Many of the richest people in the world aren't even real. From the escapism of The White Lotus to the financial ups and downs of Carrie Bradshaw, avid TV viewers have spent years watching shows about the lives of the extremely wealthy and how their status affects everyone around them .
While some rags-to-riches stories may resonate with people, some TV characters are richer than anyone could have imagined. Even the likes of Taylor Swift and the Kardashians can't compete with the likes of Succession's Logan Roy, Gossip Girl 's Chuck Bass and Maya Rudolph (i.e. in her on the show "The Spoils of War ").
Read on to learn about the richest fictional characters on television, ranked by their estimated net worth.
Twyla Sands, Schitt's Creek : $46 million
Schitt's Creek's most unexpected plot twist came in the final season, when Twyla, a waitress at the Tropical Cafe, admitted that she was secretly rich after giving Alexis a big check. Twyla won $92 million in the lottery but had to split it with another winner, meaning she's worth an impressive $46 million. No one knows except Alexis.
Carrie Bradshaw, that's it : $50 million
In "Sex and the City," Carrie Bradshaw spent years being turned down for credit cards and having to pay off debt to buy shoes, but with her successful books and her late husband's estate, Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Bradshaw finally made her fortune in "This Is It... " Her net worth is estimated to be around $50 million, which allowed her to purchase a townhouse in Gramercy Park and immediately donate $100,000 to charity.
Logan Huntzberger, Gilmore Girls : $200 million
Rory Gilmore's grandparents were wealthy and the Huntzbergers were wealthy . Rory's Yale love, Logan, was inspired by the Sulzberger family and was groomed to be the heir to his father's newspaper empire. The Sulzberger family, which owns The New York Times , was worth about $200 million in the mid-2000s. With all that cash, how could Rory say no to Logan's proposal?
Caleb Nichol, OC : $200-$500 million
No one on this list suffered financial setbacks quite like The O.C. 's Caleb Nicol, who lost much of his fortune before his death. But when he ran his own real estate development company, the Newport Group, no one in all of Orange County was richer or more powerful, and Kirsten's father earned an estimated $200-$500 million in his heyday .
Rebecca Weldon, Ted Russo : $300-400 million
On Ted Lasso , Rebecca Welton owns 51% of the AFC Richmond football team (possibly from her divorce settlement, although this has never been confirmed) . The club is partly inspired by the real-life Crystal Palace team, which is worth just over $800 million, meaning Weldon's net worth is considerable even at half that value.
Tanya McQuaid, "White Lotus" : $500 million
Tanya McQuoid, the White Lotus's most loyal guest, has "approximately $500 million," as her assistant Portia explains. She inherited wealth from her father, a shipping magnate and real estate investor who later committed suicide.
Cookie & Lucious Lyon, Empire : $600 million
After being released from prison, Cookie Lyon wanted her property back—and she got it. Together with her musician husband Lucious, she has built a veritable empire, owning a massive record label, a champagne brand, a shoe line and, of course, top-notch nightclubs, placing the couple in the middle of the pack in terms of wealth between Jay-Z and Beyoncé territory.
Mr. Burns, The Simpsons : $1-2 billion
Yes, animated characters are richer than most of us. Montgomery Burns, Homer Simpson's long-time evil boss on The Simpsons, built the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, which made him a billionaire. Forbes estimates his net worth at around $1 billion, which is apparently enough to keep him out of jail.
Chuck Bass, "Gossip Girl" : $2-3 billion
When his father, Bart, fell from the top of a skyscraper, Chuck Bass became one of the richest men in New York. He soon took over Butt's multibillion-dollar real estate giant Bass Industries for a second time. Previously, Bart had faked his own death when his son took over. But by the series finale, only Chuck's empire was left.
Tywin Lannister, "Game of Thrones ": $2-3 billion
Playing a villain on Game of Thrones is rewarding. Tywin Lannister is able to fund the failed monarchy and all-out war in the long-running HBO series thanks to his estimated net worth of around $2-3 billion, making him easily the richest man (no, God) in Westeros.
Logan Roy, successor : $18 billion
If I were one of Logan Roy's kids, I'd be taking over the family business, too, along with all of my scheming siblings. Forbes calculates that the Roy patriarch is worth $18 billion, thanks largely to his 36% stake in Waystar, a $46 billion entertainment company, and a $345 million real estate portfolio. And that doesn’t include his yacht.
Molly Novak, spoils : $87 billion
Yes, there is one man in television who is richer than the entire Roy family. Maya Rudolph's 'Loot' character Molly Wells received a staggering $87 billion settlement following her divorce, making her the third-largest woman in the world Wealthy women. She uses the money to run a charitable foundation she forgot she founded. Typical rich people problem.
