Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Celebrated Name: Rupert Murdoch
Real Name/Full Name: Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG
Gender: Male
Age: 93 years old
Birth Date: 11 March 1931
Birth Place: Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: American
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 70 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Jerry Hall (m. 2016), Wendi Murdoch (m. 1999–2013), Anna Murdoch Mann (m. 1967–1999), Patricia Booker (m. 1956–1967)
Children: Yes (Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Prudence Murdoch, Grace Murdoch, Chloe Murdoch)
Dating/Girlfriend
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N/A
Profession: American media mogul
Net Worth in 2024: $20 billion
Last Updated: October 2024

Rupert Murdoch is an Australian- born American Media Mogul. Murdoch’s career in media began after his father’s death in 1952, creating his own private limited company declining to join his late father’s registered public limited company.

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Early Life

Rupert Murdoch, known as Keith Rupert Murdoch, was born on 11th March 1931 in Melbourne, Australia. Murdoch attended Geelong Grammar School and studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Worcester College, Oxford, in England, where he supported the Labour Party, and it is noteworthy that he managed Oxford Student Publications Limited, the publishing house of Cherwell. It is significant to know that Murdoch took his school cricket team to the National Junior Finals.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 11 March 1931, Rupert Murdoch is 93 years old as of today’s date 14th October 2024. His height is 1.78 m tall, and his weight is 70 kg.

Career

When Murdoch was 21, he returned from Oxford to take over his father’s business News Limited and brought it to major success. He chose the major acquisition and expansion and bought the Sunday Times in 1956. He was known for ‘inventing the modern tabloid’ as he developed an extraordinary pattern for his newspapers adopting eye-catching headlines with increased sports news and scandal coverage at large.

Being in media, his political activities in various countries like Australia and the United Kingdom were governing in the coalition. Murdock entered the British newspaper in 1968 with major acquisition ‘The Sun.’

This was changed to tabloid format with cost reduction. It is noted that during the 1980s and 1990s, all his publications were generally supportive to Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher post the era of Thatcher; his support was shifted to Tony Blair, leader of the labor party. This relationship between Blair and Murdoch made them get into deep discussions on national policies and political issues in Britain.

Awards & Achievements

Murdoch is the recipient of the Companion of the Order of Australia in 1984. His achievements are greater compared to his awards. Most of the major acquisitions by him, which was then proceeded greatly with an excellent source of change and getting highlighted further with plenty of reviews, is a great achievement of Murdoch. His active nature in the school made him take his school cricket team to National Junior Finals.

Net Worth & Salary of Rupert Murdoch in 2024

Rupert Murdoch Net Worth
Rupert Murdoch Net Worth

As of October 2024, The estimated net worth of Rupert Murdoch is $20 billion. The value of Murdoch’s Toyota Lexus GS450H is $54,000. His total asset ranges to $28,800,000 while his salary ranges to $28,900,000. Murdoch’s Fox News generated $700 million in operating profit in 2010. Most of the acquisitions by Murdoch made him increase his earnings constantly, and it is notable that $673 million purchase of daughter Elisabeth’s Production Company in February made his dream to get accomplished for Murdoch Dynasty.

Rupert Murdoch is subjecting to various scandals in the years, his attitude towards work and accomplishing his dreams were brilliant and exceptional with his tremendous and overwhelming ideas for media and newspapers. His idea of ruling out the new modeling of newspapers with the tabloid format is never accustomed before, and it captured many hearts with its compact nature. Murdoch is a great example of doing a simple thing differently.

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