culture and society | January 01, 2026

Michael Lewis Net Worth

Michael Lewis has an estimated net worth of $25 million. This is from his career as an author and financial journalist.

Beyond his books, Lewis has written for numerous publications, including The Spectator, the New York Times Magazine, the New Republic, Bloomberg and Slate. In 2009, he became a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, where he penned an array of buzzy pieces over the years.

In the spring of 2019, Lewis launched his podcast, Against the Rules. Produced by Pushkin Industries, the podcast addresses different aspects of society regarding questions of fairness, looking at everything from consumer finance to art authentication.

In 2023, Lewis wrote Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, which is about Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he was the CEO of.