Martha Stewart -Net Worth, Salary, Records, and Personal Life

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Martha Stewart is a businesswoman and famous American television personality. Here is everything you need to know about Martha Stewart, including her net worth, salary, records, and personal life.

Stewart is one of the first businesswomen to make a net worth of 1 billion. Let us have a look at this television personality’s net worth, career, records, and much more. 

Martha Stewart Facts 

Birth PlaceJersey City , New Jersey, U.S 
Father’s NameEdward Kostyra 
Mother’s NameMartha Kostyra
Star SignLeo 
Net Worth (2022)$ 400 million 
Age81
Date of BirthAugust 3, 1941
High SchoolNutley High School
NationalityAmerican
Writing Debut 1982
Famous Books Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook (1983), Martha Stewart’s Hors d’Oeuvres (1984), Martha Stewart’s Pies & Tarts (1985), Weddings (1987),
PartnerAndrew Stewart 
ChildrenOne kid 
Social MediaInstagram

Martha Stewart’s Net Worth and Salary

Martha Stewart has a net worth of approximately $400 million as per Celebrity Networth and makes around $ 20 million annually from her business empires which include encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and e-commerce, and also as a writer as well. She is the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the day her company went public, Martha Stewart became the first American self-made female billionaire ever.

Martha Stewart Career Career 

Martha Helen Stewart is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. She worked as a model when she was a teenager, featuring in television commercials for Unilever and Tareyton.

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Martha Stewart is a world-famous businesswoman and writer (Veranda)

Stewart began working as a stockbroker in 1967, which was her father-in-law’s profession. She moved with her husband to Westport, Connecticut, where the couple purchased and restored an old farmhouse.

Her husband Andrew became the resident of New York City publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc. He contracted Stewart’s catering company to cater a book release party, which was where she was introduced to Alan Mirken, the head of Crown Publishing Group. 

Mirken, greatly impressed by Stewart’s cooking and hosting abilities, developed a cookbook with her. Her first publication was “Entertaining” (1982), ghostwritten by Elizabeth Hawes.

The success of her first book helped launch her resulted in the release of several more books through the Clarkson Potter publishing imprint includes “Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook” (1983), “Martha Stewart’s Hors D’oeuvres” (1984), “Martha Stewart’s Pies & Tarts” (1985), “Weddings” (1987), “The Wedding Planner” (1988), “Martha Stewart’s Secrets for Entertaining” (1988), “Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook Menus” (1988) and “Martha Stewart’s Christmas” (1989). 

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Martha Stewart is also a best-selling writer (Instagram)

The first issue of “Martha Stewart Living” was in late 1990, and had an initial rate base of 250,000. Stewart also served as editor-in-chief. A show named “Martha Stewart Living,” which was based on her magazine began airing in 1993. 

On October 19, 1999, Marth Stewart Living Omnimedia went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSO. The stock opened at $18 per share. By the end of trading, prices had gone up to $38 per share. Their success made Martha the first female, a self-made billionaire in the United States. Her net worth was $1 billion. 

In June 2022 Martha Stewart announced that she would be launching her first original podcast, entitled The Martha Steward Podcast. Her first episode featured Snoop Dogg which debuted on June 22, 2022.

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Snoop Dogg was the first guest on Martha Stewart’s podcast (Martha Stewart)

Martha Stewart Family and Personal Life

Martha was born on August 3, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey U.S. to parents Edward Kostyra and Martha. She is the second of six children. Both her parents were teachers, her father later becoming a pharmaceutical salesman. Famous TV show host Jimmy Kimmel is their cousin of Martha.

She met Andrew Stewart as a Yale Law School student and after months of dating got married in July 1961. The couple has one daughter named Alexis who was born in 1965. However, their relationship didn’t last much as they got divorced in 1990.

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Martha Stewart with ex-husband Andrew Stewart (People)

Martha then dated Billionaire Charles Simonyi but they also broke up around February 2008. Stewart is an avid animal lover.

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Marth Stewart with her daughter Alexis (Architectural Digest)

FAQs about Martha Stewart 

What is Martha Stewart’s net worth?
Martha has a net worth of approximately $400 million.
How old is Martha Stewart?
Martha is 81 years old
When did Martha make her writing debut?
Martha made her acting debut in 1982
Who is Martha Stewart married to?
Martha was married to Andrew Stewart 
Does Martha have any children?
Yes one daughter 

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