Alex Honnold is reportedly making a “mid–six-figure” payday from Netflix for the Taipei 101 live special, which most outlets and commentators peg at roughly around 500,000 dollars before tax. Because Netflix has not released an official contract figure, this number is understood as an informed estimate, not a confirmed exact amount.

Quick Scoop: What We Actually Know

  • Multiple reports say Netflix is paying Honnold in the mid–six figures for the event.
  • One analysis suggests that “mid–six figures” is roughly about 500k dollars , before taxes and expenses.
  • Honnold himself has called the amount “embarrassingly small” when compared to what mainstream sports stars make on Netflix and elsewhere.
  • The figure is not officially disclosed , so anything like “exactly X dollars” is speculative, even if 500k is widely repeated.

Why People Say “500k”

  • A New York Times–based report, summarized by several outlets, cites sources saying the deal is in the mid–six-figure range.
  • One breakdown uses that phrasing to “call it 500k” as a reasonable midpoint estimate, then notes that after federal tax he might clear roughly around 350k dollars because he lives in Nevada (no state income tax).
  • Forum discussions and Reddit threads about “Netflix paying Alex Honnold an embarrassingly small amount” mostly repeat this ~500k estimate, but they acknowledge it is not an official number.

Context: Why He Says It’s “Embarrassing”

  • Commentators compare Honnold’s reported payday to other Netflix payouts: tens of millions for A‑list movie stars and tens of millions to over 90 million dollars for some Netflix sports/boxing spectacles.
  • In that context, mid–six figures looks tiny relative to:
    • Big-name boxing or crossover events on Netflix.
* Major Hollywood stars getting 20–60 million dollars per film on the platform.
  • Honnold has also said he would climb Taipei 101 even for free if he were allowed, which likely weakened his leverage in negotiations.

Simple Takeaway

  • There is no public, exact official figure.
  • The best-supported public estimate is:
    • “Mid–six figures” from Netflix → commonly approximated as about 500k dollars pre-tax, perhaps around 350k after federal tax.

So if you’re wondering “how much did Alex Honnold make from Netflix,” the honest, internet-supported answer is: roughly mid–six figures, widely guessed at about 500k, but not officially confirmed.

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