Rupert Murdoch was born on March 11, 1931 and is a media mogul and founder of News Corp. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Murdoch acquired newspapers in both Australia and New Zealand and expanded into the UK. In the 1970s, Murdoch was able to expand into the US market. Murdoch is the former CEO of 21st Century Fox and Fox News. His media empire consists of Fox News, The Times of London as well as The Wall Street Journal. He was listed under Forbes 400 as #24 and Billionaires 2019 as #52. Rupert Murdoch has a net worth of $16.9 billion USD as of March 2020.