Mark Burnett — The Invisible Billionaire

Burnett is the most powerful person in reality TV that most people can't name. He created Survivor, The Apprentice (which literally made Donald Trump a household name), Shark Tank, The Voice, and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. He became president of MGM Television. His shows have generated over $5 billion in advertising revenue. He sold MGM to Amazon for $8.45 billion in 2022. The British immigrant who started by selling T-shirts on Venice Beach built the empire that every other name on this list is renting space in.