Curious about the richest authors in the world? In this guide, Ando uncovers the top 10 wealthiest writers by net worth.
From J.K. Rowling to Stephen King, these authors have earned millions through their storytelling and brand expansions.
Top 50+ Richest Author in the World
| Name | Net Worth |
| Aaron Mccargo Jr | $1 million |
| Aaron Mcgruder | $5 million |
| Akiane Kramarik | $2 million |
| Akira Toriyama | $50 million |
| Alan Dean Foster | $5 million |
| Alan Meltzer | $8 million |
| Alan Moore | $1 million |
| Albert Uderzo | $50 million |
| Alex Kendrick | $8 million |
| Alex Wagner | $3 million |
| Alfie Deyes | $2 million |
| Alice Walker | $8 million |
| Allen Ginsberg | $3 million |
| Allison Dubois | $2 million |
| Amanda Hocking | $10 million |
| Amanda Knox | $500 thousand |
| Amber Frey | $400 thousand |
| Amy Chua | $5 million |
| Amy Goodman | $3 million |
| Amy Tan | $8 million |
| Anatoly Karpov | $5 million |
| Andrea Mitchell | $5 million |
| Andrew Sullivan | $4 million |
| Andrew Weil | $100 million |
| Andy Borowitz | $10 million |
| Andy Puddicombe | $100 million |
| Angela Davis | $800 thousand |
| Angus Deaton | $5 million |
| Anita Sarkeesian | $300 thousand |
| Ann Rule | $10 million |
| Ann Turner Cook | $2 million |
| Annabelle Neilson | $20 million |
| Anne Hearst | $50 million |
| Anne Hegerty | $4 million |
| Anne Mccaffrey | $20 million |
| Anne Perry | $10 million |
| Anne Rice | $60 million |
| Annie Leibovitz | $50 million |
| Anthony Fauci | $8 million |
| Anthony Horowitz | $20 million |
| Aphrodite Jones | $5 million |
| Aron Ralston | $4 million |
| Art Bell | $10 million |
| Arthur Frommer | $25 million |
| Arthur Miller | $10 million |
| Astrid Lindgren | $20 million |
| Audrey Niffenegger | $7.68 million |
| Augusten Burroughs | $5 million |
| B Simone | $1 million |
| B Smith | $20 million |
| Barbara Taylor Bradford | $300 million |
| Beatrix Potter | $20 million |
| Beck Weathers | $4 million |
| Ben Mankiewicz | $1 million |
| Ben Mezrich | $6 million |
| Berkeley Breathed | $5 million |
| Bernard Cornwell | $5 million |
| Bernie Goldberg | $5 million |
| Bershan Shaw | $5 million |
| Bethany Mclean | $6 million |
| Beverly Cleary | Not listed |
| Bevy Smith | $2.5 million |
| Big Ang Raiola | $500 thousand |
| Bill Ayers | $1.5 million |
| Bill Bryson | $10 million |
| Bill Dance | $4 million |
| Bill Day | $500 thousand |
| Bill Finger | $300 thousand |
| Bill Nye | $8 million |
| Bill Oreilly | $85 million |
| Bill Simmons | $100 million |
| Bill Watterson | $100 million |
| Billy Blanks Jr | $5 million |
| Billy Hayes | $500 thousand |
| Billy Van Zandt | $10 million |
| Bishop Noel Jones | $5 million |
| Bishop William Darryl Scott | $5 million |
| Bo Dietl | $10 million |
| Bob Doyle | $10 million |
| Bob Kane | $10 million |
| Bob Proctor | $20 million |
| Bob Ryan | $3 million |
| Bob Schieffer | $10 million |
| Bob Simon | $5 million |
| Bob Woodward | $25 million |
| Bobby Deen | $5 million |
| Bobby Fischer | $2 million |
| Bobby Seale | $1 million |
| Brad Falchuk | $30 million |
| Brad Meltzer | $20 million |
| Brad Thor | $8 million |
| Brandon Mcmillan | $5 million |
| Brandon Sanderson | $6 million |
| Braunwyn Windham Burke | $3 million |
| Bret Baier | $70 million |
| Bret Easton Ellis | $5 million |
| Brian Greene | $2 million |
| Brian Kenny | $3 million |
| Brian Michael Bendis | $4 million |
| Brock Yates | $3 million |
| Brooke Baldwin | $10 million |
| Brooklyn Beckham | $10 million |
| Bruce Morrow | $3 million |
| Byron Pitts | $5 million |
| Candace Bushnell | $2.5 million |
| Candice Delong | $3 million |
| Candy Crowley | $3 million |
| Candy Spelling | $600 million |
| Carl Bernstein | $16 million |
| Carla Hall | $2.5 million |
| Carleton H Sheets | $20 million |
| Carol Higgins Clark | $30 million |
| Carole Radziwill | $5 million |
| Cassandra Clare | $8 million |
| Cecily Von Ziegesar | $25 million |
| Cesar Millan | $20 million |
| Chalene Johnson | $10 million |
| Charissa Thompson | $3 million |
| Charlaine Harris | $10 million |
| Charles Bukowski | $4 million |
| Charles Gibson | $50 million |
| Charles Lindbergh | $20 million |
| Charles Osgood | $5 million |
| Charles Stanley | $1.5 million |
| Che Guevara | $50 thousand |
| Chetan Bhagat | $50 million |
| Chip Gaines | $50 million |
| Chris Broussard | $800 thousand |
| Chris Claremont | $10 million |
| Chris Hayes | $6 million |
| Chris Jansing | $4 million |
| Chris Kyle | $2 million |
| Chris Mortensen | $6 million |
| Chris Okotie | $3 million |
| Chris Oyakhilome | $50 million |
| Chris Powell | $10 million |
| Chris Van Allsburg | $10 million |
| Christi Paul | $5 million |
| Christina Crawford | $5 million |
| Christine Brown | $400 thousand |
| Christopher Hitchens | $4 million |
| Christopher Paolini | $25 million |
| Christopher Paul Curtis | $10 million |
| Christopher Rice | $10 million |
| Christopher Tolkien | $150 million |
| Chuck Palahniuk | $10 million |
| Chuck Scarborough | $4 million |
| Chuck Todd | $12 million |
| Chuck Yeager | $1.5 million |
| Cindy Adams | $50 million |
| Clark Howard | $15 million |
| Clifford Irving | $5 million |
| Clive Cussler | $120 million |
| Clyde Lewis | $250 thousand |
| Cody Lundin | $1.5 million |
| Cokie Roberts | $10 million |
| Colin Cowie | $4 million |
| Colleen McCullough | $8 million |
| Connor Franta | $3 million |
| Conrad Anker | $2 million |
| Cooper Hefner | $10 million |
| Corey Harrison | $2.5 million |
| Cormac McCarthy | $10 million |
| Cornel West | $500 thousand |
| Cornelia Funke | $20 million |
| Craig Johnson | $10 million |
| Craig Melvin | $9 million |
| Creflo Dollar | $30 million |
| Cressida Cowell | $15 million |
| Curtis Sliwa | $500 thousand |
| D B Weiss | $100 million |
| Dalai Lama | $1 |
| Dan Big Cat Katz | $2 million |
| Dan Brown | $160 million |
| Dan Hicks | $1.5 million |
| Dan Le Batard | $25 million |
| Dan Savage | $5 million |
| Dana Bash | $9 million |
| Dana Loesch | $3 million |
| Daniel Handler | $3 million |
| Danielle Staub | -$500 thousand |
| Danielle Steel | $600 million |
| Danny Bonaduce | $5 million |
| Daphne Oz | $12 million |
| Dasha Zhukova | $100 million |
| Dave Barry | $10 million |
| Dave Canterbury | $300 thousand |
| Dave Dameshek | $500 thousand |
| Dave Eggers | $8 million |
| Dave Ramsey | $200 million |
| Dave Rubin | $14 million |
| David Baldacci | $45 million |
| David Benioff | $100 million |
| David Caspe | $8 million |
| David Chilton | $20 million |
| David Duke | $600 thousand |
| David E Talbert | $5 million |
| David Foster Wallace | $5 million |
| David Frost | $100 million |
| David Hatcher Childress | $5 million |
| David Jeremiah | $50 million |
| David McCullough | $8 million |
| David Oyedepo | $150 million |
| David Sedaris | $8 million |
| Dean Koontz | $200 million |
| Debbie Macomber | $10 million |
| Deborah Norville | $18 million |
| Deborah Roberts | $10 million |
| Dennis Murphy | $4 million |
| Dennis Prager | $20 million |
| Devin Alexander | $4 million |
| Dick Morris | $4 million |
| Dinesh DSouza | $4 million |
| Don Bluth | $2 million |
| Don Novello | $6 million |
| Donald Goines | $500 thousand |
| Donna Brazile | $3 million |
| Donna Richardson | $3 million |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | $10 million |
| Douglas Brunt | $45 million |
| Dr Cindy Trimm | $15 million |
| Dr Jennifer Ashton | $8 million |
| Dr Seuss | $75 million |
| Eamonn Holmes | $5 million |
| Eckhart Tolle | $70 million |
| Ed Bradley | $20 million |
| Ed Burns | $40 million |
| Ed Henry | $6 million |
| Edward Graydon Carter | $12 million |
| Edward Snowden | $500 thousand |
| Edwina Currie | $5 million |
| Eiichiro Oda | $200 million |
| Eivin Kilcher | $3 million |
| E L James | $150 million |
| Elie Wiesel | $5 million |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | $20 million |
| Elmore Leonard | $8 million |
| Emily Morse | $1.5 million |
| Emma Chamberlain | $22 million |
| Eric Carle | $80 million |
| Eric Jerome Dickey | $3 million |
| Eric Thomas | $5 million |
| Erica Hill | $6 million |
| Erich Von Daniken | $30 million |
| Ernest Cline | $1 million |
| Ernest Hemingway | $9.5 million |
| Esther Hicks | $10 million |
| Eugene Cernan | $5 million |
| Eustace Conway | $200 thousand |
| Eve Kilcher | $2 million |
| Fiona Bruce | $3 million |
| Floyd Norman | $2 million |
| Fran Lebowitz | $4 million |
| Frances Swaggart | $10 million |
| Francis Chan | $300 thousand |
| Frank Ski | $5 million |
| Franklin Graham | $10 million |
| Gabriel Garcia Marquez | $10 million |
| Gail Vaz Oxlade | $5 million |
| Garrison Keillor | $5 million |
| Garry Kasparov | $6 million |
| Garry Trudeau | $40 million |
| Gary Janetti | $10 million |
| Gary Larson | $70 million |
| Gavin McInnes | $10 million |
| Gene Siskel | $5 million |
| George Kotsiopoulos | $6 million |
| George Perez | $3 million |
| George R. R. Martin | $120 million |
| George Saunders | $1 million |
| George Will | $4 million |
| Gillian Flynn | $12 million |
| Gina Neely | $2 million |
| Giorgio Tsoukalos | $4 million |
| Glen Keane | $2 million |
| Glennon Melton | $4 million |
| Gloria Steinem | $20 million |
| Gore Vidal | $30 million |
| Grady Demond Wilson | $2.5 million |
| Graham Hancock | $2 million |
| Grant Cardone | $600 million |
| Greg Behrendt | $2.5 million |
| Greg Gutfeld | $18 million |
| Greg Laurie | $5 million |
| Gregory Maguire | $12 million |
| Greta Thunberg | $100 thousand |
| Gwen Ifill | $4 million |
| Harlan Coben | $25 million |
| Harlan Ellison | $10 million |
| Harley Jane Kozak | $2 million |
| Harper Lee | $35 million |
| Harris Faulkner | $8 million |
| Harvey Mackay | $20 million |
| Heidi Murkoff | $10 million |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | $1 million |
| High Pitch Eric | $4 thousand |
| Hilaria Baldwin | $10 million |
| Homer Hickam | $1 million |
| Howard Cosell | $5 million |
| Huck Seed | $4 million |
| Hunter S. Thompson | $5 million |
| Ian Fleming | $100 million |
| Ian Halperin | $2 million |
| Ian Rankin | $10 million |
| Isabel Allende | $12 million |
| Iyanla Vanzant | $4 million |
| J. D. Salinger | $20 million |
| J. Michael Straczynski | $6 million |
| Jack Canfield | $50 Million |
| Jack Hanna | $2.5 Million |
| Jack Kirby | $10 Million |
| Jackie Collins | $180 Million |
| Jackie Guerrido | $10 Million |
| Jacquelyn Mitchard | $10 Million |
| Jaime Bayly | $8 Million |
| Jake Anderson | $1.8 Million |
| Jake Steinfeld | $20 Million |
| Jake Tapper | $16 Million |
| Jamal Bryant | $500 Thousand |
| James Baldwin | $100 Thousand |
| James Brown | $100 Million |
| James Dashner | $4 Million |
| James Ellroy | $10 Million |
| James Harding | $2 Million |
| James Holzhauer | $3 Million |
| James Patterson | $800 Million |
| James St. James | $2 Million |
| James Thurber | $500 Thousand |
| Jamie Colby | $6 Million |
| Jane Buckingham | $40 Million |
| Jane Goldman | $7 Million |
| Jane Goodall | $5 Million |
| Jane Wagner | $10 Million |
| Janelle Brown | $400 Thousand |
| Janet Evanovich | $140 Million |
| Janet Mock | $3 Million |
| Janice Dean | $4 Million |
| Jaron Lanier | $5 Million |
| Jay Glazer | $15 Million |
| Jay Mariotti | $500 Thousand |
| Jayne Ann Krentz | $30 Million |
| Jeannette Walls | $14 Million |
| Jeff Kinney | $80 Million |
| Jeff Rossen | $2 million |
| Jeffrey Archer | $200 million |
| Jelena Ristic | $20 million |
| Jemele Hill | $4 million |
| Jemima Khan | $100 million |
| Jen Arnold | $3.5 million |
| Jennifer Weiner | $5 million |
| Jeremy Kyle | $5 million |
| Jeremy Schaap | $700 thousand |
| Jerry B Jenkins | $3 million |
| Jerry Falwell | $10 million |
| Jerry Stahl | $3 million |
| Jesse Duplantis | $20 million |
| Jesse Watters | $10 million |
| Jessica Hart | $10 million |
| Jessica Sklar | $30 million |
| Jewel Tankard | $5 million |
| Jian Ghomeshi | $6 million |
| Jill Biden | $9 million |
| Jim Bakker | $500 thousand |
| Jim Davis (Cartoonist) | $800 million |
| Jim Lee | $10 million |
| Jim Lovell | $2 million |
| Jim Shockey | $1.5 million |
| Jimmy Swaggart | $10 million |
| J.K. Rowling | $1 billion |
| Joan Embery | $5 million |
| Joan Howard Maurer | $5 million |
| Joan Lunden | $25 Million |
| Jodi Picoult | Not Available |
| Joe Eszterhas | $25 Million |
| Joe Madison | $6 Million |
| Joe Moglia | $75 Million |
| Joe Ranft | Not Available |
| Joe Teti | $300 Thousand |
| John Berman | Not Available |
| John Bunnell | $3 Million |
| John Byrne | $3 Million |
| John Demartini | $5 million |
| John Dickerson | $4 Million |
| John Glenn | $5 Million |
| John Green | $17 Million |
| John Grisham | $400 Million |
| John Heilemann | $4 Million |
| John Kricfalusi | $10 million |
| John Le Carre | $100 million |
| John Maxwell | $10 million |
| John Nash | $1.5 million |
| John Sandford | $6 million |
| John Stossel | $4 million |
| John Tobias | $4 million |
| Johnny Chan | $10 million |
| Jojo Moyes | $8 million |
| Jon Krakauer | $10 million |
| Jon Meacham | $4 million |
| Jon Ronson | $5 million |
| Jonathan Franzen | $5 million |
| Jonathan Karl | $3 million |
| Jonathan Kellerman | $40 million |
| Jonathan Nolan | $75 million |
| Jordan Peterson | $8 Million |
| Jorge Ramos | $14 Million |
| Joseph D Pistone | $500 Thousand |
| Joy Reid | $4 million |
| Joyce Maynard | $6 Million |
| Joyce Meyer | $8 Million |
| Juanita Bynum | $10 Million |
| Judge Glenda Hatchett | $5 Million |
| Judy Woodruff | $8 Million |
| Julie Powell | $1.5 million |
| Juliet Huddy | $2 million |
| Justine Simmons | $10 million |
| Kaitlan Collins | $5 Million |
| Karen Gravano | $800 thousand |
| Karen Hunter | $3 million |
| Karen Kilgariff | $20 million |
| Karrine Steffans | $2 million |
| Kate DiCamillo | $10 million |
| Kate Northrup | $3 million |
| Katherine Schwarzenegger | $10 million |
| Kathy Reichs | $10 million |
| Kathy Wakile | $5 million |
| Katie Hopkins | $500 thousand |
| Katie Lee Joel | $10 million |
| Katrina Hodgson | $600 Thousand |
| Katy Tur | $8 Million |
| Kay Robertson | $15 Million |
| Kazuki Takahashi | $20 Million |
| Keith Ferrazzi | $10 Million |
| Ken Follett | $50 Million |
| Kenneth Copeland | $300 Million |
| Kenny Albert | $2 Million |
| Kerry Kennedy | $10 Million |
| Kevin Burkhardt | $4 Million |
| Kevin Eastman | $20 Million |
| Khaled Hosseini | $5 Million |
| Korina Sanchez | $5 Million |
| Kristen Welker | $3 Million |
| Kristin Nelson | $6 Million |
| Kurt Vonnegut | $5 Million |
| L. Ron Hubbard | $60 Million |
| Ladd Drummond | $200 Million |
| Lara Logan | $7 Million |
| Larry Elder | $6 Million |
| Larry Merchant | $8 Million |
| Laura Albert | $10 Million |
| Laura Hillenbrand | $10 Million |
| Lauren Green | $2 Million |
| Lauren Oliver | $8 Million |
| Lauren Scruggs | $2 Million |
| Lawrence Krauss | $2 Million |
| Lee Child | $70 Million |
| Lee Strobel | $8 Million |
| Lee Tiffany Lakosky | $600 Thousand |
| Leeza Gibbons | $40 Million |
| Leigh Anne Tuohy | $100 million |
| Lewis Howes | $10 million |
| Lex Fridman | $8 million |
| Liane Moriarty | $8 million |
| Lisa G | $3 million |
| Lisa Gardner | $10 million |
| Lisa Jackson | $10 million |
| Lisa Nichols | $5 million |
| Liver King | $10 million |
| Liz Macdonald | $4 million |
| Lorraine Kelly | $6 million |
| Lou Dobbs | $20 million |
| Louis Lamour | $5 million |
| Louis Sachar | $10 million |
| Louis Zamperini | $1 million |
| Mae Jemison | $2 million |
| Magnus Carlsen | $25 million |
| Mahatma Gandhi | $1 (symbolic) |
| Major Garrett | $8 million |
| Malala Yousafzai | $2 million |
| Malcolm Gladwell | $30 million |
| Malcolm X | $150 thousand |
| Malik Yusef | $4 million |
| Marc Brown | $40 million |
| Marc Lamont Hill | $1 million |
| Marcus Luttrell | $1.5 million |
| Margaret Trudeau | $10 million |
| Maria Celeste | $25 million |
| Maria Montazami | $3 million |
| Marian Keyes | $20 million |
| Marianne Williamson | $2 million |
| Marie Kondo | $8 million |
| Mario Puzo | $20 million |
| Mario Vargas Llosa | $500 thousand |
| Mark Belling | $750 thousand |
| Mark Driscoll | $2.5 million |
| Mark Fuhrman | $3 million |
| Mark Halperin | $3 million |
| Mark Labbett | $2 million |
| Mark Millar | $25 million |
| Mark Victor Hansen | $50 million |
| Marques Brownlee | $8 million |
| Martin Amis | $20 million |
| Martin Greenfield | $1 million |
| Martin Handford | $20 million |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | $250 thousand |
| Mary Berry | $25 million |
| Mary Higgins Clark | $140 million |
| Masashi Kishimoto | $20 million |
| Matt Crouch | $20 million |
| Matthew Ashimolowo | $6 million |
| Matthew Berry | $2 million |
| Matthew Graham | $5 million |
| Matthew Lesko | $5 million |
| Maurice Sendak | $20 million |
| Max Brooks | $20 million |
| Max Lucado | $10 Million |
| Maya Angelou | $10 Million |
| Meg Cabot | $80 Million |
| Meghan McCain | $10 Million |
| Melissa Mathison | $100 Million |
| Merrill Markoe | $3 Million |
| Michael Baisden | $5 Million |
| Michael Beckwith | $6 Million |
| Michael Chabon | $8 Million |
| Michael Crichton | $400 Million |
| Michael Lewis | $20 Million |
| Michael Musto | $1.5 Million |
| Michael Parkinson | $12 Million |
| Michael Peterson | $250 Thousand |
| Michael Smerconish | $2 Million |
| Michael Wilbon | $18 Million |
| Michio Kaku | $5 Million |
| Mick Dodge | $150 Thousand |
| Miguel Almaguer | $1.5 Million |
| Mike Emrick | $2 Million |
| Mike Gallagher | $3 Million |
| Mike Jerrick | $2 Million |
| Mike Lupica | $2 Million |
| Milo Yiannopoulos | -$2 Million |
| Mitch Albom | $10 Million |
| Mo Willems | $4 Million |
| Molly Bloom | $500 Thousand |
| Mort Walker | $50 Million |
| Muhammad Yunus | $10 Million |
| Nancy Grace | $25 Million |
| Nancy Snyderman | $10 Million |
| Neal James | $500 Thousand |
| Neal Shusterman | $8 Million |
| Neil Gaiman | $18 Million |
| Neil Strauss | $4 Million |
| Nelson DeMille | $25 Million |
| Niall Ferguson | $500 Thousand |
| Nicholas Sparks | $40 Million |
| Nick Hornby | $22 Million |
| Nick Santora | $5 Million |
| Nick Zedd | $10 million |
| Nicole Lapin | $2 million |
| Nicolle Wallace | $3 million |
| Nigella Lawson | $20 million |
| Nikola Tesla | Died penniless |
| Nina Blackwood | $500 thousand |
| Nina Garcia | $3 million |
| Noam Chomsky | $500 thousand |
| Nora Roberts | $400 million |
| Norah O’Donnell | $22 million |
| Norm Abram | $2.5 million |
| Norman Chad | $800 thousand |
| Olivia Harrison | $300 million |
| Padma Lakshmi | $40 million |
| Pamela Stephenson | $20 million |
| Pastor John Hagee | $5 million |
| Pastor Joseph Prince | $5 million |
| Pat Conroy | $5 million |
| Pat O’Brien | $1.5 million |
| Patricia Cornwell | $25 million |
| Patrick Bet David | $350 million |
| Patrick Rothfuss | $4 million |
| Patti Stanger | $6 million |
| Pattie Mallette | $10 million |
| Paul Auster | $20 million |
| Paul Finebaum | $2 million |
| Paul Mckenna | $100 million |
| Paul S Morton | $10 million |
| Paula Pell | $2 million |
| Paula White | $5 million |
| Paulo Coelho | $500 million |
| Peggy Noonan | $3 million |
| Pete Nelson | $3 million |
| Peter Doocy | $2 million |
| Peter Jennings | $53.5 million |
| Peter May | $8 million |
| Peter Sagal | $500 thousand |
| PFT Commenter | $2 million |
| Piper Kerman | $5 million |
| Pippa Middleton | $50 million |
| Pleasant Rowland | $310 Million |
| Polly Samson | $30 Million |
| Poppy Harlow | $8 Million |
| Priscilla Shirer | $3 Million |
| R A Salvatore | $8 Million |
| R Bernard | $5 Million |
| R L Stine | $200 Million |
| Rachel Renee Russell | $7 Million |
| Ram Dass | $100 Thousand |
| Ray Bradbury | $30 Million |
| Ray Kurzweil | $30 million |
| Reza Aslan | $3 million |
| Rhonda Byrne | $100 million |
| Rich Froning Jr | $5 million |
| Richard Buckley | $50 million |
| Richard Dawkins | $10 million |
| Richard Madeley | $5 million |
| Richard Price | $5 million |
| Rick Leventhal | $3 million |
| Rick Riordan | $40 million |
| Rick Rosner | $2 million |
| Rick Steves | $15 million |
| Roald Dahl | $20 million |
| Rob Liefeld | $2 million |
| Robert Ballard | $10 million |
| Robert Crumb | $20 million |
| Robert Flores | $2 million |
| Robert Graysmith | $5 million |
| Robert H Schuller | $5 million |
| Robert Oppenheimer | $1 million |
| Robin McGraw | $460 million |
| Robin Sharma | $10 million |
| Robyn Brown | $600 thousand |
| Roger Ebert | $10 million |
| Roland Martin | $3 million |
| Romain Dauriac | $1.5 million |
| Ron Kovic | $1 million |
| Ron Reagan | $12 million |
| Rose Kennedy | $500 million |
| Rumiko Takahashi | $70 million |
| Rupert Jee | $500 thousand |
| Ruth Rendell | $20 million |
| Ruth Westheimer | $4 million |
| Ryen Russillo | $3 million |
| S. E. Hinton | $10 million |
| Saba Douglas Hamilton | $400 thousand |
| Sal Paolantonio | $2 million |
| Salman Rushdie | $10 million |
| Sam Donaldson | $50 million |
| Sam George | $500 thousand |
| Sam Harris | $12 million |
| Sandra Smith | $6 million |
| Sara Eisen | $7 million |
| Scott Adams | $20 Million |
| Scott Galloway | $40 Million |
| Scott Kelly | $4 Million |
| Sean McDonough | $2 Million |
| Seth Godin | $50 Million |
| Sharyl Attkisson | $800 Thousand |
| Shel Silverstein | $20 Million |
| Sherman Alexie | $1 Million |
| Sherry Turkle | $1 Million |
| Shirley Strawberry | $5 Million |
| Sidney Blumenthal | $4 Million |
| Siggy Flicker | $4 Million |
| Sister Souljah | $150 Thousand |
| Skip Bayless | $17 Million |
| Soledad O’Brien | $12 Million |
| Sophie Grégoire Trudeau | $5 Million |
| Spike Feresten | $5 Million |
| Stacy London | $4 Million |
| Stan Lee | $50 Million |
| Stephanie D Johnson | $2 Million |
| Stephen Hawking | $20 Million |
| Stephen J Dubner | $10 Million |
| Stephen King | $500 Million |
| Stephen A. Smith | $25 Million |
| Stephenie Meyer | $120 Million |
| Steve Backshall | $2 Million |
| Steve Ditko | $1 Million |
| Steve Irwin | $10 Million |
| Steve Levy | $6 Million |
| Steven Levitt | $10 Million |
| Stieg Larsson | $30 Million |
| Stuart Woods | $9 Million |
| Sue Grafton | $75 Million |
| Sun Myung Moon | $900 Million |
| Susan Powter | $2 Million |
| Suzanne Collins | $90 Million |
| Sylvia Browne | $1.5 Million |
| T. B. Joshua | $10 Million |
| T. Coraghessan Boyle | $3 Million |
| T. D. Jakes | $20 Million |
| Tabitha Soren | $20 Million |
| Tai Lopez | $10 million |
| Tamron Hall | $7 million |
| Taya Kyle | $4 million |
| Ted Haggard | $200,000 |
| Temple Grandin | $1 million |
| Teresa Giudice | $500,000 |
| Terri Irwin | $10 million |
| Terry Brooks | $12 million |
| Terry Gannon | $3 million |
| Terry Goodkind | $14 million |
| Terry McMillan | $10 million |
| Thomas Edison | $170 million |
| Thomas Harris | $20 million |
| Thomas McGuane | $3 million |
| Thomas Weeks | $3 million |
| Tim Ferriss | $50 million |
| Tim Lahaye | $20 million |
| Tite Kubo | $50 million |
| Todd Brunson | $3 million |
| Tolkien | $50 million |
| Tom Brokaw | $85 million |
| Tom Clancy | $300 million |
| Tom Silva | $2.5 million |
| Tom Wolfe | $20 million |
| Tomi Lahren | $3 million |
| Toni Morrison | $20 million |
| Tony Gaskins | $3 million |
| Tony Kornheiser | $18 million |
| Tony Kushner | $5 million |
| Tony Robbins | $600 million |
| Toure | $2 million |
| Trey Ellis | $500 thousand |
| Truman Capote | $10 million |
| Tucker Max | $5 million |
| Van Jones | $5 million |
| Veronica Roth | $40 million |
| Vicki Gunvalson | $7 million |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | $2 million |
| Victoria Osteen | $100 million |
| Vince Flynn | $8 million |
| Vinita Nair | $3 million |
| Walter Cronkite | $20 million |
| Walter Mosley | $10 million |
| Wayne Dyer | $20 million |
| Wayne Lapierre | $20 million |
| Wendy Williams | $5 million |
| Will Cain | $1.5 million |
| Willard Scott | $10 million |
| William Bratton | $500 Thousand |
| Willie Degel | $10 Million |
| Willy Russell | $10 Million |
| Winston Groom | $10 Million |
| Winter Ramos | $350 Thousand |
| Woody Paige | $800 Thousand |
| Zig Ziglar | $15 Million |
FAQs about Wealthiest Authors
Who is the richest author in the world?
J.K. Rowling tops the list with a net worth of $1 billion. She gained worldwide recognition through the Harry Potter series, which transformed into a global franchise, including books, movies, and merchandise.
How did J.K. Rowling accumulate her wealth?
Rowling’s wealth stems not only from her book sales but also from the lucrative movie adaptations, theme parks, merchandise, and stage plays, particularly Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
How much is James Patterson worth?
James Patterson has a net worth of $800 million, making him one of the wealthiest authors in the world. His thriller novels and series, such as Alex Cross, have made him incredibly successful.
Which genre do most wealthy authors write in?
Most wealthy authors write in genres like fantasy, thrillers, and self-help. These genres attract large, loyal audiences that contribute to significant earnings through book sales and adaptations.
How did Stephen King become one of the richest authors?
Stephen King built his fortune through the widespread success of his horror novels, many of which were adapted into films and TV shows, like The Shining and IT. His net worth is approximately $500 million.
Are there non-fiction authors among the richest?
Yes, authors like Tony Robbins and Grant Cardone made their wealth through self-help and motivational books. Both have built successful personal brands that expand beyond traditional publishing.
How do film adaptations affect an author’s wealth?
Film adaptations significantly boost an author’s wealth by opening up new revenue streams. For example, Dan Brown saw a surge in his net worth after the success of The Da Vinci Code movie.
Do authors earn from book sales alone?
No, many authors earn additional income through movie deals, merchandise, and licensing. For instance, J.K. Rowling continues to profit from the Wizarding World franchise, including theme parks and video games.
How did George R.R. Martin’s net worth increase?
George R.R. Martin‘s net worth skyrocketed after his A Song of Ice and Fire series was adapted into the HBO hit Game of Thrones, significantly boosting his income from royalties and adaptations.
Are there female authors among the richest?
Yes, several female authors rank high on the wealth list. Along with J.K. Rowling, Danielle Steel ($600 million) and Nora Roberts ($400 million) have amassed significant fortunes from their novels.
Conclusion
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