Succession depicts Logan Roy as one of the richest people in the world, but the HBO drama has left his exact net worth ambiguous. Played by Emmy-nominated actor Brian Cox, Logan is the patriarch of the Roy family and the founder of the Waystar-Royco media conglomerate. Aside from the occasional corporate scandal and Congressional hearing, the company is wildly successful, providing Logan with enough capital to make multimillionaires out of all his children and grandchildren, fly by helicopters and private jets as his regular mode of transportation, and still have plenty of gold left on his pile.
The satire of Succession revolves around the obscene wealth of the Roy family, but the series is short on actual financial figures. Logan throws around multimillion-dollar offers without giving much thought, and he lives in one of the most lavish townhouses in New York. Logan is rich enough to afford houses he’s forgotten about and powerful enough to have influence over the White House. His net worth is said to be in the billions, but it’s unclear how many billions he’s worth. There’s no question that Logan is obscenely wealthy, but exactly how rich he is hasn’t been directly addressed on Succession.
Succession's Logan Roy Is Worth $18 Billion
An investigation by Forbes calculated that thanks to his 36 percent stake in Waystar, Logan is worth $18 billion. This figure is in the same ballpark as the net worth of the media mogul who inspired his creation, Rupert Murdoch, and much higher than that of Ted Turner. But a person’s net worth isn’t the same as their bank balance. Net worth takes all financial assets into account, and hard cash is usually just a small part of it. Forbes estimates that Logan holds at least $1 billion in cash and other investments —including the Napoleon penis purchased by the least intelligent Roy, Connor, in a desperate bid for attention.
Logan Roy Owns Around $345 Million In Real Estate
Forbes estimates that $345 million of Logan’s wealth is tied up in his real estate investments. The townhouse on Fifth Avenue that serves as Logan’s primary residence is worth a whopping $52 million. The other $293 million that Logan spent on real estate went into properties that he barely uses, like his “Summer Palace” mansion in the Hamptons, which is valued at $200 million, and the English castle where Shiv and Tom had their wedding, which is reportedly worth $10 million. He also spent $40 million on the Malibu Beach house that he doesn’t even remember buying.
Logan’s other financial assets include around $50 million worth of helicopters, his favorite way to get around town. The luxury mega yacht seen charging its way through the Mediterranean in Succession’s season 2 finale, “This is Not for Tears,” is valued at an impressive $130 million. He also owns a $10 million stake in the Scottish football team Heart of Midlothian that was gifted to him by Roman, although the sentiment ended up being pointless because Roman was mistaken and Logan’s favorite team was actually the Hearts’ closest rivals, Hibernian.