Ted Turner
American · 87 years old · Died 5 March 2026
Founder of CNN and Turner Broadcasting System
Cause of death
Complications from Lewy body dementia
Ted Turner revolutionised media by launching CNN in 1980 — the world's first 24-hour television news network. He built a broadcasting empire that included TBS, TNT, and the Cartoon Network, and later merged it with Time Warner in a landmark deal. He was also known for owning the Atlanta Braves and for donating $1 billion to the United Nations. He died at 87 from complications of Lewy body dementia.
How common is alzheimer's & dementia?
Ted Turner died of complications from lewy body dementia. Globally, alzheimer's & dementia kills 1,500,000 people every year — that is 4,110 per day, or roughly one person every 21 seconds. It accounts for 2% of all deaths worldwide.
Deaths / year
1,500,000
Deaths / day
4,110
Deaths / hour
171
Deaths / second
0.05
Share of all global deaths
Risk factors for alzheimer's & dementia
Since Ted Turner died
Live count since 5 March 2026
Total deaths worldwide since then
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Deaths from same cause since then
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