Robert De Niro’s net worth is estimated at $500 million as of October 2026, a fortune built on six decades of film work and, just as importantly, on his role as a co-founder of the Nobu restaurant and hotel group. He won Oscars for The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull, earned up to $20 million a film at his peak, and has spent the last few years leading a Netflix series, playing two mob bosses at once and returning for a fourth Meet the Parents film.
Estimates for De Niro are unusually well anchored, because his long divorce case put numbers on the record. Even so, his share of Nobu, his property and his production companies are private, so no outside figure can be exact. The Radar Readout below shows where the published numbers come from and how we split the $500 million across his income streams.
Radar Readout
Robert De Niro net worth
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Our estimate
$500M
Likely range $320M to $710M
Confidence
Reported estimate. The $500 million headline is a widely reported estimate backed by a 2019 court claim, but his Nobu stake and property values are not public, so the breakdown is modeled.
How the published estimates compare
- Celebrity Net WorthSep 2026$500M
- Hightower divorce claim2019$500M
- USA Housing InformationSep 2026$500M
- Net Worth RadarOct 28, 2026$500M
Every published figure lands on $500 million, and most trace back to the 2019 divorce filing that put him at at least that much, so we show a wide range around it.
How we get to $500 million
- Film and TV pay kept after fees and tax$120M$90M to $150M
- Nobu restaurants and hotels stake$200M$120M to $300M
- Real estate and the Greenwich Hotel$90M$60M to $130M
- Cash and investments$50M$30M to $70M
- Tribeca and production companies$40M$20M to $60M
You vs. Robert
At $60,000 a year, it would take you 8,333 years to earn Robert’s estimated $500 million, before tax and without spending a cent. His reported fee for Meet the Fockers ($20 million) equals 333.3 years of your pay.
Sources and how we estimated this
We started from the $500 million figure reported by Celebrity Net Worth and claimed by Grace Hightower's lawyers in 2019, then split it by income lane. Acting pay uses his reported film salaries with about half kept after agents, managers and tax. The Nobu lane is a modeled share of a company that a 2024 stake sale valued at roughly $900 million, since his exact percentage has never been disclosed. How we fact-check
- Celebrity Net Worth: Robert De Niro Net Worth (updated Sep 23, 2026)
- Casino.org: Blackstone's Crown Resorts Sells Nobu Stake (Jul 11, 2024)
- Commercial Real Estate: Crown offloads Nobu stake (Jul 11, 2024)
- Celebrity Net Worth: De Niro says he will be lucky to earn $7.5 million (Jul 2020)
- Wikipedia: Robert De Niro
- Wikipedia: Nobu
Robert De Niro Net Worth at a Glance
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Estimated net worth (October 2026) | $500 million |
| Likely range | $320 million to $710 million |
| Born | August 17, 1943, Manhattan, New York City |
| Biggest reported film fee | $20 million (Analyze That, Meet the Fockers, Little Fockers) |
| Reported film salaries listed by Celebrity Net Worth | $136.7 million before fees and tax |
| Main business | Co-founder of Nobu (restaurants and hotels) |
| Oscars | 2 wins from 8 acting nominations |
| Other honors | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016), honorary Palme d’Or (2025) |
How Robert De Niro’s $500 Million Net Worth Is Built
The split below is our model. The total matches the reported figure, but De Niro has never disclosed his Nobu percentage or the value of his homes, so each lane carries a range.
| Source of wealth | Our central estimate | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Film and TV pay kept after fees and tax | $120 million | $90 million to $150 million |
| Nobu restaurants and hotels stake | $200 million | $120 million to $300 million |
| Real estate and the Greenwich Hotel | $90 million | $60 million to $130 million |
| Cash and investments | $50 million | $30 million to $70 million |
| Tribeca and production companies | $40 million | $20 million to $60 million |
| Total | $500 million | $320 million to $710 million |
Nobu: The Business Behind the Fortune
De Niro co-founded Nobu in 1994 with chef Nobu Matsuhisa and producer Meir Teper, opening the first restaurant in Tribeca, New York. What started as a single sushi restaurant grew into a global hospitality brand. Wikipedia lists 56 Nobu restaurants as of 2023, and Celebrity Net Worth reports that by 2025 the group ran about 50 restaurants, around 40 hotels and two residential developments.
The clearest look at what the company is worth comes from two stake sales. In 2015, Australian casino group Crown Resorts bought a 20% stake in Nobu for $100 million. In July 2024, Crown, by then owned by Blackstone, sold that same stake to another Blackstone company for a reported $180 million, according to Casino.org. That price implies a value of about $900 million for the whole business.
De Niro’s exact share has never been made public. With three founders and other partners involved, we model his stake at $200 million, with a wide range of $120 million to $300 million. It is the single biggest piece of his net worth.
Robert De Niro’s Acting Salaries
De Niro’s acting pay tells the story of a career that started from almost nothing. He reportedly earned $50 for his first film, The Wedding Party, and about $35,000 for Taxi Driver in 1976. After winning Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II and Best Actor for Raging Bull, he moved into a higher pay bracket.
His biggest checks came in the late 1990s and 2000s, when comedy hits made him one of Hollywood’s best paid actors. Reported fees include:
- Sleepers: $6 million
- Analyze This: $8 million
- Meet the Parents: $13.5 million
- Ronin: $14 million
- The Score: $15 million
- Showtime: $17.5 million
- Analyze That, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers: $20 million each
The New York Post reported that he earned $20 million for his role in Meet the Fockers. Celebrity Net Worth’s list of reported fees adds up to $136.7 million, and that leaves out many films whose pay was never published. After agents, managers, lawyers and tax, we estimate he has kept around $120 million from film and TV work.
Recent Work: Zero Day, The Alto Knights and Meet the Parents 4
De Niro has stayed busy into his eighties. He earned his eighth acting Oscar nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), then led the six episode Netflix political thriller Zero Day, playing former U.S. president George Mullen. Netflix and the Motion Picture Association said in April 2025 that the production added $146 million to New York’s economy.
Not every project has paid off at the box office. The Alto Knights, released by Warner Bros. in March 2025 and directed by Barry Levinson, cast him as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. The film had an estimated budget of $45 million to $50 million but grossed only $9.6 million worldwide in its first weeks.
In 2026 he starred as a retired detective in the Netflix thriller The Whisper Man, which premiered on August 28, and he returns in Focker-in-Law, the fourth Meet the Parents film, scheduled for November 25, 2026. The earlier films in that series produced some of the biggest paydays of his career.
Tribeca, the Greenwich Hotel and Real Estate
De Niro founded Tribeca Productions with producer Jane Rosenthal in 1989, and the two launched the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. In 2019, James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems acquired a majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises, with terms that were not disclosed.
He also co-owns the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, which has about 88 rooms and suites. His property history includes a roughly 5,700 square foot duplex at the Brentmore on Central Park West, bought with Grace Hightower in 2006 for $20.9 million and sold in March 2025 for $18 million. He also owns an estate of more than 100 acres in Gardiner, New York, and property in the Hamptons. We value his real estate and hotel interests at about $90 million.
What the Divorce Revealed About His Money
De Niro married Grace Hightower in 1997 and the couple separated in 2018. In 2019, Hightower’s lawyers claimed that he was worth at least $500 million and had earned $250 million to $300 million from 2004 to 2018. That claim is the main reason nearly every estimate today sits at $500 million.
The case also showed how exposed his income was to the restaurant business. In 2020, his lawyers said Nobu lost about $3 million in April and $1.9 million in May during the pandemic, and that he would be lucky to earn $7.5 million that year. A 2004 prenuptial agreement shaped the case, and in 2021 a New York appeals court ruled that his acting income and business assets remained his separate property, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Why Other Sites Say $500 Million
| Source | Figure | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth | $500 million | September 2026 |
| Grace Hightower’s lawyers (divorce filing) | At least $500 million | 2019 |
| USA Housing Information | Around $500 million | September 2026 |
| Net Worth Radar | $500 million ($320 million to $710 million) | October 2026 |
The figures agree because they share a root: the 2019 divorce filing. Since then, the Nobu stake has risen in value on paper, while The Alto Knights struggled and he sold the Brentmore duplex at a loss. Those moves roughly cancel out, so we keep the headline at $500 million and show a wider range than other sites do.
How Robert De Niro Compares
De Niro is one of the few actors of his generation whose business income rivals his film pay. For other Hollywood fortunes, see these profiles:
- Tom Cruise net worth
- Leonardo DiCaprio net worth
- Sylvester Stallone net worth
- Tom Hanks net worth
- Jamie Lee Curtis net worth
Frequently Asked Questions About Robert De Niro’s Net Worth
How much is Robert De Niro worth?
Robert De Niro’s net worth is estimated at $500 million as of October 2026, with a likely range of $320 million to $710 million.
Is Robert De Niro a billionaire?
No. No credible source puts him near $1 billion. Even the whole Nobu business was valued at about $900 million in a 2024 stake sale, and he owns only part of it.
How much does Robert De Niro own of Nobu?
His percentage has never been disclosed. He is one of three founders, alongside Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper, and we model his stake at about $200 million.
What was Robert De Niro’s highest salary for a movie?
His highest reported fee is $20 million, which he earned for Analyze That, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers.
How much did Robert De Niro make in his divorce case?
The case was about what Grace Hightower could claim, not what he earned. Her lawyers said he made $250 million to $300 million from 2004 to 2018, and a 2021 appeals ruling kept his acting income and business assets as his separate property.
How old is Robert De Niro?
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in Manhattan, so he is 83 years old.
