David Helgason

$971.66M
as of 04/29/22

About David Helgason

Iceland-born David Helgason cofounded game engine company Unity Software in 2004 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Some of the world's most popular online and mobile games were built using Unity's engine, including Pokemon Go, Among Us and Overcooked.

In September 2020, Unity Software went public on the New York Stock Exchange; he owns a nearly 4% stake.

Helgason served as CEO from 2003 to 2014, and is still a board member, but spends most of his time as a venture capital investor.

Helgason and his cofounders started off creating a game that failed, but realized that their game engine had value for others.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Iceland

Source of wealth

game software

Residence

Copenhagen, Denmark

Birth date

01/01/78 (age 47)

Self-made

self-made

David Helgason’s fortune is worth

16K

troy ounces of gold

15K

median U.S. household

10K

median U.S. income

0.019%

U.S. credit card volume

0.004%

GDP of the United States

0.003%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Helgason is one of just two billionaires from Iceland; the other is investor Thor Bjorgolfsson.

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Financial assets

NYSE | U-US

Unity Software

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