Kevin Harrington
- Net worth $27 million
- Birthday October 15, 1956
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Entrepreneur, Investor, TV Personality
How much is Kevin Harrington Worth? Kevin Harrington Net Worth in 2026
Kevin Harrington’s net worth is estimated at $27 million as of November 2026. The man credited with more than $5 billion in product sales ended his run at As Seen On TV, Inc. with a $52,800 settlement payment and no entry in an ownership table that covers directors, top officers and 5 percent holders. Sales numbers on that scale belong to the products, and very little of them reach the person on stage.
| Net worth | $27 million (rough estimate, range $15 million to $60 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $1 million from speaking and advisory work (our assumption) |
| Born | October 15, 1956, Cincinnati, Ohio (age 70) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Infomercials, original Shark Tank panel |
| Main income sources | Product and company profits, speaking, advisory roles |
How much is Kevin Harrington worth in 2026?
Our figure is $27 million, and this one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented. We can see what he was paid at one public company, what a speakers bureau charges for him, and his claimed lifetime sales. His stake in most of the ventures behind those sales has never been published. Public estimates often run to the hundreds of millions because they start with the sales total and treat it as something close to personal wealth.
How Kevin Harrington built it
- Bought airtime nobody wanted. In 1984 he bought overnight cable slots and used them to sell franchise opportunities.
- Kept launching after failures. In 2009 the AP reported that 2 of every 3 products he launched still fell flat.
- Turned a TV title into bookings. Two Shark Tank seasons still help sell a speaker listing of $40,001 to $50,000.
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Get the Alux appHow we got to $27 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Share of product profits | $42.9 million | Our assumption: $5 billion of claimed sales, at the 8.6 percent EBITDA margin a comparable company reported, is a $429 million pool for all owners. We credit him 10 percent, since he worked through partners and public companies. |
| Speaking and advisory work, 2011 to 2026 | $16 million | Our assumption: 25 appearances a year at $40,000, the bottom of a listed fee range, for 16 years. |
| Public company pay | $0.6 million | Documented: $295,548 and $225,000 for two fiscal years, plus the $52,800 settlement. Earlier years were not in the filing we opened. |
| Income tax | minus $20.8 million | Our assumption: 35 percent of the $59.5 million above. |
| Failed products and spending | minus $11.6 million | Our assumption: 30 percent of the $38.7 million left. The Associated Press reported in 2009 that two of every three launches fell flat. |
| Total | $27 million | The rows add up to $27.1 million, rounded to $27 million. |
The arithmetic against a $400 million fortune
Here is the sum that made us go low. The Associated Press in 2009 recorded his claim of $4 billion from more than 500 products. BigSpeak now says more than $5 billion. Margins come from a company he later helped run: when Thane and Reliant merged in 2002, the private equity owner gave combined revenue above $350 million and EBITDA above $30 million for nine months, including a third firm, Krane Products. That is 8.6 percent.
Apply 8.6 percent to all $5 billion and, by our calculation, the profit for every owner, partner and shareholder over four decades is about $429 million. To hold $400 million after 35 percent tax he would have needed $615 million before tax, or about 1.4 times the entire pool. A fortune that large would need margins far above anything we could find for this business.
A public company’s paperwork
The rare hard numbers are in that company’s annual report. He was senior executive officer from May 2010 to March 2013 and chairman until April 2014, on a services agreement that started at $300,000 a year and was cut to $225,000. He stepped off the board on April 2, 2014, the day of a merger with Infusion Brands, and a later filing valued the stock that day at $0.09 a share. On June 5 the company ended his agreement with that $52,800 payment. The filing’s ownership table, dated June 16, 2014, does not list him. It covers only directors, named officers and holders above 5 percent, so it can’t rule out a small stake.
None of this makes the 1980s story smaller. The AP account has him buying overnight cable airtime in 1984 to sell franchise opportunities, then filming the knife pitch that became one of direct response’s big hits at a Philadelphia home show. His speakers bureau biography says 20 products passed $100 million each, and that one company reached $500 million in sales across 100 countries. Those totals are his own marketing, and we use them as an upper bound. The same AP story says he once went bankrupt after heavy losses, which is why a straight line from sales to savings would be wrong.
Two seasons, then the paid circuit
He was an original Shark in 2009 and left after two seasons, in 2011. Pay for those seasons has not been published on any page we opened, so it stays out of the ledger. The title has done far more work than the appearance fee could have, since it still heads his bureau listing, now at $40,001 to $50,000 for a US event, and it leads the 2022 DRIPBaR announcement too.
What would move the figure
We could not find a dated 2025 or 2026 money event for him. The latest we could open is December 16, 2022, when the IV therapy franchise The DRIPBaR said he was investing in the brand, without giving an amount, and a 13-episode show called Funding Faceoff that was put on hold in 2023. A disclosed exit from any of his private stakes is what would change this page most. His books include Put a Shark in Your Tank from 2017, but we found no sales numbers for them.
Kevin Harrington net worth FAQ
How much did Kevin Harrington make from As Seen On TV, Inc.?
The filing we opened shows $295,548 and $225,000 for two fiscal years, plus a $52,800 settlement in June 2014. Earlier years are not in that filing, and its ownership table, limited to directors, top officers and 5 percent holders, does not list him.
Did Kevin Harrington really invent the infomercial?
He says so, dating it to buying overnight cable time in 1984. The claim comes from him and his biographies, and we have not seen independent proof.
How much does Kevin Harrington charge for a speech?
BigSpeak lists $40,001 to $50,000 for a US event. That is a bureau’s range, not a fee he has confirmed.
How long was Kevin Harrington on Shark Tank?
Two seasons, from the 2009 debut until 2011. His pay for the show has not been published.
How old is Kevin Harrington?
He is 70, born October 15, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A press release says he started selling newspapers at nine and his first business at 15.
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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.