How Bear Grylls Makes His Money

Okay, clearly there's more to Grylls' fortune than the fact that he got a big fat paycheck for headlining one of the biggest reality shows to ever air. But while it isn't everything, the successful survivor's television career has obviously served as a critical piece in founding his financial fortune. Man vs. Wild, his first blockbuster show, was watched by over a billion viewers. But even in more recent years, the Discovery Channel sensation managed to leverage his burgeoning popularity into several other shows, including Running Wild, in which he has taken numerous celebrities with him on his adventures in the wilderness.

According to The Richest, it is estimated that Grylls raked in a whopping $30,000 per episode, and that was just back during his stint on Man vs. Wild. Since then the numbers, which vary depending on your source, only seem to have gone up. Needless to say, there's no doubt that Mr. Grylls' personal fortune has received a healthy boost from the years he's spent in front of the camera.