It is a secret guarded extra fiercely than the ending of considered one of her smash hit books.
However one enterprise journalist has tried to tot up the Harry Potter writer J.Ok. Rowling's fortune - and he thinks she's price greater than she's letting on.
The author denied being a billionaire in her final public touch upon her funds over a decade in the past, however after assessing her earnings from books, movies, theatre and theme parks, the New York Instances author arrived at a determine of $1.2billion (£963.5million).
Rowling, seen with the star of the Harry Potter spin-off Improbable Beasts and The place to Discover Them Eddie Redmayne, is prone to have negotiated a deal that entitles her to a proportion of the movie's gross income
The Scottish author featured on the Forbes checklist of the world's billionaires for eight years, however slipped off in 2012, with the journal citing a mixture of excessive taxation in Britain and Rowling's beneficiant contributions to charity as attainable causes.
Now New York Instances enterprise journalist James B. Stewart, utilizing 'knowledgeable hypothesis', has stated he believes J.Ok. Rowling must be again on the distinguished checklist.
He says: 'I got down to assess the dimensions and scope of her fortune, to not invade her privateness however as a result of she's that all-too-rare commodity within the ranks of the ultra-wealthy - a task mannequin.
'Not solely has she made her fortune largely by means of her personal wits and creativeness, however she pays taxes and offers generously to charity.'
J.Ok. Rowling launched a two-part play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Youngster, with writers Jack Thorne and John Tiffany this summer season
The New York Instances enterprise journalist James B Stewart estimated the writer's internet price at round $1.2billion
Even permitting for a 'margin of error' the journalist believes she is well a greenback billionaire, having assessed her earnings utilizing assist from inside sources who've dealt immediately with the writer: 'A few of them have negotiated with Ms. Rowling's representatives and knew what phrases they have been in search of,' he writes.
Stewart begins from the very starting of Rowling's success story with the seven Harry Potter books - which have offered round 450million copies worldwide and nonetheless fly off cabinets at this time.
They've generated an estimated whole income of $7.7billion (£6.2billion) which the journalist suggests would have netted the writer $1.15billion (£923.5million) assuming a 15 per cent royalty.
The eight Harry Potter movies, starring Daniel Radcliffe (above with Evanna Lynch) grossed a collective $7.9billion (£6.3billion) worldwide
Additional e-book offers below her pen title Robert Galbraith and Harry Potter spin-offs may even add an extra $50million (£40.1million), he suggests.
Stewart additionally components in Rowling's movie offers with Warner Bros. - together with promoting the rights to the primary 4 Harry Potter movies for $2million (£1.6million), a deal he says doubtless included a proportion of internet income.
The primary 4 grossed practically $three.5billion (£2.8billion) with an estimated $2.5billion (£2billion) revenue, which may have landed Rowling $250million (£200million) with a 10 per cent internet revenue participation deal.
The following 4 movies grossed much more, and with an analogous deal the writer may have netted one other $400million (£321million).
Rowling's newest movie spin-off from the Harry Potter world, Improbable Beasts and The place to Discover Them, may see Rowling earn one other $50million (£40.1million) relying on its success, in keeping with Stewart.
The writer is assumed to earn a proportion of ticket charges, merchandise, food and drinks drinks on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter launched by NBCUniversal
The Wizarding World opened in 2010 and since then customer numbers are thought to have doubled - probably incomes Rowling hundreds of thousands
Rowling may very well be sitting on round £562.7million due to movie franchises alone, the piece suggests.
Add to that the Wizarding World theme parks established by NBCUniversal - from which Rowling is assumed to take a proportion of ticket charges, merchandise and food and drinks gross sales - she may very well be including one other $100million (£80.2million) to her financial institution stability.
NBCUniversal additionally purchased the tv rights to Harry Potter in a deal price $250million (£200million), which Stewart suggests may have earned the writer a possible $125million (£100million).
Between e-book offers, movie franchises and theme parks price an estimated $2.2billion (£1.7billion), plus earnings from the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Youngster and Potter-related merchandise, to not point out substantial earnings from investments, Stewart suggests Rowling's spot on the Forbes checklist must be safe.
After factoring in Rowling's beneficiant charitable donations and Britain's 45 per cent high particular person tax price of 45 per cent, Stewart arrives at an estimated fortune of $1.2billion (£963.5million).
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