How did Bill Simmons make his money?

Bill Simmons made his money from his podcast network and website, The Ringer which he sold to Spotify for $250 million in 2020.

Bill Simmons is the first podcaster to appear on the Celebrity 100 Forbes List. Bill Simmons founded The Ringer, a sports and pop culture website and podcast network, in 2016 and serves as its CEO.

Bill Simmons first gained attention with his website as “The Boston Sports Guy” and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website Grantland and worked until 2015.

On May 8, 2007, Bill Simmons began a podcast for ESPN.com called Eye of the Sportsguy. The podcast was changed to The B.S. Report on June 14, 2007.

In 2007, Bill Simmons was named the 12th-most influential person in online sports by the Sports Business Journal which became the highest position on the list for a non-executive.

In 2005, Bill Simmons released his first New York Times best-selling book, “Now I Can Die in Peace”.