Shahid Khan Net Worth 2026: How Rich Is the Jaguars and Fulham Owner?

By Bilal | Last updated: November 6, 2026

Shahid Khan net worth is about $16.5 billion, according to the 2026 Forbes 400 list. That ranks him No. 70 among the richest people in America. Khan, who goes by Shad, owns the Jacksonville Jaguars, the English club Fulham and the auto parts maker Flex-N-Gate.

Not every source agrees with Forbes. Bloomberg shows a much lower number. This guide explains why, shows where his money comes from, and marks every figure as either reported or estimated.

Shahid Khan Net Worth at a Glance

• Forbes 400 (2026): about $16.5 billion, rank No. 70 in the U.S.
• Forbes 400 (2025): $14.3 billion, rank No. 74. His fortune grew by about $2.2 billion in a year.
• Bloomberg Billionaires Index: about $11.4 billion, rank No. 311 (the page shows no date).
• Born: July 18, 1950, in Lahore, Pakistan. He is 76.
• Main company: Flex-N-Gate, which he bought in 1980.
• Sports holdings: Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL), Fulham FC (Premier League) and a stake in All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

How Much Is Shahid Khan Worth in 2026?

Forbes puts him at $16.5 billion on its 2026 Forbes 400 list, reported by News4JAX on September 16, 2026. Last year the same list had him at $14.3 billion. Forbes’ broader billionaire list, cited by Yahoo Sports, showed him at about $15 billion in April 2026.

Why Bloomberg shows less

Bloomberg lists about $11.4 billion. The gap is $5 billion, so it is worth understanding.

• Flex-N-Gate is private. Nobody can see its true value, so each outlet makes its own estimate.
• Bloomberg values the company using multiples from similar public companies and about $9.3 billion in estimated 2025 revenue.
• Bloomberg also estimates his cash from past purchases and asset sales.
• Forbes uses its own method, and its numbers are usually higher for him.

Neither number is audited. Both are outside estimates. If you need one headline figure, Forbes is the most quoted. But it is fair to say his wealth sits somewhere between about $11 billion and $17 billion.

You may also see pages claiming much higher figures, such as $22 billion. We found no filings or reputable reporting to support them, so we ignore them.

How Shahid Khan Built His Fortune

From Lahore to Illinois

Khan was born in Lahore to a middle-class family in the construction business. He moved to the United States in 1967 at age 16 to study at the University of Illinois. News4JAX reports he arrived with about $500 and worked nights as a dishwasher. He graduated in 1971 with a degree in industrial engineering and became a U.S. citizen in 1991.

Flex-N-Gate: the engine of his wealth

While in college he worked at Flex-N-Gate, an auto parts company. After graduating he became its engineering director. In 1978 he started his own firm, Bumper Works, using a $50,000 Small Business Administration loan and $16,000 of his own savings.

In 1980 he bought Flex-N-Gate from his former employer and merged the two. The purchase price is not stated in the sources we read.

• Toyota: became a major customer in 1984 and was supplied exclusively for the U.S. truck line by 1989.
• Sales growth: from about $17 million early on to an estimated $2 billion in 2010 and $8.89 billion in 2020 (Wikipedia).
• 2023 revenue: $8.3 billion, according to a UAW union document. A union is not a neutral source, so treat this figure with care.
• 2025 revenue: about $9.3 billion, a Bloomberg estimate.
• Scale: Wikipedia says about 25,000 employees and 69 plants by 2019.

Flex-N-Gate makes bumpers, exterior parts and other car components for automakers. Because Khan owns it alone, most of his wealth is tied to how much a private auto-parts business is worth. That number is a guess for outsiders.

The Jacksonville Jaguars

Khan first tried to buy a stake in the St. Louis Rams in 2010, but the Rams’ owner matched his offer and the deal failed. He then agreed to buy the Jaguars on November 29, 2011, for $770 million. The NFL approved the sale on December 14, 2011, and it closed on January 4, 2012. He became the first member of an ethnic minority to own an NFL team.

What the team is worth now

• 2026 Forbes value: about $8.05 billion, ranking 29th of the 32 NFL teams.
• 2025 value: about $5.6 billion, reported by News4JAX as a Forbes figure and by Bloomberg as a Sportico estimate.

That is more than ten times his $770 million purchase price. It is a paper gain. He only gets that money if he sells, which is rare for NFL owners.

The $1.4 billion stadium plan

In 2024 the Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville agreed to rebuild EverBank Stadium. NFL.com reported the plan this way:

• Total cost about $1.4 billion. The core rebuild is $1.25 billion, plus $150 million of site preparation from the city.
• The team contributes $625 million.
• The city contributes $625 million plus the $150 million, about $775 million in total.
• Khan agreed to cover any cost overruns and run the stadium.
• A new 30-year lease was proposed.

City AM reported works are scheduled to finish in summer 2028. Those payments, and any overruns, are a cost against his cash, even though the team’s value rises.

Fulham FC: A Costly Passion

Khan bought Fulham from Mohamed Al-Fayed on July 12, 2013. The price was never officially announced. Estimates range from £150 million to £200 million.

What the accounts show

A football finance blog that reviewed the club’s 2024-25 accounts reported:

• Revenue of £194.8 million, a club record.
• A pre-tax loss of £44.0 million, wider than the £32.4 million loss the year before.
• A wage bill of £167 million.
• About £962 million put in by Khan in total since he bought the club, either as debt later turned into equity or as direct cash.

That blog works out to roughly £74 million a year, or about £1.4 million a week. This is the blog’s analysis of the accounts, not an official club statement, so treat it as a strong estimate. City AM also reports that the club spent about £120 million on its Riverside Stand at Craven Cottage.

The point for net worth is simple. Fulham is likely worth less to him than he has put in. It is a source of pride and cost, not a big cash source.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

Khan and his son Tony are lead investors in AEW, a wrestling company that started in 2019. Tony Khan is its president and CEO. Shad made his on-screen debut in April 2024 in a storyline involving his son.

We found no reliable public valuation for AEW. A Forbes report in an earlier year put the combined value of his Jaguars, Fulham and AEW stakes at $4.8 billion, but that figure is old and the article did not show a year. We do not add it to any total.

Homes, Yachts and Giving

• Homes: a house in Naples, Florida, and an apartment in Chicago’s Gold Coast area (Wikipedia).
• Yacht: he sold the superyacht Kismet in September 2023 to Eric Schmidt, then built a new, larger Kismet in 2024.
• Giving and honors: he sits on the board of the NFL Foundation and received a Great Immigrant Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2025.

We found no reliable value for his homes or yacht, so none are counted here.

Shahid Khan Compared With Other NFL Owners

Yahoo Sports listed where owners placed on the 2026 Forbes 400:

• Above Khan: Rob Walton (Broncos, No. 11), David Tepper (Panthers, No. 39), Stanley Kroenke (Rams, No. 41), Jerry Jones (Cowboys, No. 49) and Stephen Ross (Dolphins, No. 56).
• Below Khan: Robert Kraft (Patriots, No. 81), Arthur Blank (Falcons, No. 99) and Josh Harris (Commanders group, No. 109).

So Khan sits in the upper half of NFL owners by wealth. But his team, the Jaguars, ranks near the bottom by value, at 29th of 32.

Shahid Khan’s Wealth Timeline

What Could Change His Net Worth Next

• The auto industry. Flex-N-Gate depends on carmakers. Weaker car sales would hurt its value.
• NFL team values. Forbes’ Jaguars value jumped a lot between 2025 and 2026. Another rise would lift his number on paper.
• Stadium costs. He agreed to cover overruns on the Jaguars’ stadium rebuild.
• Fulham spending. The club keeps losing money, and Khan keeps paying.

Is the $16.5 Billion Figure Accurate?

It is the most widely used figure, but it is still an estimate. About half of it likely comes from a private company that does not publish accounts. The Jaguars’ value is also an estimate of what a buyer might pay, not cash in the bank.

So think of $16.5 billion as a reasonable headline, and the Bloomberg number as a cautious one. The truth is probably between them.

What We Still Do Not Know

• Flex-N-Gate’s exact profit, debt and value.
• How much cash Khan holds.
• The price he paid for Flex-N-Gate in 1980 and for Fulham in 2013.
• What AEW is worth.
• The value of his homes and yacht.

Also read: Rashee Rice Net Worth 2026

How We Checked This Article

We used News4JAX’s report of the Forbes 400, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Yahoo Sports, Wikipedia, NFL.com and City AM. For Fulham’s accounts we used a football finance blog, and we say so. Where sources disagree, we show both numbers. We left out any figure we could not trace to a source.

This article was written by Bilal. Net worth numbers are estimates and are not financial advice.

Frequently Asked Questions About Shahid Khan’s Net Worth

What is Shahid Khan’s net worth in 2026?

Forbes lists about $16.5 billion on its 2026 Forbes 400 list, ranking him No. 70 in the U.S. Bloomberg shows a lower estimate of about $11.4 billion.

How did Shahid Khan make his money?

Mainly through Flex-N-Gate, an auto parts company he bought in 1980. He later bought the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 and Fulham FC in 2013, and invested in AEW.

How much did Shahid Khan pay for the Jaguars?

About $770 million, agreed on November 29, 2011. Forbes now values the team at about $8.05 billion.

How much did Shahid Khan pay for Fulham?

The price was not announced. Estimates range from £150 million to £200 million. He bought the club on July 12, 2013.

Does Shahid Khan own AEW?

He and his son Tony Khan are lead investors in All Elite Wrestling. Tony Khan is president and CEO. We found no public valuation for the company.

Who is richer, Shahid Khan or other NFL owners?

On the 2026 Forbes 400, five NFL owners rank above him, including Rob Walton and Jerry Jones. Owners such as Robert Kraft and Arthur Blank rank below him.

Is Shahid Khan Pakistani?

He was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and moved to the U.S. at 16. He became a U.S. citizen in 1991.

How much has Shahid Khan put into Fulham?

A football finance blog reviewing the club’s accounts says about £962 million in total, or roughly £74 million a year. That is the blog’s analysis, not an official club figure.

Sources

• News4JAX: Shad Khan ranks No. 70 on Forbes 400 list with $16.5B fortune
• News4JAX: Shad Khan’s net worth grew by over $2 billion in one year, Forbes reports
• Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Shahid Khan
• Yahoo Sports: Where Jaguars owner Shad Khan ranks on Forbes’ 2026 400 list
• Wikipedia: Shahid Khan
• NFL.com: Jaguars and Jacksonville agree to spend $1.4 billion on stadium
• City AM: Khan’s £1bn stadium construction project
• Football Economy blog: Fulham cost owner £1.4m a week
• UAW: Flex-N-Gate by the numbers (union document)