Jimmy Kimmel’s Net Worth: How Late Night, Millionaire and Real Estate Built $70 Million

Jimmy Kimmel’s net worth is estimated at $70 million as of October 2026, built on more than two decades of hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, a second paycheck from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, four turns as Oscars host and a portfolio of California homes. Forbes estimated his 2025 earnings from TV work at $16 million, and ABC extended his late night deal in December 2025 so the show runs through May 2027.

Most net worth sites still list Kimmel at $50 million, the same figure that circulated in early 2024. That number has not moved even though he has kept collecting one of the biggest salaries in television. The Radar Readout below shows the published figures side by side and how we build our own estimate from his reported pay, his property and his production work.

Jimmy Kimmel Net Worth at a Glance

How Jimmy Kimmel’s $70 Million Net Worth Is Built

No outlet has published an audited breakdown of Kimmel’s assets, so our figure is a model. It starts from the long standing $50 million estimate, trims it for taxes and spending, and adds what he most likely kept from the pay he has earned since early 2024.

The biggest swing factor is how much of his salary he keeps. A $16 million year shrinks fast after agents, managers, lawyers and California and federal tax, and then living costs for a large family. We assume he keeps about 40 percent after all of that, which is why roughly $44 million of pay since early 2024 turns into $18 million of added wealth in our central case.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! and His ABC Salary

Jimmy Kimmel Live! premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, taking over the late night slot held by Politically Incorrect. More than 20 years later it is the core of his fortune. ABC does not publish his contract terms, but Forbes ranked him 24th on its list of the highest paid TV hosts of 2025 with an estimated $16 million in pretax earnings from TV work. That put him level with Jimmy Fallon, also at $16 million, and just ahead of Stephen Colbert at $15 million.

Forbes tracked his pay a decade earlier too. PureWow notes he made the 2016 list of the highest paid TV hosts with about $12 million that year, so his yearly earnings have grown steadily rather than jumping all at once.

The show went through its most turbulent stretch in September 2025. After Kimmel’s monologue about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Nexstar pulled the show from its ABC affiliates and ABC halted it indefinitely on September 17. Disney said on September 22 that the show would return the next day, and Sinclair and Nexstar ended their boycott on September 26. His ratings improved after the return.

On December 8, 2025, Kimmel told his audience he had signed a one year extension. His previous deal was due to end in May 2026; the new one keeps the show on the air through May 2027. Financial terms were not disclosed, so we assume his pay stayed close to the Forbes figure.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Kimmelot

Kimmel has a second ABC paycheck as host and executive producer of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The celebrity edition premiered on April 8, 2020, and it has turned into an awards winner: he won the 2025 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Game Show and earned another nomination in 2026.

He produces the show through Kimmelot, the production company he launched in November 2018. Before that he co-founded Jackhole Productions with Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison, the company behind Crank Yankers. Kimmel co-created that prank call puppet show and voiced several characters; it ran from 2002 to 2007 and returned from 2019 to 2022. Producing credits pay less than a late night salary, but they add steady fees and backend on top of his hosting income, which is why we give the lane a modest $2 million.

Oscars, Emmys and Other Hosting Gigs

Kimmel has hosted the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024, and the Primetime Emmys three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Those shows boosted his profile far more than his bank account. In a 2022 interview with Wanda Sykes, quoted by PureWow, he said, “I got paid $15,000 to host the Oscars,” even though the job takes months of preparation.

The awards have also gone the other way. Kimmel shared Primetime Emmys for the live variety specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience in 2019 and 2020, and another in 2024 for the 96th Academy Awards broadcast. Other side projects include the Strike Force Five podcast he started with fellow late night hosts during the 2023 writers’ strike, a voice role in the Smurfs movie, and the 2019 children’s book The Serious Goose, whose proceeds he gave to children’s hospitals.

From Radio to The Man Show

Kimmel’s money story starts in radio. He hosted a show on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas college station while still in high school and landed his first paying job in 1989 as co-host of a morning show on KZOK-FM in Seattle. He later spent five years at KROQ in Los Angeles as “Jimmy the Sports Guy.”

Television followed in 1997, when Comedy Central paired him with Ben Stein on Win Ben Stein’s Money. He co-hosted for four seasons and won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1999. That same year he launched The Man Show with Adam Carolla, which he left in January 2003 to start his ABC show.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Real Estate

Property is a big part of Kimmel’s fortune. Real estate reports show a long run of buys in Los Angeles County:

• A Hollywood Hills home bought in 2002 for $925,000 and sold in 2014 for about $2.18 million, according to The Real Deal.
• A home one block from the beach in Hermosa Beach, bought in 2004 for $2.175 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
• A second Hermosa Beach property bought in 2014 for about $2.25 million, later transferred to a family member.
• Adjoining ocean view parcels in Hermosa Beach bought for roughly $8 million in 2017, where he built the custom home he shares with Molly McNearney.
• A Hollywood Hills compound assembled from adjoining lots, with the main house estimated by Architectural Digest at about $6 million.

He also owns part of South Fork Lodge, a 25 acre fly fishing resort near Swan Valley, Idaho, on the Snake River. Kimmel and fishing guide Oliver White closed on it in June 2020. The lodge had been listed for $7.95 million in 2019, but the final price was not disclosed, so we do not count a specific value for his stake. Our real estate lane only covers modeled growth in his California homes since early 2024.

Why Other Sites Say $50 Million

The published estimates all trace back to one source, and that source showed the same $50 million in early 2024 as it does now. Over that period Forbes put his TV pay at around $16 million a year. Even with a cautious savings rate, that should have added well over $10 million to his wealth, which is why our central figure is higher. We still show a wide range because his spending, his share of the Idaho lodge and the value of his homes are not public.

How Jimmy Kimmel Compares

Kimmel sits among the best paid hosts on television. Forbes put fellow late night host Jimmy Fallon level with him on 2025 TV pay. Compare Kimmel with other hosts and comedians we track:

• Jimmy Fallon net worth
• Jay Leno net worth
• Steve Harvey net worth
• Ryan Seacrest net worth
• Howard Stern net worth

Frequently Asked Questions About Jimmy Kimmel’s Net Worth

How much is Jimmy Kimmel worth in 2026?

We estimate Jimmy Kimmel’s net worth at $70 million as of October 2026, with a likely range of $57 million to $85 million. Most other sites list $50 million, a figure that has not changed since early 2024.

How much does Jimmy Kimmel make a year?

Forbes estimated his 2025 pretax earnings from TV work at $16 million, which covers Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his other television jobs such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

How long is Jimmy Kimmel’s contract with ABC?

Kimmel announced a one year extension on December 8, 2025. It keeps Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC through May 2027. The financial terms were not made public.

How much did Jimmy Kimmel get paid to host the Oscars?

Kimmel said in a 2022 interview that he was paid $15,000 to host the Oscars. He has hosted the ceremony four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024.

Does Jimmy Kimmel own a fishing lodge?

Yes. Kimmel and fly fishing guide Oliver White bought South Fork Lodge, a 25 acre resort near Swan Valley, Idaho, in June 2020. It had been listed for $7.95 million, but the final price was not disclosed.

Who is Jimmy Kimmel’s wife?

Kimmel married Molly McNearney in July 2013. He has four children, two with McNearney and two from his first marriage to Gina Maddy.