Trey Parker Net Worth

Trey Parker has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Trey Parker profile (figures as of October 20, 2026).

Trey Parker is an American animator, filmmaker, songwriter and actor best known for co-creating South Park with Matt Stone. The pair met while studying film and Japanese at the University of Colorado Boulder. As students, they made Cannibal! The Musical in 1993. Parker and Stone broke through with South Park in 1997, then expanded it with the feature South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in 1999 and Team America: World Police in 2004.

His wealth comes mainly from television and long-running rights deals tied to South Park. Parker and Stone write, produce and voice the series, with more than 300 episodes and counting. A 2007 agreement with Comedy Central gave them a 50-50 split of digital revenue for the show in perpetuity, which became far more valuable as streaming grew. Parker also co-created The Book of Mormon, which has run on Broadway more than 5,000 times since 2011 and toured worldwide.

How Trey Parker makes money

Parker built his career by creating and controlling comedy projects across television, film and theater. South Park is the center of that business. He and Matt Stone debuted the series in 1997 and have written, produced and voiced more than 300 episodes. That gave Parker a rare mix of creative and business leverage. The franchise also grew beyond the series with South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in 1999 and later projects that kept the brand active.

A key turning point came in 2007, when Parker and Stone made a deal with Comedy Central to split digital revenue from South Park 50-50 in perpetuity. Forbes notes that the revenue stream barely existed at the time, but it became hugely important as streaming changed television. Parker also earns from The Book of Mormon, which he co-created with Matt Stone and Robert Lopez. The musical opened on Broadway in 2011, passed 5,000 performances, and toured around the world.

The latest Forbes money picture

Forbes put Trey Parker at $1.4 billion on its real-time billionaires tracker as of October 20, 2026. The estimate fits a career built on ownership, not just paychecks. South Park has stayed valuable for decades, and Parker shares in the digital economics of the show. Forbes also places him in Media & Entertainment and describes him as self-made, which matches the path from student films and independent projects to a major television and stage business.

Another recent driver was the renewed South Park agreement in July 2025. Forbes says Parker and Stone renewed their deal with Paramount Skydance to make new episodes and receive payout for their half of the digital revenue, estimated at $250 million per year. That helps explain why Parker's fortune is tied so closely to long-term rights and recurring payments. His money story is less about one hit project and more about keeping ownership in hits that keep earning.