Rodney Sacks Net Worth

Rodney Sacks has an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Rodney Sacks profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $1.9 billion in 2019.

Rodney Sacks is the chairman of Monster Beverage Corporation and a businessman in food and beverage. He worked as a lawyer in South Africa before moving to California in 1989. At Werksmans, he became a senior partner after nearly 20 years with the firm. He later became a U.S. citizen. Sacks is best known for helping turn Hansen Natural into the company behind Monster, one of the biggest names in energy drinks.

His wealth comes from the energy drink business. In 1990, a group led by Sacks and Hilton Schlosberg acquired Hansen Natural Corporation. In 1992, the business bought Hansen's Natural Soda and Apple Juice for $14.5 million. The company launched the Monster brand in 2002 and changed its name to Monster Beverage in 2012. Sacks stayed at the top for decades and retired as co-CEO in June 2025, while remaining chairman.

How Rodney Sacks built his fortune

Sacks made his name by leading the company that became Monster Beverage. Before that, he practiced law in South Africa and rose to senior partner at Werksmans, one of the country’s largest law firms. After moving to California in 1989, he and Hilton Schlosberg led the acquisition of Hansen Natural Corporation in 1990. That deal gave Sacks a path from corporate law into consumer drinks and long-term company leadership.

The big business shift came from brand building and distribution. Hansen Natural launched Monster in 2002, then renamed itself Monster Beverage in 2012 as the energy drink became central to the company. In 2015, Coca-Cola bought a 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage for $2.15 billion in cash and opened its global distribution network to Monster. Sacks remained a key figure through that growth and retired as co-CEO in June 2025.

Forbes net worth over time

Forbes has tracked Sacks as a self-made billionaire whose wealth is tied to energy drinks. Its estimates moved from $1.9 billion in 2019 to $2 billion in 2020, $2.5 billion in 2021, $2.4 billion in 2022, $2.9 billion in 2023, $3.4 billion in 2024, $3.3 billion in 2025, and $3.2 billion in 2026 on the World's Billionaires List. Those changes followed the value of his stake in Monster Beverage.

The latest reading is higher than the 2026 annual list figure. Forbes' real-time billionaires tracker put him at $3.5 billion in October 2026. That figure still points to the same core source of wealth: Monster Beverage, the company Sacks helped reshape from Hansen Natural into an energy drink business with a global reach. His role also shifted in 2025, when he stepped down as co-CEO but stayed on as chairman.