Rupert Murdoch
Australian and American business magnate (born 1931)
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- Keith Rupert Murdoch ( MUR -dok ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian and American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul.
- With a net worth of US$21.
- Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( MUR-dok; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian and American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom (The Sun and The Times), in Australia (The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, and The Australian), in the United States (The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post), book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through Fox Corporation). He was also the owner of Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox (until 2019), and the now-defunct News of the World. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.
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