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	'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American businessman, media proprietor, and investor who built one of the world's largest media empires spanning newspapers, television, film, and digital platforms across five continents. As the founder and long-time chairman of [[News Corporation]] and [[Fox Corporation]], Murdoch revolutionized tabloid journalism, created the modern conservative media ecosystem with Fox News, and wielded enormous political influence in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia for over six decades. His career has been marked by aggressive expansion, ideological warfare, spectacular scandals—including the phone hacking crisis that brought down a 168-year-old newspaper—and a Shakespearean succession drama involving five marriages and six children competing for control of a $28 billion empire.		'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American businessman, media proprietor, and investor who built one of the world's largest media empires spanning newspapers, television, film, and digital platforms across five continents. As the founder and long-time chairman of [[News Corporation]] and [[Fox Corporation]], Murdoch revolutionized tabloid journalism, created the modern conservative media ecosystem with Fox News, and wielded enormous political influence in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia for over six decades. His career has been marked by aggressive expansion, ideological warfare, spectacular scandals—including the phone hacking crisis that brought down a 168-year-old newspaper—and a Shakespearean succession drama involving five marriages and six children competing for control of a $28 billion empire.

	Murdoch retired as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp in November 2023 at age 92, handing control to his eldest son [[Lachlan Murdoch]], though his attempt to rewrite his family trust to cement Lachlan's power sparked an extraordinary legal battle with three of his other children. The resulting court case in Nevada, with sealed testimony and accusations of "bad faith," played out like a real-life version of HBO's "Succession" before being resolved in September 2025 with a $3.3 billion settlement that gave Lachlan undisputed control while buying out his siblings. With a net worth of approximately $19.5 billion, Murdoch remains one of the most consequential—and controversial—figures in the history of global media.		Murdoch retired as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp in November 2023 at age 92, handing control to his eldest son [[Lachlan Murdoch]], though his attempt to rewrite his family trust to cement Lachlan's power sparked an extraordinary legal battle with three of his other children. The resulting court case in Nevada, with sealed testimony and accusations of "bad faith," played out like a real-life version of HBO's "Succession" before being resolved in September 2025 with a $3.3 billion settlement that gave Lachlan undisputed control while buying out his siblings. With a net worth of approximately $19.<ref name="wealth">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/ \|title=Real Time Billionaires \|publisher=Forbes \|access-date=December 2025}}</ref>5 billion, Murdoch remains one of the most consequential—and controversial—figures in the history of global media.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

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			{{Infobox executive
			\| name = Rupert Murdoch
			\| image = Rupert_Murdoch.jpg
			\| image_size = 300px
			\| caption = Murdoch in 2024
			\| birth_name = Keith Rupert Murdoch
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1931\|3\|11}}
			\| birth_place = {{flagicon\|Australia}} [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia
			\| nationality = {{flagicon\|USA}} American<br>{{flagicon\|Australia}} Australian (former)
			\| citizenship = {{flagicon\|USA}} United States
			\| languages = {{flagicon\|USA}} English
			\| residence = {{flagicon\|USA}} [[New York City]], United States<br>{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bel Air, Los Angeles]]
			\| education = [[Worcester College, Oxford]] (MA)
			\| alma_mater = Oxford University
			\| occupation = Media mogul, business magnate
			\| years_active = 1953–present
			\| employer = [[Fox Corporation]]<br>[[News Corp]]
			\| organization = Fox Corporation, News Corp, The Wall Street Journal
			\| title = Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp
			\| term = Fox Corporation: 1979–2023<br>News Corp: 1979–2023
			\| predecessor = N/A (founder)
			\| successor = [[Lachlan Murdoch]] (as Chairman)
			\| board_member_of = Fox Corporation (emeritus)<br>News Corp (emeritus)
			\| spouse = Patricia Booker (m. 1956–1967)<br>Anna Torv (m. 1967–1999)<br>Wendi Deng (m. 1999–2013)<br>Jerry Hall (m. 2016–2022)<br>Elena Zhukova (m. 2024)
			\| children = 6 (Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, James, Grace, Chloe)
			\| parents = Sir Keith Murdoch (father)<br>Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (mother)
			\| net_worth = {{increase}} US$21 billion (December 2025, Forbes)
			\| salary = N/A (Chairman Emeritus)
			\| awards = Companion of the Order of Australia (AC, 1984, returned 1998)
			\| website = {{URL\|newscorp.com}}
			}}

	'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American businessman, media proprietor, and investor who built one of the world's largest media empires spanning newspapers, television, film, and digital platforms across five continents. As the founder and long-time chairman of [[News Corporation]] and [[Fox Corporation]], Murdoch revolutionized tabloid journalism, created the modern conservative media ecosystem with Fox News, and wielded enormous political influence in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia for over six decades. His career has been marked by aggressive expansion, ideological warfare, spectacular scandals—including the phone hacking crisis that brought down a 168-year-old newspaper—and a Shakespearean succession drama involving five marriages and six children competing for control of a $28 billion empire.		'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American businessman, media proprietor, and investor who built one of the world's largest media empires spanning newspapers, television, film, and digital platforms across five continents. As the founder and long-time chairman of [[News Corporation]] and [[Fox Corporation]], Murdoch revolutionized tabloid journalism, created the modern conservative media ecosystem with Fox News, and wielded enormous political influence in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia for over six decades. His career has been marked by aggressive expansion, ideological warfare, spectacular scandals—including the phone hacking crisis that brought down a 168-year-old newspaper—and a Shakespearean succession drama involving five marriages and six children competing for control of a $28 billion empire.

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