Charles Dunstone

$1.02B

$10.7M (-1%)

as of 10/04/24

About Charles Dunstone

In 1989, Charles Dunstone started Carphone Warehouse in his apartment with $12,000 in savings.

In 2000 the company floated on the London Stock Exchange as U.K. mobile phone sales boomed.

In 2014, Carphone merged with Dixons, a general electronics retailer. In 2021 Dixons Carphone was then folded into the 800-store Currys brand.

Dunstone also founded TalkTalk network in 2002, which demerged from Carphone Warehouse in 2010 but remained listed.

In 2020 TalkTalk was taken private by Toscafund and private equity firm Penta.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Source of wealth

mobile phones

Residence

London, United Kingdom

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/01/64 (age 60)

Self-made

self-made