Michael Jordan net worth: American former professional basketball player and entrepreneur, Michael Jordan has a net worth of $1 billion.
The former NBA player, Michael Jordan is the name that needs no introduction. This highly recognized athlete turned entrepreneur has recently listed his name in the list of billionaires as reported by Forbes. Born Michael Jeffery Jordan on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, Michael has been one of the highest paid athletes of his time and has been earning millions every year even after the decade of his complete retirement from professional basketball.
Michael Jordan started his NBA career in 1984 after playing for numerous teams in college and earning recognition for his basketball talents. As a member of the team Chicago Bulls, Jordan managed to make way towards millions of his fans’ hearts and was voted the Rookie of the Year within months of his NBA career.
With high appreciation for his exceptional sportsmanship in basketball, Jordan took no time to be recognized as the highest paid athlete of his time. Earning a number of international awards and championships for his team, Michael and his team have also won two gold medals in the Olympics in 1984 and 1992.
Jordan with his incomparable passion for the game became a highly anticipated athlete and with his NBA profile, he earned many endorsement opportunities for high-profile companies such as Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonalds etc. On top of that, Jordan started his own shoe line with Nike named as Air-Jordan which still earns him millions of dollars every year.
Jordan has managed to make a brand out of his influential character and his Air-Jordan shoes are the highest selling sport shoes brand which earns more than two billion every year from its sales. As a face of many other endorsements Jordan reportedly earns around $80-$90 million and hence, is one of the richest celebrities in the world.
This media figure is recently married to Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto and has five children. Jordan divorced his first wife and mother of his three children, Juanita Vanoy in 2006 and this divorce settlement cost him $168 million, making it the highest celebrity divorce settlement at the time as reported by the media.
This highly successful and widely respected personality owns various multi-million dollar houses around the country and travels in self-owned jet plane. With a lot of riches in his hand and the recent entry in the billionaires’ list as listed by Forbes, Jordan reportedly has a net worth of a whopping $1 billion dollars as of today.
Quick Facts about Michael Jordan
Full Name: Michael Jeffery Jordan
Profession: Former basketball player, entrepreneur
Height: 6 ft 6 in
Weight: 98 kg
Ethnicity: African American
Nationality: American
Date of Birth: February 17, 1963
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Education: North Carolina
Marital status: Married to Yvette Prieto
Astrological sign: Aquarius