He made him famous
Baumgartner is said to have earned that much with the space jump
Updated on July 18, 2025 – 11:50 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
His jump from space was a major media event in 2012. For Felix Baumgartner, this also paid off financially.
The Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died on Thursday in a paragliding accident on the Adriac coast. According to media reports, the 56-year-old is said to have fallen into a hotel complex with an outdoor pool in Porto Sant’elpidio. The exact cause of death is still unclear.
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Baumgartner became known worldwide through spectacular stunts. His most famous campaign was a jump from the stratosphere in 2012. At that time, he had fallen into the depths from a height of around 39 kilometers and was the first person in free fall to break the sound barrier. The speed was measured at 1342.8 kilometers per hour.
A world event that Felix Baumgartner also brought in a lot of money. At that time he is said to have completed a deal with Red Bull over ten million euros. At that time the Austrian news portal “OE24” reported. The “time” even reports that Baumgartner is said to have taken a total of 70 million euros.
According to the “OE24.at”, Red Bull as an advertising partner is said to have invested a total of 50 million euros in the insane leap at the time and ended up six billion euros in the end.