Heidi Murkoff nee Eisenberg was born in 1961 to Howard and Arlene Eisenberg, both American journalists and authors. She is best known as an author as well.
So just how rich is Heidi Murkoff, as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Murkoff’s net worth is as high as $10 million, accumulated largely from her writing career. In addition, Heidi has worked as a producer.
Heidi Murkoff Net Worth $10 million
She is best known for her book ‘’What to Expect When You’re Expecting’’. Whilst being pregnant herself, she discovered that there weren’t many books that answered basic pregnancy questions, so she wrote the previously mentioned book in 1984. To this day, it is one of the best known and most read books by soon-to-be mothers. Sources report that as high as 93% of women who read pregnancy books actually read this book, and so it was published in three more editions, and has been named one of the most influential pieces over the last 25 years, read by more than 18.5 million people, holding a score as high as four out of five stars on Amazon, based on 4,000 reviews.
Heidi subsequently went on to write several sequels of the book; five years later Murkoff published ‘’What to Expect in the First Year’’ – the book received a positive response and has been published in several editions as of today. In the same manner, she wrote ‘’What to Expect in the Second Year’’ and ‘’What to Expect: Toddler Years’’, the latter published in 1994 and drawing a positive response from readers and critics.
Heidi continued writing about pregnancy throughout the mid and late ‘90s; in 1995 she wrote and published ‘’What to Expect: Pregnancy Journal and Organizer’’, following in the same manner by ‘’What to Expect at Bedtime’’ and ‘’What to Expect When the Babysitter Comes’’ in 2000. In 2005 she released a book about the importance of a healthy diet in pregnancy, and in the same year launched a website entitled WhatToExpect, on which she wrote a series of articles providing future moms with relevant information, boosting her net worth.
In 2010, she was a guest star on ‘’Breakfast’’, a BBC television series and a news program. The fourth edition of ‘’What to Expect When You’re Expecting’’ was released in the same year. In 2012, her biggest financial and commercial success, the original ‘’What to Expect When You’re Expecting’’ was adapted into a movie, and being the movie’s executive producer, Murkoff herself was included in the creation process. The movie received mediocre and mixed reviews from the critics, but was a box office success, grossing over $84 million, with stars such as Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Banks landing starring roles.
As of 2013, Heidi made an appearance in ‘’CBS News Sunday Morning’’ followed by an appearance in ‘’Today’’, a television show focused on broadcasting the current news. Overall, more than 40 million copies of the ‘’What to Expect’’ series have been sold.
In her personal life, Heidi is married to Erik Murkoff, and they have a daughter and a son.
