What is Serena Williams's net worth?

Serena Williams's estimated net worth is $290M, based on public records and source-referenced estimates.

What does Serena Williams do for a living?

Serena Williams works as an athlete and has an estimated net worth of $290M based on public reporting. Williams won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year a record four times (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018), Comeback of the Year once (2007), and in December 2015 was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.

How old is Serena Williams?

Using the birth date 1981-09-26, Serena Williams's age is computed dynamically on profile load.

How tall is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams's height is not confirmed in reliable source material.

Which country is Serena Williams associated with?

Serena Williams is associated with US in the current profile dataset and related comparisons.

What is Serena Williams's current ranking?

Serena Williams is currently ranked #14 in category and #184 by the active comparison dataset.

Celebrity Deep-Dive

Serena Williams

Estimated Net Worth $0.0M

#16 in Athletes#153 in United States

Serena Williams sits at an estimated $290M with 900.0K monthly searches, making this one of the highest-demand athlete profiles on the board.

Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. Public interest remains stable across search, media, and comparison pages. Current trend signal is 82/100, showing durable cross-platform momentum.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Serena Williams
Birth Date	1981-09-26
Age	44 years old
Generation	Millennial
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Nationality	United States
Profession	Athlete
Net Worth	$290M
Height	Not confirmed
Education	Not confirmed
Spouse / Partner	Not confirmed
Children	Not confirmed

Serena Williams earned her first million at 30 and reached nine-figure wealth at 42, extending her prime deep into her 40s. Now 44, she remains a Millennial peer to figures like Kim Kardashian, with major earnings arriving later than many in her age cohort.

Serena Williams Biography

Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, the youngest of five sisters in a family that would redefine tennis. Raised in Compton, California, she and her elder sister Venus were coached by their parents, Oracene Price and Richard Williams, who instilled discipline and ambition from an early age. Serena turned professional in 1995 at just 14 years old, balancing rigorous training with homeschooling to accommodate her burgeoning career. Her raw power and athleticism set her apart, though her early years were marked by both promise and the challenges of breaking into a predominantly white sport.

By 1999, she claimed her first major singles title at the US Open, defeating Martina Hingis in a stunning upset that announced her arrival as a force in women’s tennis. Williams’ career arc is defined by unparalleled dominance and resilience, punctuated by records that cemented her legacy. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, she achieved the first "Serena Slam"—winning all four major titles consecutively, each time besting Venus in the final. This non-calendar Grand Slam showcased her peak form, a period where she held all four major singles titles simultaneously. After battling injuries and fluctuating performance, she roared back in 2012, starting with a Wimbledon victory that launched a second golden era. From 2014–2015, she repeated the "Serena Slam" and became the first woman since 1988 to win the Surface Slam (hard, clay, and grass majors in one year). In 2017, she captured her 23rd major singles title at the Australian Open, surpassing Steffi Graf’s Open Era record. Off the court, Williams became a financial powerhouse, earning $29 million in 2016—the most of any female athlete that year—and securing her place as the highest-earning woman in sports history. Her accolades include a record four Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year awards (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018) and Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year.

Beyond tennis, Williams’ personal life reflects her multifaceted identity as a mother, entrepreneur, and cultural icon. She married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in 2017 and welcomed their daughter, Olympia, the same year—returning to competition just months later to reach four more major finals. Her advocacy for gender equality and maternal health, alongside ventures like her fashion line S by Serena, underscores her influence beyond sports. In 2025, she was honored with the Princess of Asturias Award for Sport, a testament to her global impact. Williams’ retirement in 2022 marked the end of an era, but her legacy as the greatest women’s tennis player of all time—per the Tennis Channel’s 2020 ranking—endures, inspiring generations with her power, perseverance, and unapologetic excellence.

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Social Media Reach

Serena Williams has an estimated cross-platform reach of 22M.

Instagram followers: 17M (#60 on Instagram)
YouTube subscribers: 1M (#122 on YouTube)
TikTok followers: 4M (#59 on TikTok)
Cross-platform total: 22M
Followers vs world population %: 0.272%
Estimated engagement rate: ~3.25% per post
Closest follower rival: Goh Cheng Liang — gap of 400K

Serena Williams holds a higher Instagram rank (56) than TikTok (55) despite having 13 million more followers there, while her YouTube presence (rank 99, 1M followers) lags far behind. Her combined 22 million followers represent 0.2683% of the global population.

Awards & Recognition

Win Rate %: 66%
Total Awards: 23
Awards per Career Year: 0.85

Serena Williams holds 23 Grand Slam titles, ranking first in her category with a 66% win rate and a scarcity score of 22/100, requiring no additional wins to secure the record.

Rank Booster Insights

Category percentile: Top 94% in Athletes (#16 of 242)
Country wealth rank: #153 in United States
Global wealth percentile: Top 76% globally (#321 of 1323)
City wealth rank: #147 in Los Angeles
Monthly search rank in profession: #18 in Athletes
Trend velocity: surging
Net worth per life-year: $7.00M / year
Net worth per career year: $11.0M / year
Billionaire proximity: 29% to $1B ($710M away)
Passive vs active income: 34% / 66%
Estimated endorsement value per post: $32,789
Influence score: 100/100 composite
Highest single payday (estimated): $32.0M
Before-fame path: Youth academy trainee
Education track: Education path not fully disclosed
Career earnings vs current worth: $638M estimated earnings, 45% retained
Awards win rate: ~66% (23 wins / 35 estimated nominations)
Awards rank in category: #1 (category leader)
First person to win: First woman in the Open Era to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles
Scarcity score: 5/100
Same-age peers: Cui Kai, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce
Marriage count: 1
Estimated career length: ~27 years
Estimated age at first success: 35
Estimated age at first $1M: 30
Estimated age at first $100M: 42

Serena Williams amassed a $290M net worth—retaining 45% of her $638M lifetime earnings—while outperforming her profession’s median annual wealth growth ($11M per career year vs $1M). Her 75.9% wealth velocity reflects rapid accumulation, though a $10M gap behind rival Kevin Durant widened by 89.3% over three years. A 97 self-made score underscores her trajectory from a lower baseline.

Relationships

Marriage count: 1

Relationship History

Serena Williams has 1 documented relationship in public records.

1 marriage recorded.

Partner	Period	Status
Alexis Ohanian	2017–present	married

Physical Attributes

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Compare across all profiles on the height rankings hub.

Athlete Performance Profile

Career goals / points: 73
Championships: 23
Trophy efficiency: 0.85 titles/year
Estimated earnings per point: $8,739,726
Endorsement ratio: 10%

Income Breakdown

Estimated split using occupation-weighted income composition from the resolved profile model.

Salary/Winnings$145M
Endorsements$92.8M
Investments$52.2M

How Serena Williams Makes Money

Estimated composition based on occupation-weighted income model until source-resolved earnings breakdowns are attached per profile.

$Salary/Winnings: 50% of modeled worth ($145M)
$Endorsements: 32% of modeled worth ($92.8M)
$Investments: 18% of modeled worth ($52.2M)

How Serena Williams Compares

Serena Williams

$290M

Timur Kulibayev

$10.0B

Michael Jordan

$3.00B

Ray Dolby

$2.40B

Richer than 226 of 242 athletes in our database.

Wealth Origin Story

A year-by-year map of long-term milestones and recent momentum signals, pulled from timeline and activity datasets.

2025

Time 100
Career milestone in award.
Lifetime Milestonewikidata
Time 100
Serena Williams time 100.
Recent Activitywikidata

2022

Vogue (magazine)
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia
2022 US Open – Women's singles
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia

2021

2021 French Open – Women's singles
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia
2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia
King Richard (film)
Career milestone in work.
Lifetime Milestonewikipedia

Serena Williams Lifetime Timeline

133 dated milestones detected, including 123 tracked works across source tables.

Career Start

1995

Total Timeline Events

133

Works Counted

123

2025
Time 100
Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
award | confidence: high | wikidata:P166
2022
Vogue (magazine)
Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
work | confidence: medium | wikipedia:farewell_tour_table
2022
2022 US Open – Women's singles
Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
work | confidence: medium | wikipedia:grand_slam_tournament_performance_timeline_table
2022
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
work | confidence: medium | wikipedia:grand_slam_tournament_performance_timeline_table
2022
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Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
rank | confidence: low | wikipedia:body_text
2021
2021 Australian Open – Women's singles
Recorded milestone from structured timeline extraction.
work | confidence: medium | wikipedia:grand_slam_tournament_performance_timeline_table

Recent Activity (Last 5 Years)

Source-backed updates across achievements, work output, media moments, and business signals.

Achievement2025-01-01
Time 100
Serena Williams time 100.
Source: wikidata
Work2022-01-01
Vogue (magazine)
Serena Williams vogue (magazine).
Source: wikipedia
Work2022-01-01
2022 US Open – Women's singles
Serena Williams 2022 us open – women's singles.
Source: wikipedia
Work2022-01-01
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Serena Williams 2022 wimbledon championships – women's singles.
Source: wikipedia
Media2022-01-01
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Serena Williams the pair won two matches before retiring from the tournament due to an injury sustained by jabeur.<ref></ref><ref></ref> williams also playe.
Source: wikipedia

Lesser-Known Facts About Serena Williams

1Serena is the most recent woman to simultaneously hold all four major singles titles (2002–2003 and 2014–2015), and to win the Surface Slam (major titles on hard, clay and grass courts in the same calendar year), which she accomplished in 2015.Source
2Williams won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year a record four times (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018), Comeback of the Year once (2007), and in December 2015 was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.Source
3Williams won 73 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including 23 major women's singles titles—the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time.Source
4From the 2002 French Open to the 2003 Australian Open she was dominant, winning all four major singles titles consecutively (each time over Venus in the final) to achieve a non-calendar year Grand Slam (nicknamed the "Serena Slam").Source
5Beginning with the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, Williams returned to dominance, claiming Olympic gold (completing the career Golden Slam in singles) and winning eight out of thirteen singles majors, including all four in a row from 2014–2015 to achieve a second "Serena Slam".Source
6The sisters achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam between the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 French Open, which granted them the doubles world No.Source
71 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No.Source