Daniel Gilbert
$23.06B
$1.4B (6.2%)
as of 09/03/26
About Daniel Gilbert
Dan Gilbert cofounded what would become Rocket Mortgage, the largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old.
Gilbert took the firm public as Rocket Companies in August 2020. Rocket originated $130 billion in mortgages in 2025.
He owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
He and his companies have committed more than $7 billion to acquiring and restoring more than 100 properties in downtown Detroit and Cleveland.
Gilbert also cofounded online sneaker sale platform StockX, which became a unicorn in June 2019.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Rocket MortgageResidence
Franklin, MichiganMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
01/17/62 (age 64)Number of children
5Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Michigan State University; LLB, Wayne State UniversitySelf-made
self-madeDaniel Gilbert’s fortune is worth
384K
troy ounces of gold
355K
median U.S. household
231K
median U.S. income
0.461%
U.S. credit card volume
0.092%
GDP of the United States
0.068%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Gilbert started his mortgage lender, then named Rock Financial, with $5,000 earned from selling pizzas in college.
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