David Portnoy Net Worth
David Portnoy sometimes called El Presidente is an American entrepreneur who founded popular satirical blog Barstool Sports. This website has over 5 million unique page views per month and as such generates to it’s owner a powerful income stream. As of 2016, Portnoy’s current net worth is estimated to be between 6 and 8 million dollars.
David earned his university degree at the University of Michigan. After finishing school, Portnoy got a job in Yankee Group. But later, he made a bold move and left his safe haven of regular job in order to start online project that eventually evolved into Barstool Sports and related websites.
Success in business brought him not only high net worth but also considerable media attention. He tried to capitalize on this in 2013 when he ran for the office to become Mayor of Boston. Unfortunately, Portnoy didn’t even collect enough nominating signatures to be allowed in the race.
He married his long-term girlfriend Renee. Beside that there’s not much publicly known about his private life. In 2016, The Chernin Group had bought a majority stake of Barstool Sports. But Portnoy will be still in charge of the content. Some of the articles as well as their infamous “Blackout Parties” became a subject of a controversy in the past.
