Graham Norton
- Net worth $37 million
- Birthday April 4, 1963
- Status -
- Country Ireland
- Source(-s) of wealth Author, Comedian, Television Host
How much is Graham Norton Worth? Graham Norton Net Worth in 2026
Graham Norton’s net worth is estimated at $37 million as of November 2026. He built it on chat show pay and the sale of his production company. The odd part: since 2019 that company has paid him about £17.9 million, more than the up to £17 million ITV agreed to pay for all of it in 2012.
| Net worth | $37 million (rough estimate, range $25 million to $50 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $3 million (our estimate, before tax) |
| Born | April 4, 1963, Clondalkin, County Dublin (age 63) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Known for | The Graham Norton Show, novels including Holding and Forever Home |
| Main income sources | So Television pay, the 2012 company sale, radio, books, wine |
How much is Graham Norton worth in 2026?
We estimate about $37 million, converted at $1.34 to the pound, the X-Rates figure on November 3, 2026. Seven years of his pay come from company accounts. The earlier years, his share of the sale and his radio fees are our assumptions. Public estimates vary so widely partly because some count the full £17 million sale as his, and some seem to count the company’s retained profits, which belong to ITV.
How Graham Norton built it
- Owned the company behind the show. He co-founded So Television, which ITV agreed to buy for up to £17 million in 2012.
- Published a first novel at 53. His debut novel Holding came out in 2016, and his novels have sold €7.6 million in the UK and Ireland.
- Gave up weekend radio. He stepped away from his Virgin Radio UK weekend show in 2024, saying he wanted his weekends back.
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| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| So Television pay 2019 to 2025, after tax | $12.7 million | Accounts total £17.9 million gross. We assume he kept 53 percent, or £9.5 million. |
| So Television pay 2005 to 2018, after tax | $24.9 million | Our assumption: 14 years at £2.5 million is £35 million, with 53 percent kept. Reported pay was £2.55 million in 2010-11 and £3.23 million in 2019. |
| 2012 sale of So Television, after tax | $8 million | ITV agreed up to £17 million, £7 million of it tied to profit targets. His stake beside co-founder Graham Stuart is undisclosed: we assume half of the full amount, £8.5 million, less 30 percent tax, or £5.95 million. |
| BBC Radio 2 and Virgin Radio, after tax | $5.3 million | Our assumption: 10 years at £600,000 plus three at £500,000 is £7.5 million, with 53 percent kept. |
| Books, after tax | $1.1 million | Our assumption: £1.5 million gross across memoirs and novels, with 53 percent kept. His share of retail sales is small. |
| Invivo wine stake and range | $0.5 million | Our assumption. He is reported to hold 2 percent of the winery, whose value is not current or public. |
| Spending and three homes | minus $15.8 million | Our assumption: 30 percent of the $52.5 million above is spent or tied up in running homes in London, New York and Cork. |
| Total | $37 million | Sums to $36.7 million, rounded. |
Paid more by the company than the company fetched
The accounts, as reported over the years, show £3.23 million for 2019 and £2.069 million for 2020, a drop of more than a third in the pandemic year. The 2022 figure of £2.23 million was a cut of £788,530, which puts 2021 at about £3.02 million. Then came £2.77 million for 2023, £2.43 million for 2024 and £2.12 million for 2025, as The Irish Times reported in August 2026.
By our calculation those seven years come to £17.87 million, against a £10 million upfront payment and up to £7 million more tied to profit targets through 2016. ITV bought the company and went on paying its star presenter for the show the company makes. His pay doesn’t appear in the BBC’s star salaries list, City AM noted, because the money runs through So Television.
The per-episode fee has fallen 27 percent
He averaged £138,707 an episode across 20 shows in 2023. In 2025 The Irish Examiner put it at £101,260 across 21 shows. That’s a 27 percent fall in two years, on our arithmetic, with one more episode. His £2.12 million was about 25 percent of So Television’s £8.44 million revenue that year.
Don’t confuse the company’s cash with his. So Television held £31.39 million in accumulated profits at the end of 2025, and it is an ITV subsidiary. That pile would double-count badly if you added it to the sum above.
Radio, novels and a New Zealand winery
He started on BBC Radio 2 in October 2010 and left in December 2020, then moved to Virgin Radio UK until 2024, when he said he wanted his weekends back. We found no radio fee we could confirm, so those amounts are our assumption. The novels have made €7.6 million in UK and Irish sales since 2016, per Nielsen BookData, as reported in October 2024. The same report stresses that he gets only a small fraction of that as royalties. He also has his own Invivo wine range, first released in 2014, and is listed as holding 2 percent of the winery.
What would move the figure
A new three-year BBC deal begins with Series 34, which was due at the end of September 2026, and the 2026 accounts will show whether the pay slide has stopped. A TV adaptation of Forever Home, reported in January 2026, could add rights money, though no number has surfaced. His sale proceeds are the biggest unknown: at a 25 percent stake, the $8 million row would fall to about $4 million.
Graham Norton net worth FAQ
How much did Graham Norton make from selling So Television?
His share isn’t public. ITV agreed to pay up to £17 million in 2012, with £10 million upfront. We assume half for him, about £5.95 million after tax.
How much does Graham Norton make per episode?
About £101,260 per episode in 2025, across 21 shows, from company accounts. That covers presenter fees, production fees and royalties.
How old is Graham Norton?
He was born on April 4, 1963, in Clondalkin, County Dublin, so he is 63.
Does the BBC pay Graham Norton directly?
No. So Television, an ITV subsidiary, sells the show to the BBC and pays him, which is why he doesn’t appear on the BBC’s star salaries list.
Who owns So Television now?
ITV has owned it since 2012, and it still makes The Graham Norton Show, on air since 2007.
How is this net worth figure calculated?
We add after-tax pay, an assumed half share of the 2012 sale, radio, books and wine to reach $52.5 million, then take off 30 percent for spending.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
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