John Malone

John Malone is an American billionaire businessman, landowner, and philanthropist associated with the media industry. He was born in 1941 and is based in Colorado. He has an estimated net worth of ~$11.3 billion Wikidata.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records associate Malone with Discovery, Sirius XM, Lions Gate Entertainment, Liberty Media, and Liberty Broadband SEC EDGAR. The SEC lists 795 filings connected to him, including 774 insider filings. Forms 3 and 4 are ownership disclosures: Form 3 generally reports an insider's initial holdings, while Form 4 reports later purchases, sales, or other ownership changes SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three Malone Family Foundations reported combined assets of $94.9 million and $29.8 million in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The Wyoming foundation accounted for $29.5 million of the reported grants and held $89.6 million in assets; the Alabama and South Dakota foundations reported $258,000 and $36,003 in grants, respectively ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions, and its figures cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample FEC. Those sampled records total $936,197.99, including $380,432.99 categorized as Republican and $555,765 as PAC/Other; these amounts do not represent Malone's full contribution history FEC. The largest sampled recipients were Grow the Majority at $500,000 and the NRCC at $176,260 FEC.

In the News

A NewsAPI-listed report said Malone indirectly purchased 50,696 shares of Liberty Latin America on August 11 and 13, 2026, through a charitable entity, according to SEC Form 4 filings NewsAPI. Recent SEC records also show Form 4 filings dated March 4, February 27, and February 6, 2026 SEC EDGAR.