When Gordan Ramsay isn’t yelling at bumbling chefs in Hell’s Kitchen, he’s busy amassing a giant net worth. Ramsay has a shocking personal net worth of over $200 million, making him the richest chef in the world by a large margin.
Gordon Ramsay is a self-made millionaire. He began his cooking career taking classes at North Oxfordshire Technical College with the intention of becoming a caterer. His first cooking job was at the Wroxton House Hotel in the small town of Banbury, England. From there, Ramsay bounced from restaurant to restaurant, finding skilled mentors and learning the art of various cuisines. Part of Ramsay’s huge net worth comes from his successful restaurants, which he began in 1998 with Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Since then, he has earned 22 Michelin stars as a chef and restaurant owner. The investment firm Lion Capital has pledged to open 100 Gordon Ramsay restaurants by 2025. Then, there are Ramsay’s successful reality TV shows. Hell’s Kitchen first premiered in the US in 2007 after the British version of the series proved popular. From there, Gordon Ramsay has been the face of reality cooking shows, from Hell’s Kitchen, to Kitchen Nightmares, to Masterchef, and more.
Ramsay’s television shows, plus his restaurants and investments, put his net worth at a staggering $220 million. He reportedly makes $70 million a year from all of his ventures. Ramsay makes around $200,000 for every episode of Hell’s Kitchen he appears in. Last year, Ramsay signed a contract with National Geographic to host a new reality series called Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. In each episode, Ramsay travels to an “uncharted” part of the world and learns to cook a local dish the authentic way. Ramsay makes $330,000 per episode, according to Celeb Insider.
Gordon Ramsay has four kids with his wife, Tana Ramsay, but he has vowed not to give his children any of his money as an inheritance. He wants them to work for their money so they will appreciate it more. He even makes his children fly in a separate class when they travel. However, the whole family does get to enjoy some of the perks of Ramsay’s massive fortune. The family has a $9 million mansion in Bel-Air, as well as houses in New York, London, and Cornwall.
With season 19 of Hell’s Kitchen off to a fiery start in Las Vegas, it doesn’t look like Gordan Ramsay has any intentions of slowing down. As previous Hell’s Kitchen contestants will tell you, Ramsay is the real deal in the kitchen and as a reality star. His large net worth is only destined to grow as Ramsay continues to be America’s favorite – and most feared – celebrity chef.
