Anderson Cooper | Est. $200 million

The award-winning and highly regarded journalist and TV personality Anderson Cooper is a crowd favorite for many reasons. Anderson Cooper whose net worth of $200 million according to Celebrity Net Worth was a dedicated journalist with an interesting life story. He graduated from Yale University and pursued an entry-level career in ABC. The hard-working Anderson Cooper climbed his way to the top and managed to land himself a job covering significant events such as the death of Pope John Paul II and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Camilla Parker Bowles.

His mother is Gloria Vanderbilt, an heiress and fashion icon who passed away in June of 2019. But Cooper’s never relied on his family lineage to support himself based on his previous interviews. The Los Angeles Times also reports that Cooper’s net worth is estimated to be at US$100 million before the inheritance. As the current host of the CNN news show “Anderson Cooper 360,” he makes an annual salary of $12 million. He also managed to purchase the historic Rye House with his partner in 2014 proving that he is financially independent.