David Thomson & family
Chairman, Thomson Reuters Corporation
$9.97B
$77.8M (0.8%)
as of 03/31/25
About David Thomson & family
David Thomson is one of six billionaire heirs to the media and publishing empire founded by his grandfather Roy Thomson (d. 1976).
The family's biggest holding: more than 310 million shares of Thomson Reuters, where Thomson serves as chairman.
Thomson owns around 14% of the business through the family's investment firm, Woodbridge.
The family's other assets include the Toronto-based Global and Mail newspaper, and the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets sports teams.
Personal stats
Citizenship
CanadaSource of wealth
MediaResidence
Toronto, CanadaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
06/12/57 (age 67)Number of children
4Education
Master of Arts, University of CambridgeSelf-made
inherited and growingDavid Thomson & family’s fortune is worth
166K
troy ounces of gold
153K
median U.S. household
100K
median U.S. income
0.199%
U.S. credit card volume
0.04%
GDP of the United States
0.029%
United States debt
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Financial assets
TORONTO | BCE-CA
BCE Inc.NASDAQ | TRI-US
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