How Much is Gordon Ramsay Net Worth in 2021
Net Worth | $220 Million |
Age | 54 Years Old |
Date of Birth | November 8, 1966 |
Height | 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) |
Occupation | Chef, Restaurateur, TV Personality, Cook, Producer, Actor, Director, Presenter |
Country | United Kingdom |
Gordon Ramsay is a celebrity chef who is also a restaurateur and reality TV star. He is a writer and food critic and is one of the most acclaimed chefs in the world. His acclamations have not only brought him a lot of respect in the world of chefs, but also huge paychecks. He is considered the richest chef in the world, and his net worth is only exceeding time.
Gordon Ramsay’s Net Worth
Gordon Ramsay has an estimated net worth of $220 million as of 2021. He charges $225,000 per episode and is expected to earn around $40 million to $45 million in a year. He earns by not only appearing on TV shows but also through his own restaurant and other media gigs such as commercials. His main source of earnings is his reality TV shows as he endorses some brands on his show as well as gets a separate percent cut of %10 of the profits, apart from his salary.
Early Life and Career
We all know that Gordon Ramsay is a chef, but do you know that his career actually started as a footballer at the age of 12? Yes, that’s right. He actually played two games for Rangers as well before he trained with Scotland’s football team. However, due to injuries, he had to quit football and find something else to immerse his passionate energy into. He found this passion for cooking and enrolled in North Oxfordshire Technical College to study culinary and hotel management. Meanwhile, he was working as a chef whose tastebuds had no match. After he graduated from school, he got a job as the Head Chef at Harvey’s but quit after 2 years to study French Cuisine.
He worked at various high-end hotels as a sous-chef such as LA Gavroche, Harveys, and Hotel diva. He has also been a chef at a restaurant based on a private yacht, known as Idlewild. Success finally came to his feet when he opened his own restaurant in 1998. The restaurant was soon considered a hit due to the authenticity and cleanliness of the food provided. He dipped his hands in more sauce by opening more restaurants such as Amaryllis and Petrus in Glasgow.
He started his Television Show career in 1998. Now, with over 20 successful shows, it won’t be wrong to say that Gordon Ramsay is the Kitchen King. His most famous shows are ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘ Masterchef’, ‘Hotel Hell’, and ‘Gordon behind bars’. He has also appeared in shows premiered and aired in the united kingdom known as ‘Gordon’s Great Escapes’ and ‘Gordon on Cocaine’
His upcoming show is a show that is being launched on the National Geographic Channel in 2020 is known as ‘Uncharted’. This unique show is expected to be a hit as it will explore the food of various cultures and create authentic cuisines by experimentation. Not one of the recipes will be altered and everything would be created in the most genuine way possible. It is reported that Gordon Ramsay is charging the producers around $330,000 per episode of ‘Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted’
Lifestyle and Houses
Gordon Ramsay has invested his money in his fine dining restaurants as well as his gorgeous mansions which are based in LA, New York, and London. His house in Bel Air is worth $9 million currently and is based at a location that would literally blow your minds away. The mansion is based in front of an ocean overlying the canyon. His London house is majestic as well, with a price tag of $8.4 million attached to it. Considering that he is a self-made multi-millionaire, we think he deserves to live as lavishly as he does.