The radius of the event horizon ($r_mathrm{s}$) is directly proportional to the mass of the black hole (M). More exactly:
$$r_mathrm{s} = frac{2 G M}{c^2}$$
The black holes whose merger was detected by LIGO would each have been about 90 km in radius, and after merger, a little less than 180km.
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