When Friends debuted in 1994, nobody could have known how immensely popular the show would go on to be. As a result of Friends becoming a monster hit, the masses will forever associate the show’s stars with one another which means that people often compare the beloved actors.

Since Friends came to an end, it has been undeniable that Jennifer Aniston has enjoyed the most success. While that is obvious, comparing the Friends cast to one another in other ways takes more homework. After all, if you want to know whether Matthew Perry or Matt LeBlanc has a larger net worth, you’ll need to look into the numbers. Thankfully, this article has done that legwork for you.

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Getting The Obvious Out Of The Way

At the height of Friends’ popularity, the show’s main stars were able to negotiate incredible deals for themselves. For example, by the time Friends came to an end, the show’s main stars were getting paid $1 million per episode. On top of that, Friends’ stars also managed to get a percentage of the money the show brings in from royalties. According to reports, owning a part of the royalties nets each Friends star as much as $20 million per year. If all of that wasn’t impressive enough, the cast were also said to have been paid $2.5-3 million for the Friends reunion.

When you look at the amount of money that the Friends stars made from the show, the figures truly are staggering. However, for the purposes of this article, that really doesn’t matter much. After all, the Friends cast notoriously negotiated as a group so Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc made the exact same amount of money from the show.

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LeBlanc’s Ongoing Success

Throughout television history, there have only been a handful of shows that were as successful as Friends. Unfortunately for most of the actors who starred in those series, it can be extremely hard to move past a show that viewers simply adore. Despite that, Matt LeBlanc has gone on to enjoy a surprising amount of success in the years since Friends came to an end.

Immediately after Friends’ production finished, Matt LeBlanc began work on the show’s sole spin-off, Joey. While Joey was far from a hit since it came to an end after two seasons, LeBlanc likely walked away from the show with a smile since he was paid a healthy salary to star in the show.

For the last decade, Matt LeBlanc has been a consistent television presence. From 2011 until 2017, LeBlanc starred in the sitcom Episodes, a show that was so good that some people argue that it is the best thing Matt ever headlined. From 2016 until 2019, LeBlanc was one of the stars of the most popular car show in the world, Top Gear. Amazingly enough, throughout LeBlanc’s Top Gear tenure he also starred in the sitcom Man with a Plan since that show aired from 2016 until 2020. Mostly because of all the work he has done on television, Matt LeBlanc is worth $80 million according to celebritynetworth.com.

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Matthew Business Acumen

Of course, anyone who has seen a single episode of Friends would be able to tell you how talented Matthew Perry is as an actor. Unfortunately, Perry hasn’t been able to show off his skills as much as some of his peers over the years. After all, the only shows that Perry has starred in since Friends ended are Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Odd Couple and neither of those series lasted.

Even though Matthew Perry hasn’t starred in his own show in a long time, that doesn’t mean his career has hit the skids. Instead, Perry has seemingly really enjoyed popping up in shows like The Good Wife, Cougar Town, Children’s Hospital, and a miniseries called The Kennedys: After Camelot.

Unlike most actors whose personal funds rise and fall depending on the roles they land, Matthew Perry has proven to be a shrewd enough person to expand his fortunes in other ways. For example, Perry reportedly bought a Century City, California penthouse for $20 million in 2017 only to turn around and sell it for $ 35 million in 2019. Making $15 million on a piece of real estate in a couple of years is the kind of thing that would make anyone rich. As a result of business moves like that, Matthew Perry is worth $120 million according to celebritynetworth.com. Of course, that means that Perry is worth $40 million more than Matt LeBlanc if celebritynetworth.com’s figures are accurate. Of course, considering that both actors could live off their fortunes for the rest of their lives, they likely don't care that much about the exact figures.

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