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A $17 billion media empire, 6 children, and a succession battle: Meet the Murdoch family
A $17 billion media empire, 6 children, and a succession battle: Meet the Murdoch family
Taylor BordenAug 7, 2020, 01:22 IST
Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch (L) and James Murdoch (R) at his 2019 wedding to Jerry Hall.Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
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.
The Murdoch family's nearly $17 billion fortune comes from a media empire that dates back to the 1950s.
Rupert Murdoch seen here in 1960.
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Rupert Murdoch, 89, helms the Murdoch family empire.
Rupert Murdoch in 2017.
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James Murdoch, once the heir apparent, just resigned from the board of News Corp.
James Murdoch.
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Lachlan Murdoch is now seen as the most likely to succeed Rupert Murdoch.
Lachlan Murdoch.
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Elisabeth Murdoch is involved with the family business, but was further removed from the battle for succession between Lachlan and James.
Elisabeth Murdoch.
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James, Lachlan, and Elisabeth all have the same mother.
Rupert Murdoch with children Lachlan, James, and Elisabeth, along with second wife Anna Murdoch at their home in New York City in 1989.
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Prudence Murdoch is Rupert's oldest, and the only child from his first marriage.
Prudence Murdoch arriving at the wedding of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall in 2016.
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Wendi Deng was Rupert Murdoch's third wife.
Murdoch and Deng.
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Murdoch and Deng share two daughters, Grace and Chloe.
Rupert Murdoch, with daughters Grace and Chloe and his third wife Wendi Deng in November 2019.
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Rupert Murdoch married Jerry Hall in 2016.
Murdoch and Hall at their 2016 wedding.
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