Anderson Cooper’s CNN Salary & Net Worth Revealed

Earlier than changing into probably the most recognizable faces in journalism, Anderson Cooper already had a declare to fame, being the son of the late Gloria Vanderbilt and a direct descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the American enterprise magnate who constructed his wealth in railroads and delivery.

Nonetheless, regardless of coming from a rich household, Cooper’s web value comes primarily from his work as a broadcast journalist, not his inheritance. The truth is, the CNN anchor as soon as opened up about his household’s spending and the way he was advised to not count on a belief fund.

“My mom’s made clear to me that there’s no trust fund,” Cooper advised Howard Stern in a 2014 interview, per Business Insider. “There’s none of that, [and] I don’t believe in inheriting money. Who’s inherited a lot of money that has gone on to do things in their own life? From the time I was growing up, if I felt that there was some pot of gold waiting for me, I don’t know that I would’ve been so motivated.”

That mentioned, Gloria died in June 2019 after a battle with abdomen most cancers, and on the time ion her loss of life was seemingly bot as wealthy as everybody assumed. Page Six reported that Cooper acquired a maybe surprisingly modest $1.5 million in inheritance cash, which was nearly all of his mom’s property. Gloria’s different son Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski (Anderson’s half brother) acquired his mom’s NYC house.

Cooper has blazed his personal path, changing into the face of CNN along with his nightly present Anderson Cooper 360°, which he has hosted since 2001. He additionally stars on the community’s annual New 12 months’s Eve Stay particular alongside his long-time pal and co-host, Andy Cohen.

So, what’s Cooper’s web value? In keeping with Celebrity Net Worth, the well-known anchor has an estimated web value of $60 million. Nonetheless, that is disputed, as USA Today estimated in 2021 that it’s nearer to $200 million.

Cooper’s earnings come from extra than simply his CNN present. He’s additionally the writer of a number of best-selling books, together with, Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty and The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mom and Son on Life, Love and Loss.

As well as, he served as host of The Mole on ABC from 2001 to 2008, appeared as a Jeopardy! visitor host in 2021, and co-starred alongside his mom within the 2016 HBO documentary Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper. He additionally hosts the podcast, All There Is With Anderson Cooper.

Per Yahoo! Finance, Cooper makes round $20 million a 12 months for his work as a information anchor on CNN, making him one of many highest-paid broadcast reporters within the nation.