Ricky Gervais’ web value revealed: Comedy star, 64, raked in an eye-watering quantity final yr together with his movie and TV work, edgy drinks model and spectacular property portfolio
Ricky Gervais’ net worth continues to rocket thanks to a web of 13 companies with his largest business now valued at just shy of £20million for the first time, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
The cash continues to pour in for the comedian, 64, whose latest Netflix special, Mortality, was released on Tuesday and with new tour dates planned for early 2026.
Mr Gervais, who grew up on a Reading council estate, has a main company now worth £1.5million more than a year ago.
Red Lion 100 Ltd, his ‘motion picture production’ business of which he is the sole director, had total assets of £19.8million to the end of March 2025 – up from £18.3million in 12 months.
Its net worth, after debts of £1.2million are taken into account, was £18.2million – up from £14.4million in a year, an increase of almost 25 per cent.
The business, formed 11 years ago, was worth just over £7.4million in 2020 – and it has more than doubled in value since then.
The star’s overall fortune is now estimated to have hit £130million in 2025, thanks to his gig, TV and film successes as well as at least two UK properties, including a £14.5million house in Hampstead. He also has homes in LA and New York.
Ricky is also co-owner of British spirits brand Dutch Barn Vodka, made with apples and promoted with provocative posters on the Tube including one with the slogan: ‘Welcome to London. Don’t forget your stab vest’.
Ricky Gervais wealth continues to explode upwards via 13 companies, the main of which is now worth close to £20million alone
The comedian’s latest Netflix special, Mortality, was released on Tuesday with new tour dates planned for early 2026
His already significant wealth really rocketed in the pandemic, as his hit TV shows were watched by millions more people around the world during lockdowns.
Ricky Gervais’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl in 2023 during his ‘Armageddon’ tour, alone grossed £1.41million ($1.79m).
Only Peter Kay is believed to be the only British comedian who earns more each year from comedy than him.
Ricky paid more than £1million-a-year in UK corporation tax last year.
And last week he revealed he has donated almost £2.5million to animal charities using proceeds from his last stand-up tour.
Red Lion 100 Ltd is his largest company – but he is a director of 13 in total, including Risk Productions, which he shares with Office co-creator Stephen Merchant.
His TV production firm Derek Productions Ltd, has £8.8million in the bank – up from £6.2million, according to its latest accounts.
Mr Gervais’ partner of 40 years Jane Fallon is a director of his investment firm Red Lion 99, which is worth £2.5million.
Ricky’s partner of 40 years, Jane Fallon, is director of his investment business
Ricky has recently shared pictures from inside his Hampstead mansion, worth £14.5million
Ricky’s house in Marlow currently looks like this
The comedian, 64, has grand plans to knock it down and build a new property on the land near the Thames with a gym and tennis court
Ricky grew up in Reading, on the large Whitley estate, going to the ‘rough local school’.
His father, Lawrence, who died in 2002, was a labourer and hod carrier who met his mother Eva during a blackout during the Second World War and went on to have four children.
Ricky’s mother passed away from lung cancer aged 74.
Speaking about making money, Mr Gervais said previously: ‘I’ve never craved money. In fact, the first few years of getting a new found wealth I felt guilty about it, I still do…
‘There was a nobility in poverty really and so I’ve always thought that if I’m going to be rich and famous I’ve got to be proud of how I got my money.’
The firebrand found fame and fortune with The Office in 2000.
Having written and starred in the iconic BBC comedy, playing the now-legendary David Brent, Ricky went on to enjoy huge success with other shows including Extras, Derek, Life’s Too Short, An Idiot Abroad and After Life.
An advert for Ricky’s vodka business, made from British apples promoted with this poster campaign telling Londoners to remember their ‘stab vest’
His stand-up shows, known for their taboo content, are huge and he has also enjoyed a long and successful film career.
Speaking this week, he said that the only people that are still ‘safe’ to take the mickey out of are the working class because there is less risk of backlash compared to other groups.
Ricky said that comedians can be ‘disparaging’ about this particular section of society in current times without ‘risk of blowback’ from the public.
He has previously said that he believes he will never be cancelled – because he won’t allow it.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life podcast, Ricky said there are topics that are more likely to cause offence, adding: ‘People understand most power struggles.
‘They understand why racism, homophobia and misogyny are wrong, but they are very disparaging about the working classes. It’s the one thing that it seems to be fine to take the mickey out of with no blowback at all.’
Ricky said that he now tries to avoid poking fun at disadvantaged people due to changing times, but doesn’t regret anything he has said in the past.
He said: ‘You’re a product of your time and you do make things for people of your time. I’d put trigger warnings on things, but I wouldn’t go back and change something. Do I regret anything? No. Would I do things differently now? Probably.’
The Office, the hit mockumentary sitcom created by comedians Ricky and Stephen Merchant, famously stars Ricky as paper company boss David Brent.
The BBC slapped the beloved sitcom with trigger warnings as five episodes were flagged for ‘discriminatory language’.
The Office, the hit mockumentary sitcom created by comedians Ricky and Stephen Merchant , famously stars Ricky as paper company boss David Brent
Both series of the noughties programme were already labelled with a G symbol on BBC iPlayer, which flags parental guidance for younger viewers.
But nearly half of the BBC series’ 14 episodes, following life at Wernham Hogg’s Slough office, now also carry the additional content notice.
In series one, which aired in 2001, the first and last episodes – Downsize and Judgement – bear the alert.
Meanwhile, a whopping half of the second series, released in 2002, has been hit with trigger warnings – episodes one, three and five, named Merger, Party and Charity.
The Office, now considered one of the best British sitcoms of all time, took home a whole host of awards when it first hit our screens.
It won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2004, making it the first ever British comedy to take home a gong at the ceremony.
Ricky also received the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in the same year.
Its success lead to an American spin-off version in 2005, starring Steve Carell in the equivalent of Ricky’s role.
The US programme ran to an impressive nine series and just over 200 episodes, ending in 2013.
