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A $17 billion media empire, 6 children, and a succession battle: Meet the Murdoch family

  • The Murdoch family has a net worth of $17.4 billion and helms a media empire that comprises Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, and more.
  • Rupert Murdoch, the 89-year-old patriarch of the family, inherited an Australian newspaper at age 22 and built out the family's media empire from there.
  • Murdoch has been married four times and has six children.
  • The battle for who will succeed him has been relatively public, with much of it surrounding his two sons. James, once the heir apparent, just stepped down from the board of News Corp., the parent company of the various Murdoch publishing assets.
  • Below is a look at the family members behind the empire, which is widely thought to be a major inspiration for HBO's smash hit, "Succession."
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