Daniel Gilbert
$23.89B
$451.6M (1.9%)
as of 04/29/25
About Daniel Gilbert
Dan Gilbert cofounded what would become Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old.
Gilbert took Quicken public as Rocket Companies in August 2020. Rocket originated $79 billion in mortgages in 2023.
He owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
He and his companies have invested $5.6 billion to purchase and rehab a swath of buildings in downtown Detroit, with a plan to create 24,000 jobs.
Gilbert also cofounded online sneaker sale platform StockX, which became a unicorn in June 2019.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Quicken LoansResidence
Franklin, MichiganMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/17/62 (age 63)Number of children
5Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Michigan State University; LLB, Wayne State UniversitySelf-made
self-madeDaniel Gilbert’s fortune is worth
398K
troy ounces of gold
367K
median U.S. household
239K
median U.S. income
0.478%
U.S. credit card volume
0.096%
GDP of the United States
0.07%
United States debt
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Gilbert sold Rock Financial to Intuit for $532 million in 1999. He bought the firm, then renamed Quicken Loans, back 3 years later for $64 million.
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