WORTHS

Compare reported wealth

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  1. J.K. Rowling$1.3B
  2. George Lucas$5.2B

Ratio of estimated net worth

George Lucas’s estimated net worth is approximately 4.2× J.K. Rowling’s.

Combined estimated wealth

$6.5B

Sum of estimated net worth. Individual figures may include jointly owned or overlapping assets.

Sourcing

3 originating reports

Across 2 profiles — repeats of the same figure are counted once.

Chart scale
Reported range (low–high)Estimated net worthWhy the estimated net worth isn’t necessarily the midpoint of the range
  1. J.K. Rowling

    Author

    Moderate confidence
    $1.3Brange $1.2B – $1.3B

    Harry Potter book sales · Film adaptation royalties and franchise revenue

  2. George Lucas

    Filmmaker and entrepreneur

    Moderate confidence
    $5.2Brange $5B – $9Bapproximately 4.2× the group’s lowest estimated net worth

    Lucasfilm sale to Disney (2012, $4.1B) · Star Wars merchandising rights retained from original contract

Bands and markers are drawn to one proportional (linear) scale. A range too narrow to render accurately is widened to a minimum visible width and hatched — the printed figures are always exact.