Net worth: US$23 billion
The News Corp owner and famous media mogul owns hundreds of local, national and international media and publishing outlets which awarded him his fortune.
Examples of just some of his publications include The Sun & The Times (UK), The Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph , (Australia), The Wall Street Journal, Sky News, Fox News (USA) and book publisher HarperCollins.
Murdoch has often gained attention for his controversial media coverage, seemingly biased to support his business and political interests.