| Name: | Rupert Murdoch |
| Net Worth: | $ 18 billion |
| Source of Wealth: | News Corp |
| Born: | March 11, 1931 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Spouse: | Jerry Hall |
| Children: | Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch, Prudence Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Grace Murdoch, Chloe Murdoch |
| Residence: | Mayfair, London, UK |
| Private Jet: | Gulfstream G550 (N89NC), Gulfstream G650 (N898NC) |
| Yacht | Vertigo |
He is the owner of News Corporation, the world’s second-
He is married to Jerry Hall and has 6 children. (Lachlan, James, Prudence, Elisabeth, Grace and Chloe Murdoch).
He inherited Australia’s News Limited from his father in 1952.
At that time News Limited owned the Adelaide News. Which had a circulation of over 90,000 copies. As well as the Sunday Mail, with over 150,000 sales.
From there the newspaper and magazine holdings were expanded throughout Australia. First into Melbourne and Perth. Then in 1960 to Sydney where one of News Limited’s titles, the Daily Mirror, eventually became the biggest selling paper in New South Wales. Murdoch also entered the New Zealand market.
In 1964 hr launched The Australian, Australia’s first national daily newspaper. In the following decades, Murdoch acquired various newspapers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
The group expanded into the UK market in December 1968. With the purchase of the News of the World and later The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times. All under the holding company which is today called NI Group Limited. Or more commonly referred to as News International.
Expansion into the US market and beyond took place from 1973 onwards. And later with diversification into other media as well as newspapers.
In 1979 The News Corporation Limited was incorporated in Australia. As the holding company for these global Investments.
News Corporation was reincorporated in the US in 2004. Where it is today listed on the NASDAQ. And with a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. And a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange.
In the United States Murdoch acquired Twentieth Century Fox, HarperCollins and The Wall Street Journal. He also owns the New York Post and several television stations.
In 2013 News Corporation was split in two publicly traded companies. The present News Corp. was renamed 21st Century Fox. The company is oriented towards media. And a new News Corp was formed and is oriented towards publishing.
His son James Murdoch is CEO of 21st Century Fox. James resides with his wife Kathryn in New York. The net worth of James Murdoch is estimated at US$ 2 billion.
The media mogul owned two luxury yachts: The Perini Navi sailing yacht Rosehearty. Which was named after Murdoch’s Long Island, NY estate. And Philippe Briand designed the sailing yacht Vertigo.
Murdoch sold Rosehearty in 2014 to US real estate developer Joey Kaempfer.
Forbes estimates his net worth at US$ 18 billion.
His wife is an American model and actress. She was born in 1956. They married in 2016. She is the fourth wife of Murdoch.
She had a successful modeling carreer. By 1977, Hall had been on 40 magazine covers including Italian Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She was earning modelling fees in excess of $1,000 per day. In 2016, Hall won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fashion Group International Dallas.
Murdoch and his wife Jerry Hall own several houses around the world. Including a large apartment in London, an apartment in New York, and a large estate in Los Angeles.
This estate, known as the Moraga Vineyard Estate was damaged in the December 2017 Bel Air firestorm.
In London, he owns a large apartment in the expensive Mayfair area. The apartment is across from Buckingham Palace. Early 2020 they bought a large country-side mansion in Henley on Thames, near London
He is the owner of the yacht Vertigo.
However, Superyachtfan received a message from Y.CO that Mr. Murdoch is actually NOT the owner of Vertigo.
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It is very possible that the yacht is owned by Rupert’s son Lachlan Murdoch. He also owns the sailing yacht Sarissa. Lachlan Murdoch’s net worth is estimated at $ 2 billion.
He owns a Gulfstream G550 private jet. The aircraft has registration N89NC (News Corporation). He also owns a G650 with registration N898NC.
The G650 was delivered in 2015 and has a list price of US$ 70 million. Both jets have the same livery (color scheme).
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