Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, businessman, and record executive (/kal/; born October 7, 1959).

The X Factor and Got Talent franchises were created by him, who is also the founder and sole proprietor of the British entertainment business Syco.

He has served as a judge on the American talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor US (2011–2013), and America’s Got Talent (2016–present) as well as the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2004–2010, 2014–2018), and Britain’s Got Talent (2007–present).

Cowell achieved some degree of success in the UK music industry in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent, and consultant.

Cowell rose to public recognition in 2001 as a judge on the talent competition television program Pop Idol.

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Simon earns somewhere between $30 million on Idol.

He was reported to have had a £6million salary for X-Factor roughly earning him £115,000 per week

He earns over £1.5 million per episode.

Simon Cowell is officially the highest paid judge of all time, receiving around $36 million.

Simon earns somewhere between $50 million and a staggering $100 million.

He earns around $45 million per season of AGT.

Simon Cowell’s net worth is $600 million USD as of April 2023.