US EditionJ.K. Rowling Is A Billionaire—Again
- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, has regained billionaire status by 2024 with a net worth around $1.2 billion driven by her franchise and related ventures.
- Rowling built her fortune from the original book series, highly successful films, stage play, theme parks, and recent multimedia extensions including the 2023 hit game Hogwarts Legacy.
- She recently founded the J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund to provide legal aid defending what it calls 'women’s sex-based rights,' targeting workplace and public life cases amidst ongoing culture conflicts.
- Rowling explained that after considering various approaches, she decided that establishing a private fund was the most effective and straightforward method for her to provide financial support, highlighting that JKRWF is solely funded by her and focused on legal matters.
- Her growing business empire, charitable giving above $200 million, and public defense of her views suggest sustained influence and controversy around her cultural and financial presence.
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J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-trans organisation
J.K. Rowling is using her wealth to finance an organisation dedicated to removing trans rights. The Harry Potter author has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, which is being put towards her so-called ‘Women’s Fund’, which she announced on Saturday, May 24.
J.K. Rowling Is A Billionaire—Again
The Harry Potter books transformed her from a single mother on welfare to an author with a ten-figure fortune—but her massive charity initiatives dropped her from the ranks of billionaires. Now, thanks to new Potterverse books, movies, a play, and several theme parks—and despite a divisive social-media presence—she is magically back in the three-comma club.
Harry Potter Profits Funding Anti-Trans Organization as J.K. Rowling Launches 'Women's Fund'
Author J.K. Rowling is using her earnings from the Harry Potter franchise to found an anti-trans organization focused on "fighting to retain women's sex-based rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces."
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