In 2020, we put together a short YouTube video of the richest bald men in the world and it is amazing how the world has changed ever since. We decided to write an article and analyse how their net worth have changed since then, including some new entries.
These business magnates have achieved exceptional success in their respective fields as well as being world known. So here is a list of the top 10 richest bald men in 2024, from rich to richest.
10. Daniel Ek ($5.5 Billion)
Daniel is the CEO of audio streaming service provider, Spotify, for which he is also a co-founder since 2006. His wealth is mostly due to his 9% in shares of the company.
Age: 41
Country: Sweden
Source: Spotify
9. Yuri Milner ($5.9 Billion)
Yuri Milner is an ex-Russian, Israeli tech investor who happens to be the founder of DST Global, one of the world’s leading technology investors, with a portfolio that has included some of the most prominent internet companies, such as Spotify and Airbnb. He was able to acquire those by being an early investor in Facebook and Twitter through his venture fund and selling his stake. He is also an investor in Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba and JD.com.
Age: 62
Country: Israel
Source: Tech Investments / Venture Fund DST Global
8. Brian Armstrong ($7.4 Billion)
Brian Armstrong is the current CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange, Coinbase, which he helped create in 2012. Previously, he has worked at Airbnb as a Technical Product Manager. He owes his wealth to Coinbase going public in 2021 on the NASDAQ. Only four years ago, back in 2020, he was worth barely $1 Billion and his net worth has since grew more than 7 times. Nobody knows the future of cryptocurrencies, however, more adoption means Brian’s wealth will only continue to grow.
Age: 41
Country: United States
Source: Coinbase
7. Rupert Murdoch ($20.5 Billion)
Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Australia and currently resides in the United States. His wealth comes from his global media company which he founded in 1979, the News Corporation Ltd (News Corp). The media empire includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Murdoch also had a stake in Fox’s movie studio, FX, National Geographic Networks and Star India, which he sold to Disney in 2019 for $71.3 billion.
Age: 93
Country: United States
Source: Newspapers / TV network
6. Steve Cohen ($21.3 Billion)
Steven Cohen is an American hedge-fund manager who is also the owner of the New York Mets which he owns over 97% since 2020. He manages Point72 Asset Management, a $30.6 billion hedge fund firm. Previously, Cohen ran SAC Capital which was one of the most successful hedge funds but was forced to shut down after the firm pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, reducing Cohen’s net worth by $1.8 billion.
Age: 68
Country: United States
Source: Hedge funds
5. John Mars ($47.6 Billion)
Back in 2020, John Mars’ net worth was around $29.7 billion and has since grown to a staggering amount of $47.6 billion, an increase of $17.9 billion. John Mars grew up in an already wealthy family. He is currently the chairman of Mars. Incorporated, a global confectionery, pet care and food company. He also acquired VCA, Inc for $7.7 billion back in 2017.
Age: 88
Country: United States
Source: Candy / pet food
4. Jeff Yass ($49.6 Billion)
Jeff Yass is the cofounder of one of Wall Street’s most successful trading firms, Susquehanna International Group. He used to be a pro gambler and began trading in 1981, and founded his company in 1987. Susquehanna has numerous investments in private companies around the world, including TikTok’s parent company ByteDance.
Age: 66
Country: United States
Source: Trading / Investments
3. Steve Ballmer ($127.3 Billion)
It is unfathomable how Steve’s net worth grew so quickly from $69.7 billion back in 2020 to currently $127.3 billion. Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 as an employee and was its CEO from 2000 to 2014. He has since retired and been replaced by Satya Nadella, another rich and bald gentleman. He also engages in philanthropy and has given more than $4 billion to date.
Age: 68
Country: United States
Source: Microsoft
2. Amancio Ortega ($130.1 Billion)
He is the wealthiest person in Spain. He is known as being the founder of parent company of Zara, the largest global fashion retailer. In 1963, he built Inditex, a small family workshop and Amancio became a billionaire in 2001 after his company went public on the Madrid Stock Exchange. Amancio also has a huge real estate holdings around the world.
Age: 88
Country: Spain
Source: Zara
1. Jeff Bezos ($207.5 Billion)
The richest bald man in the world remains Jeff Bezos, who is also the second wealthiest person in the world. Jeff Bezos is the founder of e-commerce giant, Amazon and has previously served as CEO form 1994 to 2021 to focus his time at Blue Origin, founded in 2000. He also owns The Washington Post.
Age: 60
Country: United States
Source: Amazon
Bonus. Elon Musk ($260.5 Billion)
This list would not be complete without mentioning the OG himself, Elon Musk. We can only imagine how he would have looked today, had he embraced the bald look instead of choosing the hair transplant path. When we made the richest bald list back in 2020, his net worth was around $69.2 billion and has since grown more than 3 times to $260.5 billion, making him the richest person in the world.
Age: 53
Country: United States
Source: Tesla, SpaceX
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