Top 20 Richest Motivational Speakers in the World
This article highlights the most influential and well-paid motivational speakers across the globe, as reported by LearnBusiness Studies.
1. Daymond John
Net worth: $400 million
Daymond John is an American businessman, television personality, author, and motivational speaker. He is best known as the founder, president, and CEO of FUBU, and appears as an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. John is the founder of The Shark Group. It’s not unusual for accomplished people to have multi-hyphenated titles but Daymond John’s numerous achievements take it much higher.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Net Worth: $300 Million
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder and Motivational Speaker. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15. He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times. He served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
3. Gary Vaynerchuk
Net worth: $160 million
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian American businessman, author, speaker, and internet personality. He was First known as a wine critic who expanded his family’s wine business. Later, he started work in digital marketing and social media, through New York-based VaynerMedia. A report claimed that there is No one knows content creation and digital trends better than internet maverick Gary Vaynerchuk and aka Gary Vee.
4. Arianna Huffington
Net worth: $150 million
Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, Motivational Speaker, and businesswoman. She is the founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site. She was also the author of several books and a host for the BBC.
5. Benjamin Zander
Net worth: $80 million
Benjamin Zander is an English Motivational Speaker, who is currently the musical director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. His fascinating talk on leadership is made more captivating when set to music, making him one of the most memorable and engaging speakers of his time.
6. Brené Brown
Net worth: $50 million
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead.
7. Diana Nyad
Net worth: $38 million
Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (45 km). Nyad was also once ranked thirteenth among US women squash players. Aside from being a world champion swimmer, she can now add blockbusting author and in-demand motivational speaker to her long list of achievements.
8. Eric Thomas
Net worth: $32 million
Eric Thomas is an American motivational speaker, author, and minister. He dropped out of high school and lived homeless on the streets of Detroit for two years. While he was homeless, he met a preacher who inspired him to go back to school and eventually change lives. Later Thomas created his own programme to help the underprivileged youth. Since then, he’s been called the Hip-Hop Preacher and has given motivational talks in multiple colleges across the United States.
9. Erik Qualman
Net worth: $32 million
Erik Qualman is an American Motivational Speaker author of Socialnomics, which according to WorldCat, is held in 1090 libraries. He is also the author of Digital Leader. In 2010, Socialnomics was a Book of the Year finalist as voted on by the American Marketing Association. In 2012 he was a finalist for the Most Likeable Author Award alongside Seth Godin and JK Rowling.
10. Gretchen Rubin
Net worth: $30 million
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger, and speaker. She received her undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University. Later, she was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal and won the Edgar M. Cullen Prize. She clerked for Judge Pierre N. Leval of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
11. Jamie Turner
Net worth: $10 million
Jamie Turner is an internationally recognized author and national TV news contributor who has helped The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, Holiday Inn, and other global brands solve complex marketing and business problems. He speaks about business, digital media, artificial intelligence, and leadership at events, trade shows, and conferences around the globe.
12. Tony Robbins
Net worth: $10 million
Tony Robbins is an American author, speaker, and life coach. Robbins is known for his informative seminars and self-help books including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. In 2015 and 2016 Robbins was listed on the Worth Magazine Power 100 list. His seminars are organized through Robbins Research International.
13. Jim Rohn
Net worth: $7 million
Jim Rohn was an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. Jim Rohn is one of the best motivational speakers of all time. He was also a top mentor to Tony Robbins. He is known for his powerful speeches that empower the mind and the soul. His ideas have helped millions of people achieve their biggest dreams!
14. Les Brown
Net worth: $3 million
Les Brown is an American motivational speaker, author, radio DJ, former television host. As a former politician, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. As a motivational speaker, he uses the catchphrase “it’s possible!” and teaches people to follow their dreams as he learned to do.
15. Zig Ziglar
Net worth: $3 million
Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. Since 1970, he traveled to over five million miles across the world delivering powerful life improvement messages. He was known around the world as a performance trainer for major corporations, a top motivational speaker, and author of best-selling books such as See You at the Top and Secrets of Closing the Sale.
16. Brian Tracy
Net worth: $2.5 million
Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over seventy books that have been translated into dozens of languages. His popular books are Earn What You’re Really Worth, Eat That Frog, and The Psychology of Achievement. Brian Tracy is the founder and CEO of Brian Tracy International.
17. Nick Vujicic
Net worth: $2.1 million
Nick Vujicicis an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder (called phocomelia) characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of seven known individuals who are diagnosed with the syndrome. He is one of the best inspirational speakers for so many reasons.
18. Stephen Covey
Net worth: $2 million
Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People which is one of all times favorite books ever. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, and several others! Sadly, in 2012 he passed away due to a bike accident.
19. Wayne Dyer
Net worth: $2 million
Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. His first book, Your Erroneous Zones, is one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 35 million copies sold to date. Dr. Wayne Dyer is always on the list of motivational speakers that can change your life! After leaving his teaching job he began his career as an inspirational speaker who spread his positive message around the United States.
20. Robin Sharma
Net worth: $1.5 million
Robin Sharma is a Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series. Sharma worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. Sharma has published 12 other books and founded the training company Sharma Leadership International.
