Rupert Murdoch & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Newspapers, TV network
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Organization
- Chairman and CEO at News Corp
- Education
- Oxford University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Oxford University (Master of Arts)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 6
Assets
- Fox Corp. Class B104,505,722 shares @ --FOX-US
- News Corp. (Cl B)77,652,282 shares @ --NWS-US
- Walt Disney48,092,593 shares @ --DIS-US
Biography
Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He stepped down as chairman in September 2023.
Murdoch sold most of Fox's movie studio, FX, and National Geographic Networks and its stake in Star India to Disney for $71.3 billion in March 2019.
Murdoch's son, Lachlan, runs the new Fox, which consists of its broadcast, cable news, business and sports networks.
Though several of his companies are known for their conservative tilt, he initially urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Donald Trump.
A native of Australia, Murdoch inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent, passed away.
About
Murdoch bought The New York Post, his first major U.S. purchase, in 1976; he still owns the tabloid.
Murdoch has been married five times, including to Jerry Hall, who is a former model and Mick Jagger's ex-wife. He wed retired biologist Elena Zhukova in June 2024.