Whoopi Goldberg's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$60 Million
Age:	70
Born:	November 13, 1955
Gender:	Female
Height:	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Actress
Last Updated:	Jan 22, 2026

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• Introduction
• The View
• The View Salary
• Alleged Elon Musk Lawsuit
• Real Estate
• Highest-Grossing Movies

Introduction

Whoopi Goldberg is an American professional actress, comedian, author, and television personality with an estimated net worth of $60 Million.

The View

In 2007, Whoopi Goldberg joined the American talk show The View, replacing Rosie O’Donnell as its moderator. The View, currently in its 28th season, is considered by many a “far-left” talk show, and Goldberg found herself amid several controversies during her eighteen years as co-host.

In 2007, Goldberg and fellow co-host Joy Behar walked off the set while interviewing Bill O’Reilly, who made controversial comments about 9/11 and Muslims. Two years later, she faced public backlash for her remarks on Roman Polanski’s actions not being “rape-rape.” More recently, in 2022, Whoopi was suspended for two weeks for her comments on the Holocaust, stating it was “not about race.”

Despite the controversies, Whoopi Goldberg remains the longest-serving moderator in The View’s history and continues to work on the show alongside regular panel members Joy Beyhar and Sunny Hostin.

The View Salary

Upon joining The View in 2007, Whoopi Goldberg was reportedly paid $2 million/year. Although the show typically hosts a new episode daily, our research shows they tend to end each season after approximately 213 episodes. This would equate to Goldberg earning roughly $9,400 per episode in 2007.

In 2016, Variety reported that her salary had increased to somewhere between $5 million and $6 million annually, potentially earning her as much as $28000 per episode. As for her current salary, she is reportedly bringing in $8 million/year from the show, compared to Joy Behar’s $7 million, but has recently been in the news for demanding more money.

So what do her potential earnings from The View look like overall?

Although we don’t have an exact timeline, we could calculate rough estimates based on the available information. One might assume she likely received an additional raise at some point in time between 2007 and 2016 to approximately $4 million/year. Based on our guesstimates, this would likely put her total earnings from the show anywhere between $75 million and $90 million.

Alleged Elon Musk Lawsuit

In 2023, several posts began making the rounds on social media, claiming that Elon Musk had filed a $70 million defamation lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg and The View. Many of these videos went viral on YouTube, receiving millions of views. Reuters later investigated the reports and couldn’t find any evidence that such a lawsuit had been filed.

Real Estate

Pacific Palisades Home

In June 1993, Whoopi Goldberg paid $2.55 million for a 7,039-square-foot, five-bedroom home in Pacific Palisades, California. She sold this home for $8.8 million in February 2018, a $6.25 million gross profit before considering property taxes and fees. According to public records, for her last five years of ownership, the property taxes ranged between $44,000 and $47,000 annually.

Tuxedo Park Mansion

According to our research, Goldberg paid $10.15 million in April 1998 for a 10,000-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion in Tuxedo Park, New York. However, when it came time for her to sell in 2005, she let it go for just $4.6 million, which is a 55% loss in value over seven years.

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Highest-Grossing Movies

Here’s a complete list of Whoopi Goldberg’s ten highest-grossing movies:

1. Toy Story 3 – $1.07 billion (2010)
2. The Lion King – $979 million (1994)
3. Ghost – $506 million (1990)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $485 million (2014)
5. Sister Act – $232 million (1992)
6. The Muppets – $165 million (2011)
7. The Rugrats Movie – $141 million (1998)
8. Star Trek: Generations – $118 million (1994)
9. Made in America – $105 million (1993)
10. The Color Purple – $98 million (1985)