John Malone

John Malone is an American businessman, landowner, and philanthropist in the media industry, with an estimated net worth of ~$11.3B Wikidata. SEC records identify him as John C. Malone and show filings connected to companies including Warner Bros. Discovery, Sirius XM, Lionsgate Entertainment, Liberty Media, and Liberty Broadband SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR lists 795 filings for Malone, including 774 insider-ownership filings SEC EDGAR. A Form 4 reports an insider's changes in company ownership, while a Form 3 is an initial ownership report; his recent filings include multiple Form 4s from late 2025 through March 2026 and a Form 3 dated December 30, 2025 SEC EDGAR. In August 2026, a reported Form 4 disclosed an indirect purchase of 50,696 Liberty Latin America Class A shares on August 11 and 13, made through a charitable entity NewsAPI.

Philanthropy

The data lists three Malone Family Foundation entities with combined 2023 assets of $94,868,044 and grants paid of $29,799,838 ProPublica 990. The Encampment, Wyoming foundation reported $89,593,032 in assets and $29,505,835 in grants paid; the Hoover, Alabama foundation reported $4,804,310 in assets and $258,000 in grants; and the Sioux Falls, South Dakota foundation reported $470,702 in assets and $36,003 in grants ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the 100 most recent contributions on file, from April 29 through July 30, 2026 FEC. Those sampled contributions total $19,274.66: $11,525.16 categorized as Unknown, $7,399.50 as Republican, and $350 as Democratic FEC. The listed top recipients were Valor America ($10,200), Alaskans for Dan Sullivan ($5,000), ActBlue ($930), Jeremy Thompson for Congress ($500), and Rogers for Senate ($500) FEC.

These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.

In the News

An August 20, 2026 article reported Malone's indirect purchase of 50,696 Liberty Latin America Class A shares, citing an SEC Form 4 filing NewsAPI. The reporting said the purchases occurred on August 11 and August 13, 2026 NewsAPI.