Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy’s $3.3 Billion Fortune After Stock Surge – A New Era of Conservative Media

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In a stunning debut, Newsmax Inc. has turned heads on Wall Street, catapulting founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy into billionaire status with an incredible $3.3 billion fortune. The conservative media giant’s shares soared 735% after the company went public in a high-stakes initial public offering (IPO) this Monday. What started with a $75 million share sale at $10 each ended with the stock closing at $83.51, causing repeated trading pauses due to wild volatility.

Ruddy, holding a hefty 39.2 million class A shares with 10 votes each, controls 81% of the company’s voting power — a strategic move ensuring his reign over the media empire he founded in 1998. Remarkably, he didn’t sell any shares during the IPO, signaling a deep commitment to his company’s future.

But it’s not just Ruddy and Newsmax reaping the rewards. Other big names, like Thomas Peterffy of Interactive Brokers, Sheikh Sultan bin Jassim Al-Thani, and Ukrainian industrialist Vadim Shulman, are also cashing in, with Peterffy’s shares alone valued at $1.9 billion.

Despite a market cap now exceeding $10.7 billion, Newsmax isn’t immune to financial struggles, posting a $72 million loss last year. Meanwhile, its rival Fox News continues to dominate the airwaves with $2.4 billion in net income. Still, Newsmax’s meteoric rise shows that there’s room for a new force in the media landscape, one that has firmly planted itself as a conservative powerhouse.

As the battle for media dominance heats up, Ruddy’s visionary leadership and control over Newsmax signal that this is just the beginning of his empire’s story. Will Newsmax continue to rise and challenge its media giants, or will it stumble under the weight of its ambitions?

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