As the co-partner of Fenway Sports Group, John W. Henry has become a titan of professional sports on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, of course, Henry is best known as the principal owner of Liverpool FC.
Under his reign across the NHL, MLB, and Premier League, he’s revelled in many a championship-winning night. As a result, John Henry’s net worth is estimated to be well into the multi-billions of pounds.
How Much Is John Henry Worth?
Looking at figures provided by Forbes, the net worth of John William Henry II is in the region of £4.14 billion, as of the time of writing. Forbes’ net worth values are highlighted as reflecting real-time net worth, so this can fluctuate.
At £4.14 billion, John Henry’s net worth is marginally higher than the value of Liverpool Football Club, which Forbes puts at £4.06 billion.
Given the increased revenues accrued by Liverpool for winning the Premier League last season, and the fact that they open as the football betting favourites to do it again this year, John Henry’s net worth might soon be due a bump up.
Liverpool Ownership
Alongside Tom Werner, John Henry founded Fenway Sports Group in 2001, but it took until October 2010 for them to realise the potential of getting in on European sports.
Prior to Fenway Sports Group coming in, Liverpool fans loathed the ownership. George N. Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks had piled debt on the club, failed to invest in the team after promising to do so, and had the audacity to suggest leaving Anfield.
Despite being one of the most successful clubs in English football history, the Fenway Sports Group was able to secure ownership for close to £300 million. The team is now worth in excess of £4 billion.
Shrewd investments like this have greatly helped to pump up the value of the John Henry net worth figure, but significant investment was required after the purchase to bring Liverpool their first Premier League title.
Unfortunately for the Reds, that first trophy came in the pandemic season of 2019/20. Of course, last season, Liverpool won its second title to seemingly return the status quo to that of Liverpool vs Manchester City.
Now, the residents of Anfield are leading the way in the sports betting odds to take the crown again. Henry has played a big part in this, happily parting ways with some £294 million already to strengthen Arne Slot’s title defence.
Business Portfolio
The John Henry net worth journey into the billions commenced in the 1970s by trading soybean and corn futures. This led to him developing a mechanical trend following method to manage futures trading accounts.
From there, he established JWH in 1981, where the focus of trades was to preclude human emotions and subjective evaluation factors. By 2012, they stopped taking on retail clients, with Henry’s focus going elsewhere.
This was predominantly to the sports arm of his investments. In 2001, his newly founded Fenway Sports Group bought the Boston Red Sox, stopping the previous owners from demolishing their iconic home, Fenway Park.
As with his trading, Henry instilled a stats-focused approach, bringing in baseball sabermetrics pioneer Bill James, whose ideas had been deployed by Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane to enact Moneyball.
The Red Sox have won many World Series since, with the Fenway Sports Group now also owning the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and NASCAR’s Roush Racing team.
Personal Life
In his downtime, Henry is known to enjoy the baseball simulation game series Out of the Park Baseball, when he’s not attending the games of his many major teams.
He’s married to Linda Henry, born Linda Pizzuti, who’s currently serving as the CEO of Boston Globe Media Partners – which falls under the Fenway Sports Group umbrella. The couple have two children.
With Liverpool now firmly established as a goliath of British and European football again, more success is surely on the horizon. So, John W. Henry’s net worth might just grow some more in the coming years.
*Credit for the photo in this article belongs to Alamy*
