Jerry Seinfeld: 6 fun facts over the billionaire comedian | Today news

Jerry Seinfeld has long been one of the most recognizable names in comedy – but now he is also officially a billionaire. From 2025, Forbes estimates his net worth at $ 1.1 billion, largely thanks to the lasting success of Seinfeld, his continued comedy work and some smart business movements. 1. Seinfeld still pays huge that the sitcom signal, which ended in 1998, continues to rake hundreds of millions through syndication and streaming transactions. Jerry and co-creator Larry David each earn 15% of all profits and with recent streaming transactions such as Netflix’s $ 500 million licensing agreement, the checks are still growing. 2. Netflix paid him $ 20 million for one special in 2020, and Netflix shot out $ 20 million for Seinfeld’s stand-up special 23 hours to kill. This is just one of several projects that the platform bought from him, including his comedians in cars getting coffee series. 3. He is a car fanatic Jerry Seinfeld owns one of the largest Porsche collections in the world, and at one point he reportedly owned more than 150 cars. His passion for cars helped to inspire his hit -webreek comedians in cars. 4. He rejected $ 100 million in 1998 and offered Jerry $ 5 million per episode to film another season of Seinfeld. It would have been about $ 100 million – and he said no. 5. He is now one of the world’s few fame billionaires in 2025, Jerry Seinfeld joined the Forbes List of Familiar Billionaires-one of just 18 stars worldwide that was first famous and then turned the fame into a ten-digit fortune. 6. He has been practicing transcendental meditation signal for a long time for transcendental meditation because he kept him sharp and calm through his decades.