Reed Hastings net worth 2026
A file on what they are worth, where the money comes from, what government pays their holdings, and what they spend on politics.
What the money shows
Reed Hastings is listed at $4.3B in net worth. The loaded public-record file ties $10.4M to federal contracts, lobbying, PAC money, or personal political giving. Personal political giving accounts for $10.4M in the accepted FEC records. The largest recipient committee on file is REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PAC across 2 recipient committees.
Sources: USAspending · Senate LDA · FEC
Incomplete FEC data
The personal-giving data is not complete. Totals on this page may be understated until every FEC filing can be checked.
- held Schedule A receipts cover only ingested super PAC committees and only contributions of $50,000 or more; other personal giving may be missing
Background
Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix in 1997 and grew it from a DVD-by-mail service into the world's largest streaming service. He stepped down as co-chief executive in 2023 and is now executive chairman. He has also served on California's state education board and is a longtime backer of charter schools.
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- The personReed HastingsNet worth Forbes, 2026-07$4.3B
- spends on politicsPersonal givingSee the lobby register →$8.7M
- money goes to$8.7M
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Gold is money coming in from government. Green is money spent to support a candidate, red to oppose one. Purple is other money going out to politics. Each step links to the file it came from.
Net worth
Forbes lists Reed Hastings at $4.3B as of 2026-07.
What they spend on politics
Who they have backed
- REPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PAC2024-08-13 · 1 gift · C00804856$6.9M
- HMP2023-12-27 · 1 gift · C00495028$1.8M