{"id":264542,"date":"2024-11-14T21:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/how-much-money-the-infowars-creator-has-now-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:30","slug":"how-much-money-the-infowars-creator-has-now-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/how-much-money-the-infowars-creator-has-now-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Money the \u2018Infowars\u2019 Creator Has Now \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1230457578_4252a8-e1731616918172.jpeg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alex Jones' Net Worth: How Much Money the Conspiracy Theorist Has Now\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1230457578_4252a8-e1731616918172.jpeg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1230457578_4252a8-e1731616918172.jpeg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1230457578_4252a8-e1731616918172.jpeg?fit=783%2C443&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-alex-jones-conservative-conspiracist-4040145\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Alex Jones<\/strong><\/a> built a controversial right-wing media empire, which catapulted his fame and net worth to dramatic heights. In addition to running his former platform,<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-onion-infowars-5345810\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> \u201cInfowars,\u201d<\/a> Jones never hesitated to loudly share his opinions \u2014 until he was sued by the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. Jones perpetuated false theories that the tragedy was a hoax. After being ordered to pay the families more than $1 billion, Jones was permitted by a judge to liquidate some of his assets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Now that Jones has lost the court cases, his media company and his online presence, where does his net worth stand now?<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Alex Jones\u2019 Net Worth in 2024?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Since he had to pay the families of the victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, Jones is currently worth below $0. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/alex-jones-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Celebrity Net Worth<\/a>, he is worth -$900 million.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">In June 2024, Jones had about $9 million in personal assets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/14\/alex-jones-sandy-hook-00163542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Politico<\/a> reported at the time. During his 2022 defamation trial, Jones claimed his net worth stood at $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His companies were worth between $135 to $270 million, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Earlier this year, \u201cInfowars\u201d had around $6 million in cash and $1.2 in inventory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5345855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5345855\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5345855 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1425979492.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"Alex Jones: 5 Things About the 'InfoWars' Creator\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5345855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Joe Buglewicz\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How Did Alex Jones Make Money?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Jones started earning an income after establishing a following with fans of right-wing conspiracy theories. He initially sold merchandise upon launching his radio show in the 1990s. He then built his empire after creating Infowars.com, which was operated under Free Speech Systems LLC. The business eventually earned revenue with merchandise and subscription sales.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">In 2013, Jones earned additional profits by selling dietary supplements to his devoted fan base, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2017\/05\/how-does-alex-jones-make-money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em> New York Magazine<\/em><\/a>. Among his most popular supplements were called \u201cBrain Force Plus\u201d and \u201cLife Super Male Vitality.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Infowars is being shut down now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nb4loGvL12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/nb4loGvL12<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">\u2014 Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/1857058831135645739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Does Alex Jones Have a Job Now?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">It\u2019s unclear what Jones is doing now to earn an income. \u201cInfowars\u201d was sold at <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-onion-infowars-5345810\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">auction to <em>The Onion<\/em><\/a>, a satirical news publisher who had been critical of Jones\u2019 false claims in the past. <em>The Onion<\/em> did not disclose how much money was spent to purchase the media platform in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">\u201cI just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the U.S. trustee over our bankruptcy this morning, and they said they are shutting us down even without a court order this morning,\u201d Jones said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realalexjones\/status\/1857058831135645739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">video<\/a> he shared to X. \u201cThe Connecticut Democrats of <em>The Onion<\/em> newspaper bought us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">Jones added,\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen, but I\u2019m going to be here until they come and turn the lights off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/alex-jones-net-worth-5345910\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Getty Images Alex Jones built a controversial right-wing media empire, which catapulted his fame and net worth to dramatic heights. 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