What is Simon Cowell’s net worth?
SIMON Cowell is one of the most iconic figures in music and is responsible for offsetting the careers of many performers around the world.
Here's everything you need to know about Simon's wealth...
What is Simon Cowell's net worth?
Simon was born October 7, 1959.
Mr Moneybags is worth a pretty penny and has an estimated net worth of £390million, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
The Sun Online revealed that in 2019 his company made £38million in just one year, which equates to a cool £73,000 a day.
Simon himself is listed on Forbes 2020 World's Highest-Paid Celebrities list at N045 with $51million (£39 million) - a big jump up from his No80 position with $42million (£32million) in 2019.
Who has Simon Cowell managed?
Simon left school at 16 and got a job at the record label EMI, working in the mailroom.
He was disappointed not to be promoted quickly enough and left the company for a while before returning.
His first hit was Sinitta’s hit So Macho in 1986, with his own record company Fanfare Records.
However, he nearly went bankrupt when the company folded in 1989.
Simon then restarted his music career at BMG, signing novelty acts like the Power Rangers, the Teletubbies, and puppet duo Zig and Zag.
He also signed Robson and Jerome, and boybands Westlife and 5ive.
Simon now runs Syco Entertainment, which has sold over 200 million albums and achieved 200 No1 singles from artists discovered by The X Factor.
Syco has managed One Direction, Westlife, Olly Murs, Little Mix, Fleur East, Fifth Harmony, Labrinth, OMI, and Susan Boyle.
Besides his own signings, Simon has also launched the careers of other artists through his TV talent shows.
What TV shows has Simon Cowell created?
Prior to creating his own show, he was already well known within the music industry as a successful producer.
Simon rose to wider fame when Pop Idol launched in 2001, with him as judge.
Simon was then asked to judge American Idol from 2002, staying in the role until 2010 and becoming famous for his controversially harsh comments.
In the UK, Simon’s fame became truly meteoric when he launched of The X Factor in 2004.
The first series was watched by 7.4million people per episode on average, and at the show’s peak in 2010, the series that discovered One Direction, it had 14million viewers.
His fame grew with the launch of a variety talent show Britain’s Got Talent in 2007.
The star also became a judge on America’s Got Talent as well as finding time to manage a growing list of globally famous pop acts.
Where does Simon Cowell live?
Simon spends his time between London and Los Angeles.
His London home is in Holland Park, known as the city’s "golden postcode" because the houses there are so expensive.
His notable neighbours in the £10million mansion include the Beckhams and Elton John.
But the Holland Park mansion is nothing compared to Simon’s lavish Beverly Hills pad.
He designed the 9,335 square foot property himself and was involved in every aspect of its completion.
The luxury pad boasts six bedrooms and six bathrooms and includes a professional tanning salon, a state-of-the-art gym, a luxury spa, a swimming pool and a live-in butler’s and maid’s quarters.
Does Simon Cowell have a wife and children?
Simon is not married but has been in a relationship with socialite Lauren Silverman since 2013.
Simon met Lauren when she was still married to his good friend, New York real estate mogul Andrew Silverman.
The pair embarked on an affair which resulted in Lauren getting pregnant in 2013, while she was still married to Andrew.
He and Lauren have been together since, but are not married.
They share a son called Eric, their first child who was born in February 2014.
Shortly after he was born The Sun revealed how his godmother is Sinitta.
And softie Si famously dotes on his lookalike son, with the young boy even making his telly debut on dad's show The X Factor in 2017.
Little Eric has since added to his TV credits with a surprise appearance on Britain's Got Talent in 2018.
As well as famously managing to upstage his dad during an interview on Loose Women in May of the same year.