Johannes Thingnes Bø's net worth over time
Net wealth on the official Norwegian tax lists for each income year, as published by Norwegian media. Figures are in Norwegian kroner, at tax values.
Where the money comes from
| Net wealth, 2024 tax list | NOK 5.4 million, listed in Kongsvinger (VG) VG |
| Taxable income, 2024 | NOK 11.6 million, with NOK 4.7 million paid in tax, the most of any Norwegian winter sports athlete that year (VG, TV 2) VG |
| Net wealth, 2023 tax list | NOK 7.7 million, with income of NOK 4.5 million (Langrenn.com) Langrenn.com |
Johannes Thingnes Bø is a retired Norwegian biathlete and one of the most successful in the sport's history. He won the overall World Cup five times, 91 individual World Cup races and 23 world championship titles, and he took nine Olympic medals, five of them gold. He and his older brother Tarjei retired together in March 2025.
Norway's official tax list for the 2024 income year records his net wealth at NOK 5.4 million, about $0.6 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate, according to VG. His taxable income that year was much bigger, NOK 11.6 million, the highest of any Norwegian winter sports athlete.
What the tax list shows
VG's tax list for Kongsvinger shows net wealth of NOK 5,429,292 for 2024, taxable income of NOK 11,607,341 and tax of NOK 4,737,513. A year earlier, Langrenn.com reported net wealth of NOK 7,737,415 and income of NOK 4.5 million.
The wealth figure is modest for an athlete of his success. Tax values count homes at only part of their market price and deduct debts such as mortgages, so a recent property purchase or loan can pull the number down even in a strong earning year.
Career at a glance
Bø, whose older brother Tarjei was also a world-class biathlete, won three junior world titles in 2012 and became a regular winner on the senior circuit, then broke Martin Fourcade's record with 16 individual wins in the 2018-19 season.
He won Olympic gold in 2018 and four more golds in Beijing in 2022, and he collected 43 world championship medals in total. He received the Holmenkollen Medal in 2021, one of Norway's highest honours in skiing.
About this figure
Norway publishes every taxpayer's income, net wealth and tax paid each year, and newspapers comb the lists for famous names. VG published Bø's figures for the 2024 income year when the lists were released on December 3, 2025. Net wealth on the list is the figure the Tax Administration assessed from his tax return, assets minus debts.
Tax values are lower than market values, especially for homes and shares, so the figure understates what Thingnes Bø would be worth if everything were sold. We show it in Norwegian kroner, as published, with a rough US dollar conversion at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. Income figures mentioned on this page are earnings for one year, not wealth.
Career and money timeline
- 2012
Wins three junior world titles and joins Norway's senior team.
- 2018
Wins his first Olympic gold, in the individual race in Pyeongchang.
- 2019
Wins 16 individual World Cup races in one season, a record, and his first overall title.
- 2022
Wins four gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
- 2025
Retires in March with his brother Tarjei; VG publishes his 2024 tax figures in December.
Johannes Thingnes Bø net worth FAQ
What is Johannes Thingnes Bø's net worth?
Norway's official tax list for the 2024 income year records net wealth of NOK 5,429,292 for Johannes Thingnes Bø, as published by VG when the lists came out on December 3, 2025. That is about $0.6 million at the October 30, 2026 exchange rate. Tax values understate market value, especially for homes, so his real wealth is likely higher.
Where do these numbers come from?
From Norway's public tax lists, which show each taxpayer's income, net wealth and tax. VG's searchable tax list for Kongsvinger shows his 2024 figures, and Langrenn.com printed his 2023 figures. Every figure on this page links to its source below.
How much did Johannes Thingnes Bø earn?
He reported taxable income of NOK 11.6 million for 2024, according to VG's tax list. That is income for one year, not wealth.
Sources
- VG, Skattelister for Kongsvinger 2024 (official Norwegian tax list: income, net wealth and tax) (December 3, 2025)
- Langrenn.com, Skistad tidoblet inntekten (tax lists 2023: income, net wealth and tax of Norwegian athletes) (October 22, 2024)
- TV 2, Aursnes på pengetoppen: Dette tjente Norges største idrettsprofiler (tax lists 2024) (December 3, 2025)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Johannes Thingnes Bø (accessed November 1, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.
Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Every number on this page comes from the named source next to it. Totals and percentages are simple sums of those published figures. We never fill in missing years with our own guesses. How we handle estimates.