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Former professional tennis player, entrepreneur and investor
Maria Sharapova
Base case$240M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
2 out of 5
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Venus Williams Net Worth Estimate
Professional tennis player, entrepreneur and sports ownerVenus Williams’ $115 million base case combines $42.9 million of documented WTA prize money with a much larger endorsement history, founder-owned businesses and a continuing Miami Dolphins interest. The largest uncertainty is the present value of assets whose ownership percentages and economics remain private.
Published estimateReviewed Sep 19, 2026
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Research context
See what supports this page, how current it is, and where comparable or historical context is available.
- Evidence
- 7 retained sourcesReviewed through Sep 19, 2026
- Change history
- 1 tracked snapshotComparable tracking began Sep 18, 2026
Current estimate
What we can support today
Base case
$115M
Bear case
$70M
Bull case
$180M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Modeled retained tennis and endorsement capital ($75M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- NFL and Miami Dolphins records confirm Williams as a limited partner in the franchise, while reviewed sources describe the interest only as a small stake.Sources[5][6]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What percentage of the Miami Dolphins does Williams currently own?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Sep 19, 2026
Base case is our central scenario. Bear and bull cases show how uncertainty around private holdings, retained proceeds, taxes and liabilities can move the estimate.
Scenario composition
Where the estimated wealth comes from
Switch scenarios to see how the total and each component move together. The bars show each positive component's share of the estimated assets in that scenario, not audited holdings.
Bear scenario net worth$70MPositive estimated assets shown: $70M
Retained tennis and endorsement capital
$50M to $110M range$50M71%
Private-business and sports-ownership interests
$20M to $70M range$20M29%
Base scenario net worth$115MPositive estimated assets shown: $115M
Retained tennis and endorsement capital
$50M to $110M range$75M65%
Private-business and sports-ownership interests
$20M to $70M range$40M35%
Bull scenario net worth$180MPositive estimated assets shown: $180M
Retained tennis and endorsement capital
$50M to $110M range$110M61%
Private-business and sports-ownership interests
$20M to $70M range$70M39%
How Venus Williams Built a Fortune
WTA records put Williams at roughly $42.9 million of career prize money. Forbes also documented eight-figure annual earnings during multiple periods, showing that sponsorship and business income materially exceeded what tournament winnings alone would suggest.
Those earnings still represent inflows across many years rather than a current balance sheet. The estimate applies a wide retention range after taxes, professional costs, spending and reinvestment.
Williams founded V Starr and EleVen while continuing to play professional tennis, and NFL records confirm that she became a Miami Dolphins limited partner in 2009.
A 2026 Dolphins minority sale provides current franchise valuation context, but Williams’s exact stake is not public. The model therefore does not apply the $12.5 billion portfolio valuation directly to her and keeps the private-business bucket deliberately broad.
Sources[1][2][3][4][5][7][6]Companies and organizations tied to the fortune
These are the businesses and organizations directly connected to the financial events above. We show only relationships supported by the cited sources, and we do not infer ownership percentages or values that the evidence does not establish.
Observed assets and financial anchors
A reported salary, company sale or brand valuation is not automatically current personal wealth. We show the pieces that can be tied to retained evidence and keep historical flows separate.
No major component is directly observable as a precise current valueThis estimate is built from source-backed financial anchors and explicitly modeled scenario ranges rather than pretending a private balance sheet is directly observable.
Historical flow
WTA records list Venus Williams with $42,867,364 of career prize money as of November 2025.
Sources[1]Current component
NFL and Miami Dolphins records confirm Williams as a limited partner in the franchise, while reviewed sources describe the interest only as a small stake.
Sources[5][6]Context
Forbes documents Williams as founder of V Starr and EleVen, but current revenue, ownership structure and fair value are not publicly established.
Sources[4]Scenario balance sheet
Prize money and endorsement income are modeled as historical flows rather than current cash. V Starr, EleVen and the Dolphins stake are treated as distinct current interests, while current franchise and company values are not multiplied by unsupported ownership assumptions.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeled retained tennis and endorsement capitalSources[1][2][3] | $50M | $75M | $110M |
| Modeled private-business and sports-ownership interestsSources[4][5][7] | $20M | $40M | $70M |
| Estimated net worth | $70M | $115M | $180M |
Modeled component
Modeled retained tennis and endorsement capital
WTA records roughly $42.9 million of career prize money, while Forbes documented repeated eight-figure annual earnings driven heavily by endorsements. The model treats those figures as historical earning capacity and retains only a bounded portion as current capital.
Sources[1][2][3]Modeled component
Modeled private-business and sports-ownership interests
Williams founded V Starr and EleVen and has owned a small Miami Dolphins interest since 2009. The Dolphins ownership is confirmed, but the exact percentage is not public; private-company values are also undisclosed, so the component is ranged without applying current franchise value directly to her.
Sources[4][5][7]Tracked estimates
Estimate history
We began retaining comparable estimate snapshots on Sep 18, 2026. Earlier Grizzly Bulls figures are not reconstructed unless a retained snapshot exists.
- Current tracked estimateBase case$115MBear to bull$70M to $180M
Initial Grizzly Bulls estimate published with tennis earnings separated from private businesses and sports ownership.
This is the first retained snapshot, so there is no earlier comparable Grizzly Bulls estimate to show yet.
What could move the estimate
- What percentage of the Miami Dolphins does Williams currently own?
- What are the current economic values and ownership structures of V Starr and EleVen?
- How much of decades of endorsement income remains in liquid investments after taxes, spending and reinvestment?
Wealth timeline
V Starr expands Williams beyond tennis
Williams founded the interior-design business while still competing professionally.
Sources[4]EleVen becomes a continuing consumer brand
Williams expanded her entrepreneurial portfolio with the EleVen athletic and lifestyle brand.
Sources[4]New Dolphins transaction supplies valuation context
The Dolphins announced a separate 1% minority sale at a $12.5 billion valuation; Williams’s own percentage remains undisclosed and is not inferred from that transaction.
Sources[7]
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Sources
Numbered citations above link to the retained sources below. External net-worth headlines do not set our estimate.
- [1]WTAOfficial record · Nov 10, 2025Career Prize Money Leaders
- [2]ForbesReporting · Aug 30, 2010World's Highest-Paid Tennis Players
- [3]ForbesReporting · May 16, 2023Why Only One Woman Made The Ranks Of The World’s 50 Highest-Paid Athletes
- [4]ForbesReporting · Oct 26, 2020Venus Williams’ Advice For Entrepreneurs: Don’t Let Fear Take Over—Just Push Through It
- [5]NFLOfficial record · Aug 25, 2009Williams sisters become latest celebrities to buy part of Dolphins
- [6]Miami DolphinsDirect statement · Jan 1, 20232023 Miami Dolphins Media Guide
- [7]Miami DolphinsDirect statement · Mar 31, 2026Miami Dolphins announce sale of limited interest to Bin Lin
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