Mark Cuban is a highly successful American businessman, investor, and television personality. Best known as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team and a prominent investor on the reality TV show Shark Tank, Cuban has built a substantial net worth estimated at $5.7 billion. He also co-owns 2929 Entertainment. His diverse business ventures and media presence have made him a recognizable figure in both the business and entertainment worlds.
On July 31, 1958, Mark Cuban was born. He is an American businessman, television personality, the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment.
In 1981, Mark Cuban graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in management.
In 1990, Mark Cuban sold MicroSolutions to CompuServe for $6 million, earning approximately $2 million after taxes.
In 1995, Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner joined Audionet, combining their interest in college basketball and webcasting.
In 1996, Mark Cuban donated $6,000 to Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.
In 1998, Audionet transitioned to become Broadcast.com.
In October 1999, Mark Cuban made the "largest single e-commerce transaction" by purchasing a Gulfstream V jet for $40 million over the internet.
In 1999, Broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo! for $5.7 billion in Yahoo! stock.
On January 4, 2000, Mark Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H. Ross Perot Jr.
In September 2002, Mark Cuban married Tiffany Stewart in a private ceremony in Barbados.
In 2002, Mark Cuban donated $1,000 to Democratic California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.
In 2002, after criticizing NBA official Ed T. Rush by saying he "wouldn't be able to manage a Dairy Queen," Mark Cuban accepted Dairy Queen's invitation to manage a restaurant for a day in Coppell, Texas.
On September 24, 2003, Mark Cuban's firm acquired Landmark Theatres, a chain of 58 arthouse movie theaters.
In 2003, Mark Cuban and Tiffany Stewart had their first daughter.
In 2003, Mark Cuban was involved in a staged altercation with Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff and Raw wrestler Randy Orton at WWE's Survivor Series.
In June 2004, a stock dilution occurred shortly after a trade involving Mark Cuban in Mamma.com, giving hints of inside knowledge at the time of the trade, where Cuban allegedly avoided a $750,000 loss.
During the 2005 NBA season, Mark Cuban initiated a booing campaign against former Mavericks player Michael Finley when he returned as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.
In 2005, Mark Cuban expressed interest in buying the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
In 2005, Mark Cuban invested $1.7 million in Red Swoosh, a file-sharing company co-founded by Travis Kalanick.
In 2005, Mark Cuban invested in Brondell Inc., which makes the Swash high-tech toilet seat, and also invested in Goowy Media Inc., an Internet software startup.
In April 2006, Sirius Satellite Radio announced that Mark Cuban would host his own weekly radio talk show, Mark Cuban's Radio Maverick, though the show never materialized.
On June 30, 2006, Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki commented about Cuban.
In July 2006, Mark Cuban financed Sharesleuth.com, a website aimed at uncovering fraud in publicly traded companies, and disclosed his intention to take positions in the shares of companies mentioned in advance of publication, raising some ethical concerns.
In 2006, 2929 Entertainment released "Bubble", a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh.
In 2006, Mark Cuban and Tiffany Stewart had their second daughter.
In 2006, Mark Cuban joined an investment group with Dan Marino, Kevin Millevoi, Andy Murstein, and Walnut Capital principals Gregg Perelman and Todd Reidbord to attempt to acquire the Pittsburgh Penguins. The franchise ultimately rejected the group's bid when team owners Mario Lemieux and Ronald Burkle took the team off the market.
In 2006, Mark Cuban was fined $25,000 by the NBA for cursing Spurs forward Bruce Bowen and rushing onto the court, and later fined $250,000 for misconduct after the Mavericks' Game Five loss to the Miami Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals.
In 2006, Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals, but lost to the Miami Heat.
In 2006, Mark Cuban, through Magnolia Pictures, financed Redacted, a fictional dramatization based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, written and directed by Brian De Palma.
In February 2007, Mark Cuban publicly criticized NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade and declared that he would get fined if he made any comments about what he thought really happened in the 2006 NBA Finals.
In February 2007, Mark Cuban publicly criticized NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade and implied he would be fined if he commented on the 2006 NBA Finals.
In April 2007, Mark Cuban partnered with Mascot Books to publish his first children's book, "Let's Go, Mavs!"
On September 12, 2007, Mark Cuban said he was in talks with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to create a mixed martial arts company that would compete with UFC. He is now a bondholder of Zuffa, which was formerly UFC's parent company.
In September 2007, Mark Cuban, as owner of Magnolia Pictures, removed disturbing photographs from the film Redacted due to copyrights/permissions issues.
On October 13, 2007, "HDNet Fights", a mixed martial arts promotion organized by Mark Cuban, premiered on HDNet. The card was headlined by a fight between Erik Paulson and Jeff Ford, and also featured veterans Drew Fickett and Justin Eilers.
In 2007, Red Swoosh, in which Mark Cuban had invested, was acquired by Akamai for $19 million.
On February 8, 2008, Mark Cuban voiced his support for the draft Bloomberg movement, attempting to convince New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run in the U.S. presidential election of 2008.
In October 2008, Mark Cuban started Bailoutsleuth.com, an online portal for oversight over the U.S. government's $700 billion bailout of financial institutions. The website no longer exists.
On November 17, 2008, the SEC filed a civil suit against Mark Cuban for alleged insider trading in the shares of Mamma.com, now known as Copernic.
In 2008, Mark Cuban submitted an initial bid of $1.3 billion to buy the Chicago Cubs and was invited to participate in a second round of bidding along with several other potential ownership groups.
In January 2009, Mark Cuban was not selected to participate in the final bidding process for the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise.
On January 16, 2009, Mark Cuban was fined $25,000 by the NBA for yelling at Denver Nuggets player J.R. Smith. Cuban offered to match the fine with a donation to a charity of Smith's choice or the NHL Players' Association Goals and Dreams Fund in the names of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore.
In May 2009, Mark Cuban made a controversial comment referencing the Denver Nuggets as "thugs" after a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals, leading to media attention and an apology.
In July 2009, the U.S. District Court dismissed the charges against Mark Cuban in the insider trading case.
On December 7, 2009, Mark Cuban acted as the guest host of WWE's Raw, getting revenge on Randy Orton. He was the guest referee in Orton's match against Kofi Kingston, giving Kingston a fast count victory. Cuban announced that Orton would face Kingston at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. At the end of the show, Cuban was slammed through a table by Sheamus.
In 2009, Mark Cuban and Tiffany Stewart had a son.
In 2009, Travis Kalanick approached Mark Cuban to invest in Uber at a $10 million valuation, but a deal was not reached.
Since 2009, Mark Cuban has been a panelist at the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
In April 2010, Mark Cuban loaned the newly formed United Football League (UFL) $5 million. He did not own a franchise, nor was he involved in the day-to-day operations of the league or any of its teams.
In May 2010, H. Ross Perot Jr. filed a lawsuit against Mark Cuban, alleging the Dallas Mavericks franchise was insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency.
On May 22, 2010, Mark Cuban was fined $100,000 for comments he made during a television interview about trying to sign LeBron James.
In June 2010, Mark Cuban responded to H. Ross Perot Jr.'s lawsuit in a court filing, maintaining that Perot was wrongly seeking money to offset losses on a real estate development.
In August 2010, Mark Cuban actively bid to buy the Texas Rangers with Jeffrey L. Beck, stopping bids after 1 a.m., having placed bids totaling almost $600 million. Despite outbidding a competing ownership group, he lost the deal before the Rangers played the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 World Series.
In September 2010, Mark Cuban invested an undisclosed amount of venture capital in Motionloft, a store-front analytics company, after being cold-emailed by the CEO.
In September 2010, an appeals court overturned the dismissal of the SEC suit against Mark Cuban, ordering further proceedings.
The United Football League (UFL) failed to repay Mark Cuban's loan by the October 6, 2010, deadline.
In January 2011, Mark Cuban filed a federal lawsuit against the United Football League (UFL) for their failure to repay a $5 million loan by the October 6, 2010, deadline.
In April 2011, Mark Cuban put Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theatres up for sale, but indicated he would be content to continue profiting from them if the desired price wasn't met.
In April 2011, an alleged incident occurred between Mark Cuban and a female patron at a Portland, Oregon bar called the Barrel Room, where the woman claimed Cuban sexually groped her. Cuban denied the allegations.
In November 2011, Mark Cuban felt that the value of the Dodgers' TV rights deal drove the price of the franchise too high. He said that he would not be interested in buying the franchise at $1 billion, telling the Los Angeles Times "I don't think the Dodgers franchise is worth twice what the Rangers are worth."
In November 2011, Mark Cuban wrote and published a 30,000-word e-book titled "How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It", which he described as motivational.
Despite his history of vocal behavior, in 2011, Mark Cuban was notably silent during the Dallas Mavericks' championship playoff run.
In 2011, Mark Cuban previously expressed interest in becoming a minority owner of the New York Mets after owner Fred Wilpon announced he was planning to sell up to a 25% stake in the team.
In 2011, as owner, Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Championship.
In 2011, the lawsuit filed by H. Ross Perot Jr. against Mark Cuban was dismissed, due in part to Cuban asserting proper management of the team after winning the 2011 NBA Finals.
In January 2012, Mark Cuban placed an initial bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was eliminated before the second round of bidding.
In November 2012, in response to Donald Trump offering President Obama $5 million to a charity of President Obama's choosing if he released passport applications and college transcripts to the public, Mark Cuban offered Trump $1 million to a charity of Trump's choosing if Trump shaved his head.
On December 19, 2012, Mark Cuban donated $250,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to support its work on patent reform. Part of his donation funded a new title for EFF's staff attorney Julie Samuels: The Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents.
On October 16, 2013, a federal jury in Texas found in favor of Mark Cuban in the insider trading case after deliberating for 3 hours and 35 minutes.
In November 2013, Mark Cuban was questioned by investors about the representation of a pending acquisition of Motionloft.
On December 1, 2013, Jon Mills was terminated as CEO of Motionloft by stockholders.
On January 18, 2014, Mark Cuban was fined $100,000 for confronting referees and using inappropriate language. Cuban stated that he would match the fine with a donation to charity, conditional on reaching two million followers on his Twitter account.
In February 2014, Jon Mills, the former CEO of Motionloft, was arrested by the FBI and charged with wire fraud.
In March 2014, Mark Cuban criticized high-frequency trading (HFT) on CNBC, suggesting it is equivalent to automated insider trading.
In 2014, the 5th Circuit Court affirmed the decision to dismiss H. Ross Perot Jr.'s lawsuit against Mark Cuban on appeal.
At the Code/Media conference in February 2015, Mark Cuban said of net neutrality that "having [the FCC] overseeing the Internet scares the shit out of me".
In June 2015, Mark Cuban donated $5 million to Indiana University Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", located inside Assembly Hall.
In June 2015, Mark Cuban invested in the esports betting platform Unikrn.
In September 2015, Mark Cuban stated in an interview that running for president was "a fun idea to toss around", and that, if he was running in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, he "could beat both Trump and Clinton".
In October 2015, Mark Cuban posted on Twitter, "Maybe I'll run for Speaker of the House." At the time, there was no clear front-runner to replace the outgoing John Boehner.
In February 2016, Mark Cuban purchased a principal ownership stake in the Professional Futsal League.
In May 2016, Mark Cuban told Meet the Press that he would be open to being Hillary Clinton's running mate in the election, though he would seek to alter some of her positions. He also said that he would consider running as Republican nominee Trump's running mate after having a meeting with Trump about Trump's positions on the issues and suggesting solutions.
On July 21, 2016, Mark Cuban appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and mocked Donald Trump, referencing Trump companies' bankruptcies, the failed Trump University program, and questioning Trump's net worth.
On July 30, 2016, Mark Cuban formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for president at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During that campaign stop, Cuban referred to Republican nominee Donald Trump as a "jagoff".
In September 2016, Mark Cuban criticized Donald Trump's view that paying the minimum required taxes is "smart" and for not contributing back to the system that enabled his wealth.
In a September 2016 interview with NPR, Mark Cuban effectively positioned himself to support Hillary Clinton. He posited that the best strategy to beat Trump was to attack his insecurities, especially that of his intellect. He also added that Trump is the least qualified to be president and is not informed about policies.
On November 22, 2016, Mark Cuban met with then President-elect Trump's key advisor Steve Bannon.
In 2016, after media outlets interpreted his previous comments as indication that Mark Cuban was considering running for president, he clarified that he had no intention to do so.
In October 2017, Mark Cuban stated he would "definitely" run for president if he were single, also claiming that if he ran for president in 2020, it would be as a Republican, describing himself as "socially a centrist ... but very fiscally conservative".
In January 2018, Mark Cuban announced that the Dallas Mavericks would begin accepting Bitcoin as payment for tickets in the following season.
On February 21, 2018, Mark Cuban was fined $600,000 by the NBA for stating that the Dallas Mavericks should "tank for the rest of the season."
On March 6, 2018, Willamette Week reported on an alleged April 2011 incident between Mark Cuban and a female patron at a Portland bar, where the woman claimed Cuban sexually groped her. Cuban denied the allegations, and the Portland District Attorney's office declined to prosecute.
On March 8, 2018, the NBA announced it was reviewing the alleged incident involving Mark Cuban and a female patron at a Portland bar in April 2011.
In a March 2019 interview with the New York Daily News, Mark Cuban stated that he was "strongly considering running" for president as an independent candidate.
In May 2019, Mark Cuban said that it would take "the perfect storm" for him to run for president, indicating some conditions could open the door, but he wasn't predicting it.
In 2019, Mark Cuban acquired a 50% stake in Veldskoen Shoes' United States business with Ashton Kutcher, Steve Watts, and Angela Watts.
On March 6, 2020, Mark Cuban was fined $500,000 by the NBA for "public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating."
During an appearance on an episode of Hannity in May 2020, Mark Cuban voiced his support for former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
In June 2020, Mark Cuban revealed he seriously considered running for president that year as an independent, commissioning a national poll that showed he would receive 25% of the vote against Donald Trump and Joe Biden, pulling votes from both.
In 2020, Mark Cuban assisted former NBA player Delonte West by picking him up from a gas station in Dallas, providing a hotel room and paying for his treatment at a drug rehabilitation center.
In 2020, it was speculated that Mark Cuban could have challenged president Donald Trump as a Democrat.
In late 2020, Mark Cuban supported the movement that believed the anthem did not represent them.
On February 2, 2021, Mark Cuban joined Reddit's WallStreetBets "Ask Me Anything" forum. During the session, Cuban questioned the trust of the SEC and capabilities of zero-commission brokerage firms like Robinhood, that restricted retail traders from purchasing GameStop shares and other shorted stocks. He also offered trading advice and expressed optimism about blockchain trading for retail traders in the future.
On March 4, 2021, Mark Cuban announced that the Dallas Mavericks would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment for team merchandise and tickets to games.
In 2021, Mark Cuban backed Injective Protocol, and also purchased the entire town of Mustang, Texas, a 77-acre town in Navarro County.
In early 2021, Mark Cuban decided to stop playing the National Anthem at Dallas Mavericks games to respect those who felt it didn't represent them. However, the NBA responded by requiring every team to play it, citing it as their "long-standing policy". Cuban did not complain, and ended up playing the anthem.
Since at least early 2021, Mark Cuban has invested in Dogecoin and has accepted the cryptocurrency as payment for Dallas Mavericks merchandise and tickets.
In January 2022, Mark Cuban launched Cost Plus Drugs with the aim of lowering generic drug prices for end consumers in the U.S.
In February 2022, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media.
In July 2022, Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency lender, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
In September 2023, Mark Cuban's MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet was drained by scammers, resulting in a loss of about $870,000 worth of tokens.
On November 28, 2023, The Dallas Morning News reported that Mark Cuban was in the process of selling his share in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson.
On December 27, 2023, the NBA approved the sale of a controlling interest of 73% in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, Sivian, and Patrick Dumont. Mark Cuban reportedly earned an estimated $3.5 billion from the sale.
In October 2024, Mark Cuban claimed on the All-In Podcast that Donald Trump had reached out to him for a position during his administration.
In October 2024, Mark Cuban joined Kamala Harris on the campaign trail for the 2024 election, first making an appearance alongside her in Wisconsin on October 17. At his first appearance he mainly spoke about Donald Trump's tariff policies, warning that they will drive up prices and "ruin Christmas". He compared the former president to the Grinch.
In 2024, Mark Cuban was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People 2024.
Prior to the 2024 Presidential election, Mark Cuban endorsed Kamala Harris for president and launched "Business Leaders for Harris". Cuban also expressed interest in serving as the head of the SEC if Harris were elected.
As of May 2025, Forbes estimated Mark Cuban's net worth to be $5.7 billion.
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