Stephen King | $400 Million

A native of Maine, Stephen King, is an author known for his intelligent take on horror, sci-fi, and psychological thrillers. If you are a big fan of these genres, you should already know most of Stephen King’s works. King spent most of his life in Maine and attended the University of Maine, where he earned a degree in English. He taught in a public high school for a while and wrote in his spare time.

It wasn’t until Doubleday & Co. accepted Carrie for publication in 1973 that King wrote full-time, writing bestseller after bestseller thereafter and selling over a hundred million copies worldwide. Plenty of his stories have been adapted into film and TV shows, and that is precisely how he’s managed to amass his huge net worth of $400 million. It’s a known fact that he has made a huge amount of money throughout his career, but he’s also strived very hard over the course of his life.