalties |
Sale of Tom Clancy's first novel, "The Hunt for Red October," to the Naval Institute Press |
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2) (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2006 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (GRAW) and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (approximately 4.1 million copies sold) |
$5,330,000 |
|
2005 |
Others |
Sales of the series of award-winning stealth video games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (approximately 31 million copies sold) |
$40,300,000 |
|
2004 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (approximately 1.4 million copies sold) |
$1,820,000 |
|
2003 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (approximately 2.2 million copies sold) |
$2,860,000 |
|
2002 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm (approximately 1.1 million copies sold) |
$1,430,000 |
|
2001 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$39,000,000 |
|
2000 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (approximately 52 million copies.sold) |
$67,600,000 |
|
2000 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Tom Clancy's video game company Red Storm Entertainment Inc. to Paris-based Ubisoft Entertainment |
$45,000,000 |
|
1999 |
Others |
Sales of the tactical shooter video games Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (approximately 1,020,026 copies sold) |
$16,560,000 |
|
1997 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the book Clear and Present Danger (approximately 1,625,544 copies sold) |
$2,110,000 |
|
1997 |
Contract |
A contract with Penguin Putnam Inc. (part of Pearson Education) for Tom Clancy's two books |
$50,000,000 |
|
1993 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Tom Clancy's 80-acre estate, which was once a summer camp, located in Calvert County, Maryland with a panoramic view of the Chesapeake Bay |
$2,000,000 |
|
1988 |
Contract |
A contract for Tom Clancy's three books |
$3,000,000 |
|
1988 |
Book Sales |
Sales of the book The Hunt for Red October |
$1,300,000 |
|
1988 |
Earnings |
Money earned for a large multi-book deal for the three sequels of The Hunt for Red October namely Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games and The Cardinal of the Kremlin |
$97,000,000 |
|
1984 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of the book The Hunt for Red October for publishing to the Naval Institute Press |
$5,000 |