What is Jon Bon Jovi’s net worth? Who is Jon Bon Jovi’s wife?
Jon Bon Jovi is the frontman and founder of the rock band Bon Jovi.
Biography
He was born on March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as John Francis Bongiovi Jr., to Carol (née Sharkey) and John Francis Bongiovi Sr.
At the age of 13, Bon Jovi was playing guitar and piano with his first band, Raze.
He was playing in clubs by the time he was 16.
“The first talent show my parents came to see me play I was so terrible they wanted to crawl under their seats with embarrassment,” he recalled in 2020.
In 1980, he recorded his first single, Runaway.
He formed the band Bon Jovi in 1983.

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The group’s self-titled debut came out in early 1984. “Runaway” became the first single to reach the Top 40 hit in the US.
Bon Jovi’s second album, 7800° Fahrenheit, peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200.
Livin’ on a Prayer
The band’s third album, Slippery When Wet, was released in 1986, and it has sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.
It includes the songs Livin’ on a Prayer and You Give Love a Bad Name,
“Livin’ on a Prayer has touched more lives than I could have ever dreamt,” he said. “It’s the age-old story of boy meets girl.”
To promote the album, the rock band went on the Slippery When Wet Tour.

Jon Bon Jovi performs at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, September 22, 1985 – @Getty
In 1991, Jon Bon Jovi founded his label, Jambco Records,
In 1992, Bon Jovi issued their 5th album, Keep the Faith, via Mercury Records. Hits from the album include:
- In These Arms
- Bed of Roses
- Keep the Faith
Bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994,
In 1999, he had a cameo in the TV series Sex and the City as Seth in the episode Games People Play.
In 2005, Jon portrayed Rich Walker in Cry Wolf, a film directed by Jeff Wadlow.
In 2006, the band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.
In 2014, Jon Bon Jovi was part of the team that failed to buy the Buffalo Bills.

Los Angeles, California, circa 1990 – @Getty
“You will never see my face in Buffalo ever,” he revealed in an interview. “I won’t ever go back to the city of Buffalo.”
Richie Sambora, the lead guitarist of Bon Jovi, departed Bon Jovi in 2013 to spend more time with his family.
In the summer of 2015, Bon Jovi released their 13th album titled – Burning Bridges. The album debuted at $13 on Billboard. It is the first album without Sambora.
In 2018, Bon Jovi was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“It’s about time,” Jon said at the 2018 ceremony. “That has been the theme of my weekend.”
In 2022, the “You Give Love A Bad Name” singer underwent vocal cord surgery.

Jon Bon Jovi attends the “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on April 17, 2024 in London – @Getty
“I have studied the craft for these 40 years, eventually the body gives out,” Bon Jovi told NPR.
In June 2024, the rock band dropped their 16th album Forever via Island Records.
He appeared as himself in Avicii – I’m Tim (2024), a documentary film about the life of Swedish DJ Avicii.
Wife
In 1989, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley eloped in Las Vegas.

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They first met as high school students in 198 at Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey.
“If I got one thing right back in high school it was falling in love with this girl,” he later said.
In 2023, Dorothea said while on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show that her husband was “100%” the cutest guy in high school.
On May 31, 1993, the two welcomed daughter Stephanie. In 2012, Stephanie had an overdose of heroin. She was a teenager at the time.

Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley attend the 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year – @Getty
“It was my worst moment as a father,” Bon Jovi later confessed.
On February 19, 1995, Jon and his wife had a son, Jesse. In 2018, he launched his wine label, Hampton Water.
On May 7, 2002, Bon Jovi and Dorothea had their second son, Jacob “Jake” Hurley. In 2023, he got engaged to Millie Bobby Brown.

Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown arrive in an Audi at The BRIT Awards at The O2 Arena on March 1, 2025 – @Getty
They married in May 2024.
“I’m on a need‑to‑know basis, and they don’t tell me much,” Jon said about his son, Jake.
On March 29, 2004, the couple had their 4th child, son Romeo Jon. He reportedly has a passion for songwriting and performing.
“If they see my work ethic, maybe that will instill that in them,” Bon Jovi said.
In 2006, Dorothea founded the JBJ Soul Foundation together in 2006.

August 4, 2007 in East Hampton – @Getty
“No matter where I went in my career, we did it together,” Bon Jovi told People in 2024.
Jon Bon Jovi – Net Worth
So, how much is Jon Bon Jovi worth?
The “It’s My Life” singer earned most of his wealth from his musical career, especially from founding the rock band Bon Jovi.
The rock group has sold over 130 million records worldwide and recorded 16 studio albums.
“I wasn’t the greatest singer,” he once said. “It was nothing more than the desire to get better every day.”
Bon Jovi hold over 2,800 concerts with a total gross of around $1.33 billion.

Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi performs on stage at Anfield on June 19, 2019 in Liverpool – @Getty
For example, in 1987, the band headlined 130 shows in the Tour Without End, which grossed over $28 million.
Their Have a Nice Day Tour grossed a total of $132 million
He’s the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. Therefore, Jon Bon Jovi has an estimated net worth of $410 million.
Real estate
In 2017, Jon paid $18.94 million for a condo in Greenwich Village. In 2022, he sold the property for $22 million.
In 2020, he bought a 7-bedroom, 12-bathroom mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, for $43 million.