Kelly Ripa's Net Worth Reveals if She Out-Earns 'Live' Co-Host Ryan Seacrest
Years of co-hosting Live translate nicely into huge net worths.
Starting her career on Live as a co-host alongside the legendary Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa has become the person most associated with the morning show. Most recently, her partner on the show was Ryan Seacrest, who had co-hosted Live for the past six years and left the project earlier this year, with his place taken by Kelly's husband, Mark Consuelos.
Now that the two iconic hosts have parted ways, we decided to find out how much each of them made from Live and whether Ripa's salary was larger, reflecting her longer tenure on the project.
In February 2023, it was reported that Ryan Seacrest was leaving Live to focus on traveling, and this fact alone suggests that the star is wealthy enough to quit a well-paid job and devote his time entirely to seeing and doing new things — isn't that fabulous?
Now, to the numbers. According to Forbes, Ryan was making $10 million a year on Live, which is surely impressive but still a far cry compared to his co-host's annual salary, which is… $22 million, more than twice as big as Seacrest's. Wow!
But you may be surprised to learn that the stars' net worths also differ substantially, and not in Ripa's favor this time. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kelly Ripa has a net worth of $120 million, while Ryan's fortune is a staggering $450 million!
Why is their fortune gap so huge?
In addition to her earnings from Live, Ripa's net worth includes income and royalties from her other film and TV appearances, as well as her and her husband's production company, Milojo.
As for Seacrest, he has also hosted American Idol, which is just as popular as Live, in addition to being a successful entrepreneur and executive producer of many hit TV shows. Ryan's business endeavors and involvement in production most likely explain this difference in his and Ripa's net worth figures.
But then again, Kelly Ripa's paychecks had been much heftier than Seacrest's, showing how much more weight she carries for Live.
Be sure to see the beloved host and her husband on Live with Kelly and Mark at 9 a.m. EST.