No, Ryan Reynolds Isn’t a Billionaire—Yet. Here’s How Close He Actually Is

The billionaire chatter around Ryan Reynolds keeps coming back to two splashy business exits. He had a stake in Mint Mobile when T-Mobile agreed to buy its parent company for up to $1.35 billion, and he was the public face of Aviation American Gin when Diageo struck a deal worth up to $610 million. Great headline numbers, but they weren’t all his.

Not quite a billionaire

Reynolds’ personal fortune is substantial but falls short of ten figures. Forbes currently pegs it at roughly $350 million.

Forbes estimates Reynolds’ net worth at about $350 million.

On Mint, Reynolds reportedly held about a 25% stake. If you run the math on the T-Mobile purchase price, that translates to an estimated $300 million before taxes and fees. Big money, but not a solo billion-dollar payday.

Aviation American Gin followed a similar pattern. Diageo’s up-to-$610 million deal was tied to performance, and Reynolds was widely estimated to own 10%–20%. That would put his take somewhere around $60 million–$120 million.

The acting checks

Movies are still the engine. Once he hit the A-list, Reynolds became a regular at $20 million upfront per film, with streamers cutting some of the biggest checks.

• 6 Underground (Netflix ) — $27 million
• Red Notice (Netflix) — $20 million
• Spirited (Apple TV+ ) — $20 million

Back-end deals have been even juicier. The original Deadpool turned a reported $2 million salary into about $22 million with profit participation. Deadpool 2 reportedly earned him $30 million–$40 million, and industry estimates say Deadpool & Wolverine delivered roughly $100 million to Reynolds as star, producer, and co-writer.

• Deadpool — ~$2M base grew to ~$22M
• Deadpool 2 — reportedly $30M–$40M
• Deadpool & Wolverine — roughly $100M

Those paydays ride on massive box office. The first Deadpool made about $782 million worldwide; Deadpool & Wolverine has crossed $1.338 billion globally.