John Malone
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John Malone

United States 85 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Cable television
Residence
Elizabeth, Colorado
Education
Johns Hopkins University (Doctorate)
Johns Hopkins University (Master of Science)
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Liberty Braves Group (Series A)
    221,000 shares @ -
    -
    BATRA-US
  • Liberty Braves Group (Series B)
    946,000 shares @ -
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    BATRB-US
  • Liberty Braves Group (Series C)
    2,798,000 shares @ -
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    BATRK-US
  • Liberty Broadband A shares
    1,179,000 shares @ -
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    LBRDA-US
  • Liberty Broadband B
    1,760,000 shares @ -
    -
    LBRDB-US
  • Liberty Broadband C shares
    4,125,000 shares @ -
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    LBRDK-US
  • Liberty Global Inc C
    9,866,000 shares @ -
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    LBTYK-US
  • Liberty Global Inc. (Cl A)
    4,423,000 shares @ -
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    LBTYA-US
  • Liberty Global Inc. (Cl B)
    110,000 shares @ -
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    LBTYB-US
  • Liberty Media Corp.
    178,000 shares @ -
    -
    FWONA-US
  • Liberty Media Corp. Shs -B-
    2,334,000 shares @ -
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    FWONB-US
  • Liberty Media Corp. Shs -C-
    2,446,000 shares @ -
    -
    FWONK-US
  • Liberty Media--Liberty Live Group Class A
    109,000 shares @ -
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    LLYVA-US
  • Liberty Media--Liberty Live Group Class B
    2,364,000 shares @ -
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    LLYVB-US
  • Liberty Media--Liberty Live Group Class C
    4,033,000 shares @ -
    -
    LLYVK-US
  • LiLAC Group (Class A)
    1,865,000 shares @ -
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    LILA-US
  • LiLAC Group (Class B)
    19,000 shares @ -
    -
    LILAB-US
  • LiLAC Group (Class C)
    9,099,000 shares @ -
    -
    LILAK-US
  • QVC Group Class A
    608,440 shares @ -
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    QVCAQ-US
  • QVC Group Class C
    865,000 shares @ -
    -
    -
  • Sirius XM Radio
    20,125,000 shares @ -
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    SIRI-US
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Series A
    8,024,000 shares @ -
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    WBD-US

Biography

Nicknamed the Cable Cowboy, John Malone is known for his penchant for media deals and complicated corporate structures.

From the 1970s to the 1990s, Malone built up cable TV firm TCI as right hand man to founder Bob Magness (d. 1996).

Malone became the CEO of TCI in 1973 at 29 years old, then sold the firm to AT&T for more than $50 billion in 1999.

His Liberty Media closed a $4.4 billion acquisition of auto-racing league Formula 1 in January 2017.

Malone retired from the board of telecom giant Charter Communications in 2018 and in 2025 stepped down from the board of Warner Bros.

About

The Connecticut native is the nation's second biggest individual landowner, with over two million acres across seven states.

Malone has a doctorate in operations research from Johns Hopkins, and started off his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories.