Shaun White's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$65 Million
Age:	39
Born:	September 3, 1986
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Snowboarder/Skateboarder
Last Updated:	Feb 7, 2026

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• Introduction
• Earnings History
• Prize Money
• Endorsements
• Business Ventures
• Film & Video Games

Introduction

Shaun White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder with an estimated net worth of $65 Million

Quick Facts

• Typically earned between $8 million and $10 million annually
• Earns $1.5 million per year in guaranteed endorsement income

Earnings History

In 2009, Forbes ranked Shaun White as the second-highest-paid action sports star, behind none other than skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, based on annual income from 2008. That year, White earned an estimated $9 million, the bulk of which came from his lucrative endorsement deals.

The following year, the publication listed Shaun as the top-earning athlete in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, taking home an estimated $8 million in 2009.

During the peak of Shaun White’s career, which is largely considered the late 2000s and early 2010s (encompassing the years above), it’s believed he earned between $8 million and $10 million per year from all his endeavors. This includes his prize money from professional competitions and the Olympics, as well as additional earnings from off-snow brand endorsements.

Prize Money

While we don’t have exact figures for the winnings from every podium finish and medal Shaun White earned throughout his 15-year career, we can make some general estimates. For those who aren’t already aware, snowboarding competitions, like skating, dancing, bodybuilding, track, and many other sports, don’t pay much in prize money. This is especially true for Olympic athletes, who rely primarily on earnings from their brand endorsements.

Olympic Games Prize Money

White competed in the halfpipe event at five separate Olympic Games between 2006 and 2022. Based on the typical prize money that the U.S. Olympic Committee pays athletes, his earnings were as follows:

• 2006 – Torino (Gold) – $25,000
• 2010 – Vancouver (Gold) – $25,000
• 2014 – Sochi (4th) – $0
• 2018 – PyeongChang (Gold) – $37,500
• 2022 – Beijing (4th) – $0

Thus, he earned only $87,500 from the Olympic Games, but the competition is never about the money.

Winter X Games Prize Money

Between 2002 and 2017, Shaun White won a total of 21 medals at the Winter X Games, comprising fifteen Gold medals, four Silver medals, and two Bronze medals. The typical winnings for each medal, based on previous competitions, are as follows:

• Gold medals – $50,000 (Total: $750,000)
• Silver medals – $25,000 (Total: $100,000)
• Bronze medals – $10,000 (Total: $20,000)

This would bring White’s total earnings from the Winter X Games throughout his career to an estimated $870,000, although the actual figure could vary slightly. This competition was responsible for almost half of Shaun White’s lifetime prize money.

Additional Prize Money

White also participated in several other competitions, including World Cup Snowboarding, the Summer X Games for skateboarding, and the Dew Tour, among others. Verified prize money for these competitions isn’t available; however, industry estimates place Shaun’s potential earnings from all of the above at roughly $1 million.

If everything we mentioned above is accurate, this would place Shaun White’s lifetime prize money at just $1.96 million – peanuts in comparison to the figures he raked in from brand deals.

Endorsements

By 2008, White’s earnings were estimated at around $9 million, thanks in part to corporate endorsement deals with Burton Snowboards, Oakley, and Red Bull. Although his endorsement income gradually dropped off toward the latter stages of his career, Forbes reported in 2022 that White was still earning $1.5 million annually in guaranteed sponsor income.

Here’s a complete list of all Shaun White’s known sponsors during his professional snowboarding career:

• Activision (gaming)
• Adidas (apparel and footwear)
• Audi (automobiles)
• Beats by Dre (audio)
• Kellogg’s (food)
• Oakley (sunglasses)
• Red Bull (energy drinks)
• Target (apparel)

Business Ventures

In early 2016, White decided to enter the business world and purchased a minority stake in Mammoth Resorts, becoming a part-owner of multiple ski areas. This was a natural move for him as he’d been organizing the Air + Style festival of music and snowboarding since 2014.

White also plays guitar in the electronic rock band “Bad Things,” which released a popular self-titled debut album in 2014. He launched his own active lifestyle brand named ‘Whitespace’ in January 2022, planning to release various products that he uses on a day-to-day basis.

Film & Video Games

Shaun has numerous interests outside of sport, including playing music, organizing concerts and festivals, and running various business ventures. He also tried his hand at acting when he made cameo appearances in the film “Friends with Benefits” in 2011. Shaun then appeared on the Disney Channel Original Movie “Cloud 9” in 2014, as well as appearing on the E! reality TV show “The Girls Next Door”.

He played the part of a snowboarding teacher for Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson, a role he was born to fulfill.

White appeared in the Nickelodeon TV series “Henry Danger” in 2018 and featured in the “City of Angels” music video by Thirty Seconds to Mars in 2013.

White was featured in the first published interview in TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine in 2003 and was guest editor of Snowboarder Magazine’s February 2008 issue. His video game franchise included “Shaun White Snowboarding,” released in 2008, and its sequel, “Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage,” in 2009. He then went all in and launched a skateboarding game, “Shaun White Skateboarding,” in 2010, which proved to be a huge financial success.