Pablo Escobar had a net worth of $100 Billion US Dollars at the time of his death (₹85,000 Crore Indian Rupees Adjusted Inflation Today). At his peak, Escobar was earning $5 Million per day and was considered the richest person in the world.
Escobar was a Colombian drug lord and a politician. In 1976, Escobar founded the Medellín Cartel. At the height of his power in 1988, Pablo Escobar had a peak net worth of $140 billion.
After getting into a tussle with the Cali Cartel and subsequent crackdown by the DEA, his net worth has come down drastically.
Escobar was earning $100 million each day through his drugs business. It is reported that Pablo Escobar has over $1 Billion worth of diamonds and pearls hidden in remote areas of Medellín, which are yet to be recovered by the DEA.
Safe Houses
Pablo Escobar had over 1,000 houses across Columbia to hide his cash. At each house, Pablo Escobar has hidden over $50-80 million. After his death, the DEA could only seize 400 of these houses. The locations of the remaining houses were known only to Pablo Escobar.
Escobar’s Son and his Worth
Pablo Escobar couldn’t pass on any of his wealth to his son, Juan Pablo (alias Sebastián Marroquín). Escobar sent his son to the United States before his death and arranged to deliver him and his mother over $1 billion in cash.
But his plan failed when DEA intercepted this shipment and seized it. As of today, Pablo’s son makes his living through book deals, interviews, seminars, and furniture business.
Pablo Escobar Son’s net worth is $3 million US Dollars as of today.
Wife
Escobar’s wife’s name was María Victoria Henao Vellejo. She was born on February 15, 1961, in Palmira, Colombia.
María Victoria Henao met Pablo Escobar when she was just 13 years old, and he was 24. They eventually got married in 1976 when she was 15 and he was 26.
After Pablo Escobar died in 1993, María Victoria Henao and her children fled Colombia and lived under assumed identities in various countries.