Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch is an American businessman in the media industry, based in New York, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.2B Wikidata. He is identified in SEC records as "MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT" and has 143 insider-related filings tied to companies including Fox Corp, News Corp, and Twenty-First Century Fox SEC EDGAR. Public reporting in the provided data also shows ongoing coverage of Murdoch family trust documents and family-related media and legal matters NewsAPI.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records show 143 filings for Murdoch, including recent Form 4 and Form 144 submissions SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their holdings, while Form 144 is used to report an intended sale of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR. The filings connect him to Fox Corp, News Corp, Twenty-First Century Fox, and Cruden Financial Services LLC SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

The Murdoch Family Foundation in New York is listed with $0 in grants paid, $0 in assets, $0 in revenue, and $0 in expenses in the provided filing data ProPublica 990. Other family foundations in the data reported $82,248 in total grants paid and $1,455,951 in total assets, including the E Murdoch Family Foundation and the John Murdoch Foundation Inc ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show $7,606,418.35 in contributions from 2008-06-05 to 2025-12-31 FEC. Most of that total went to PACs and other committees, with $5,000,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, $500,000 each to Change Now and United Together, and $250,000 to NHA Action FEC. The party breakdown shows $483,585 to Republican recipients, $10,833.35 to Democratic recipients, and $7,112,000 to PAC/Other, indicating a strong tilt toward non-candidate political committees and Republican-aligned giving FEC.

In the News

Recent coverage in the provided data includes a Reno judge ordering Murdoch family trust documents prepared for public release NewsAPI. Other headlines mention Elisabeth Murdoch backing a $27M raise for Piers Morgan and reports about Murdoch outlets turning on Trump over an Iran deal NewsAPI. The news items also note Murdoch's 95th birthday and continuing public attention around his family and media holdings NewsAPI.