Kevin Hart Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 13, 2026
As of 2026, Kevin Hart has an estimated net worth of $754.5 Million, computed film by film and year by year from public records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.
Calculation
- Disclosed salaries and documented backend, each with a citation
- Undisclosed roles modeled from disclosed comparables for their era, budget band, and career stage
- Backend, endorsements, and producing credits estimated from disclosed medians
Fast Facts
| Birthdate | July 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Breakthrough | Think Like a Man (2012) |
| Best Known | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) |
Data
Every line below is computed from public data and the published rate tables on our methodology page. Confidence: Grade C. Documented numbers cover only a small share of this figure, so most of it is modeled from published rates and comparables (grades run from A, mostly documented, to C, mostly modeled).
The Calculation
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (15 of 46 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $95,575,000 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (31 of 46 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $14,687,500 |
| Backend points, estimated 13% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 3.2% of box office; applied as an expected value to 11 undisclosed lead roles | $11,878,797 |
| Endorsements, estimated (4 documented brand partnerships) 4 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term | $46,200,000 |
| Producer, director, and writer credits, estimated (4 credits) union-scale floor per credit, scaled to each era; actual hyphenate fees run higher, so this is a floor | $1,048,581 |
| Residuals, estimated SAG residual rates (3.6% of distributor receipts in the post-theatrical windows) on receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release | $21,338,671 |
| Laugh at My Pain (2011, self-financed) he financed the concert film for $750K, grossed $7.7M theatrically and kept the profit, with the tour reportedly adding $15M-plus in tickets; entered at the film profit plus a tour share (the-numbers.com) | $8,000,000 |
| Let Me Explain (2013 concert film) $32.3M theatrical gross on a studio release; his share was never disclosed, entered at a quarter of gross for the writer-star-producer | $8,000,000 |
| What Now? Tour (2015-2016) the tour grossed more than $100M worldwide and Forbes put his 2016 income at $87.5M, mostly from this tour; entered at a 65 percent star share of the reported gross (forbes.com) | $65,000,000 |
| Irresponsible Tour (2017-2019) 119 shows grossing more than $100M worldwide per Pollstar; entered at a 65 percent star share (news.pollstar.com) | $65,000,000 |
| Reality Check Tour (2022-2023) Pollstar charted $40.3M gross in 2022 and $50M through its mid-2023 window, the top-grossing comedy tour of both years; entered at a 65 percent star share of about $70M total (news.pollstar.com) | $46,000,000 |
| Acting My Age Tour (2024-2025) no gross has been charted yet; entered below his prior tours' scale until Pollstar reports land | $22,000,000 |
| Netflix film and special fees Netflix and HartBeat decline to disclose terms; Deadline calls the 2021 deal eight-figure and Sandler-scale, entered as a top-up above the film table's modeled fees for the Netflix titles (deadline.com) | $26,000,000 |
| Nike endorsement (2016-2020) the first comedian signed to Nike, reported at $20M over five years in coverage attributed to Variety; the original sits behind a paywall, entered at the reported rate | $20,000,000 |
| SiriusXM Laugh Out Loud Radio channel 96 launched 2018 with multi-year renewals in 2020 and 2023; terms undisclosed, entered at satellite-radio host norms (prnewswire.com) | $18,000,000 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $55,219,306 |
| Tarzana home appreciation, estimated documented $1,990,000 purchase in 2012, sold 2019 for a documented $2,750,000, actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings | $567,500 |
| Calabasas compound (Delphine Lane) appreciation, estimated documented $5,350,000 purchase in 2015 (the reported $1.35M land buy plus roughly $4M of construction for the 9,600 sq ft house completed in 2018), 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (therealdeal.com) | $4,094,984 |
| Calabasas neighboring estate (from Shakim Compere) appreciation, estimated documented $7,000,000 purchase in 2021, 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (therealdeal.com) | $1,711,849 |
| HartBeat equity, estimated Abry Partners' April 2022 $100M investment for a reported 15 percent set the valuation, per Abry's own announcement; Hart kept 85 percent and reportedly bought the stake back in early 2026 with Authentic Brands Group deal proceeds, so the documented 2022 round remains the valuation of record; $650,000,000 x 85% stake (abry.com) | $552,500,000 |
| Gran Coramino tequila equity, estimated co-founded 2022 with Juan Domingo Beckmann; roughly 300,000 nine-liter cases sold cumulatively per Forbes, valued from premium-tequila comparables at that volume with his undisclosed stake assumed at a co-founder's minority third; $60,000,000 x 35% stake; 25% marketability discount applied (forbes.com) | $15,750,000 |
| Authentic Brands Group stake equity, estimated the January 2026 licensing deal made him an ABG shareholder for an undisclosed cash sum plus equity; entered at a nominal $20M pending any disclosure; $20,000,000 x 100% stake; 25% marketability discount applied (deadline.com) | $15,000,000 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$69,876,974 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$180,639,855 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$105,718,318 |
| Estimated net worth | $754,454,987 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2024 | Lead + P | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Borderlands no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2024 | Supporting | $115,000,000 | $30,900,000 | $500,000 |
| The Man from Toronto no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $75,000,000 | – | $11,250,000 |
| DC League of Super-Pets no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $90,000,000 | $130,000,000 | $625,000 |
| Me Time no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2022 | Lead + P | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Fatherhood no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2021 | Lead + P | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Supporting | $80,000,000 | $446,200,000 | $375,000 |
| Hobbs & Shaw no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Supporting | $200,000,000 | $760,700,000 | $456,250 |
| Jumanji: The Next Level no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.2M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Lead | $129,000,000 | $800,100,000 | $18,250,000 |
| Night School no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead + P | $29,000,000 | $103,000,000 | $4,350,000 |
| Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $38,000,000 | $125,500,000 | $375,000 |
| The Upside no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $37,000,000 | $125,852,517 | $5,550,000 |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $90,000,000 | $962,600,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Ride Along 2 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $124,600,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Central Intelligence no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $60,000,000 | $216,900,000 | $9,000,000 |
| The Secret Life of Pets no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $75,000,000 | $875,500,000 | $375,000 |
| The Wedding Ringer no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $23,000,000 | $79,800,000 | $3,450,000 |
| Get Hard no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $111,700,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Ride Along no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $154,500,000 | $3,750,000 |
| About Last Night no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median | 2014 | Supporting | $13,000,000 | $49,000,000 | $456,250 |
| Think Like a Man Too no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $24,000,000 | $70,200,000 | $3,600,000 |
| School Dance no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2014 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Top Five no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median | 2014 | Supporting | $12,000,000 | $26,100,000 | $456,250 |
| This Is the End no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2013 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Grudge Match no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $45,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Think Like a Man no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.2M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $12,500,000 | $96,100,000 | $1,875,000 |
| The Five-Year Engagement no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2012 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| 35 and Ticking no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2011 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Let Go no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2011 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Death at a Funeral no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2010 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Little Fockers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $100,000,000 | $310,700,000 | $456,250 |
| Not Easily Broken no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2009 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Fool's Gold no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2008 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Drillbit Taylor no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2008 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Superhero Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2008 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Meet Dave no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2008 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Extreme Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2008 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Epic Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2007 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Scary Movie 4 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2006 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2005 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| In the Mix no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2005 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Along Came Polly no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2004 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Soul Plane no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2004 | Lead | $16,000,000 | $14,822,346 | $500,000 |
| Scary Movie 3 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Supporting | $48,000,000 | $220,700,000 | $500,000 |
| Death of a Dynasty no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2003 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Paper Soldiers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2002 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
How the modeled figures work. An undisclosed lead role after the breakthrough gets the median of disclosed lead salaries for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and pre-breakthrough roles get 2.5% of that median, the documented going rate for actors before stardom. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producer or director credits enter as separate estimated lines in the calculation above, built from disclosed medians. Every median comes from the published tables on our methodology page.
Net Worth Over Time
Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below. The final point folds in stakes and holdings valued at today’s figures.
Year by Year
| Year | Income | Rep fees | Tax rate | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3,726,940 | $559,041 | 45% | $853,749 | $888,596 | $164,830,654 |
| 2025 | $31,240,691 | $4,686,104 | 45% | $7,156,461 | $7,448,562 | $163,942,058 |
| 2024 | $41,148,536 | $6,172,280 | 45% | $9,426,101 | $9,810,840 | $142,835,560 |
| 2023 | $39,387,008 | $5,908,051 | 45% | $9,022,579 | $9,390,847 | $119,996,681 |
| 2022 | $49,168,379 | $7,375,257 | 45% | $11,263,247 | $11,722,971 | $98,235,089 |
| 2021 | $15,293,379 | $2,294,007 | 45% | $3,503,331 | $3,646,324 | $103,076,514 |
| 2020 | $14,070,112 | $2,110,517 | 45% | $3,223,111 | $3,354,667 | $89,073,602 |
| 2019 | $44,842,572 | $6,726,386 | 45% | $10,272,312 | $10,691,590 | $78,048,344 |
| 2018 | $42,384,440 | $6,357,666 | 45% | $9,709,215 | $10,105,510 | $58,233,841 |
| 2017 | $48,664,343 | $7,299,651 | 47% | $10,742,410 | $11,180,876 | $49,423,219 |
| 2016 | $61,167,038 | $9,175,056 | 47% | $13,502,318 | $14,053,433 | $34,716,217 |
| 2015 | $35,502,066 | $5,325,310 | 47% | $7,836,904 | $8,156,777 | $19,535,950 |
| 2014 | $9,773,938 | $1,466,091 | 47% | $2,157,548 | $2,245,611 | $11,296,146 |
| 2013 | $8,973,659 | $1,346,049 | 47% | $1,980,890 | $2,061,743 | $8,425,373 |
| 2012 | $2,817,775 | $422,666 | 43% | $668,954 | $696,258 | $5,629,488 |
| 2011 | $8,997,826 | $1,349,674 | 43% | $2,136,129 | $2,223,318 | $4,548,433 |
| 2010 | $953,085 | $142,963 | 43% | $290,915 | $170,855 | $2,250,837 |
| 2009 | $540,585 | $81,088 | 43% | $165,006 | $96,908 | $1,912,847 |
| 2008 | $2,540,585 | $381,088 | 43% | $603,148 | $627,766 | $1,597,308 |
| 2007 | $540,585 | $81,088 | 43% | $165,006 | $96,908 | $1,213,444 |
| 2006 | $540,585 | $81,088 | 43% | $165,006 | $96,908 | $1,067,842 |
| 2005 | $1,040,585 | $156,088 | 43% | $247,040 | $257,123 | $895,634 |
| 2004 | $1,031,781 | $154,767 | 43% | $244,950 | $254,948 | $620,274 |
| 2003 | $1,000,000 | $150,000 | 43% | $237,405 | $247,095 | $344,015 |
| 2002 | $500,000 | $75,000 | 46% | $144,585 | $84,915 | $84,915 |
Model Notes
- documented career anchor: Forbes, September 2016: $87.5M for the year, the highest-paid comedian, mostly from the What Now? Tour plus commercial work and film fees; the model counts 70% of it from film income, with the remainder carried in the separate estimated lanes above
Career check. Forbes, September 2016: $87.5M for the year, the highest-paid comedian, mostly from the What Now? Tour plus commercial work and film fees (source on file, archive pending). This model counts $61,167,038 of film income in 2016-2016, 70% of the documented figure; the remainder sits in lanes we estimate separately, like endorsements and producing fees, so the film-only total lands below the court figure.
Methodology
We rebuild Kevin’s career as a yearly time series. Disclosed salaries and documented backend enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles get the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting roles and roles from before the breakthrough get 2.5% of that median, the going-rate ratio measured from disclosed pre-stardom deals. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions, and every role is estimated unless a source documents it was unpaid. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Undocumented backend enters as an expected value from disclosed deals, endorsements at the median disclosed ambassador fee, and producer or director credits at union-scale floors.
The full model, every rate table, and how our estimates have checked out against real deals are on the methodology page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kevin Hart's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Kevin Hart's net worth is an estimated $754.5 Million. The estimate is built film by film from disclosed salaries and documented backend, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.
How does Kevin Hart make money?
Stand-up touring at documented Pollstar grosses, including two tours that each passed $100M, film leads modeled from disclosed comparables, and the HartBeat stake, valued by Abry Partners' April 2022 investment of $100M at a $650M valuation. Brand work from Nike through the 2026 Authentic Brands Group deal enters as estimated lines.
How is Kevin Hart's net worth calculated?
Disclosed paydays enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film's budget, and supporting or early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years Kevin actually worked, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producing credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Every rate and source is published.
How much does Kevin Hart make per film?
It varies by role and era, and the film-by-film table above lists the pay counted for every title. Disclosed paydays enter as reported. Undisclosed roles are modeled from what comparable actors earned in the same era and budget range, with lead roles after the breakthrough earning the most and supporting or early roles a documented fraction of that.
Why is the tax rate so high, and don't actors avoid it with a loan-out company?
Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Kevin lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many actors run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High-earning performers also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.
Why is this figure different from other net worth sites?
Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the methodology page lists every source. We never use another outlet's net worth figure as an input, so the number reflects the public record rather than a copy of what someone else printed.
How accurate is this estimate?
No net worth estimate for a private individual is exact; this one is a model built from public data. The difference is that you can see how it was built and check every step. The confidence grade near the top of the calculation shows how much of the figure rests on disclosed numbers, and the page flags where a number leans on an assumption.
Is Kevin Hart rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $754.5 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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