George Foreman has made more money by selling his grills than for his successful boxing career.
More than 40 million George Foreman Lean, Mean, Fat-Reducing Grilling Machines have been sold since the mid-1990s, with sales going from $5 million in 1996 to $400 million in 2002. The overall housewares industry expands an average of 7% annually, while Salton has grown more than 46% a year since 1995, increasing its revenue 12-fold. For his part, Foreman awoke his inner salesman and made more money from the venture than he did in his entire boxing career, an estimated $150 million.
To date, well over 100 million Foreman grills have been sold.