Jerry Jones Net Worth

Jerry Jones has an estimated net worth of $23.3 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Jerry Jones profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $6.8 billion in 2019.

Jerry Jones is an American businessman best known as the owner, president, and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. Football was part of his path early on. He was co-captain of the University of Arkansas team that won the 1964 national championship. In 1989, he bought the Cowboys and quickly took full control of football operations. That move put him at the center of one of the NFL's most visible franchises and made him a major figure in sports business.

His wealth came from more than football. Forbes says Jones made his first million in oil investments in the 1970s after building an oil and gas exploration business in Arkansas. He still puts money into drilling opportunities, plus retail and residential real estate projects in Dallas. In 2018, he became the controlling shareholder in Comstock Resources, a publicly traded Texas oil and gas company. He also formed a partnership in 2008 to create Legends Hospitality, which works in food, retail, and stadium operations.

How Jerry Jones built his fortune

Jones built his wealth through a mix of sports ownership, energy investing, and real estate. Forbes says his biggest asset is the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL team he bought for $150 million in 1989. The franchise is now valued at $17 billion, and it has led Forbes' ranking of the most valuable NFL teams since 2018. He is also a self-made billionaire, according to Forbes, and his career long predates his time as a team owner.

Before the Cowboys became the core of his fortune, Jones made his first million in oil investments in the 1970s. His oil and gas exploration business in Arkansas became successful, and he kept investing in natural resources afterward. Forbes also notes that he still backs drilling opportunities and Dallas retail and residential real estate projects. In 2018, he became the controlling shareholder in Comstock Resources, adding another major energy holding to a portfolio already tied closely to Texas and Arkansas business.

What Forbes says about his net worth

Forbes has tracked a sharp rise in Jones' wealth over time. Its World's Billionaires List estimated him at $6.8 billion in 2019, then $8 billion in 2020 and $8.9 billion in 2021. The estimate climbed to $10.6 billion in 2022 and $13.3 billion in 2023. Those gains line up with the growing value of the Cowboys, which Forbes says have stayed at the top of the NFL in franchise value since 2018.

The upward move continued after that. Forbes put Jones at $13.8 billion in 2024, then $16.6 billion in 2025 and $20.3 billion in 2026. As of October 20, 2026, Forbes' real-time billionaires tracker listed him at $23.3 billion. The same Forbes notes point to the main drivers: the Cowboys remain his most valuable holding, and he also has oil and gas exposure through drilling investments and Comstock Resources, along with Dallas real estate projects.