Hollywood and Tech World’s Highest Paid Executives: Who Made Bank, Who Sank in 2019

Hollywood, and the media industry had an enthralling 2019: Viacom and CBS re-merged, Disney bought a chunk of Fox, everyone and their second cousin’s favorite uncle launched, or solidified plans for, a streaming service, and the executives at the top of the heap made millions pulling the strings. Despite being the richest man on our list — well, the richest in the world — with a net worth of roughly $140 billion, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos doesn’t top the media and entertainment CEOs pulling in the most in compensation. That honor goes to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who took home $125.4