Don Levin

Founder, Chairman, Republic Group

$1.74B

as of 10/04/24

About Don Levin

Don Levin made a fortune in tobacco rolling paper.

Levin's D.R.L. Enterprises owns Republic Brands and a group of companies that owns a paper mill, a rolling paper manufacturing facility and iconic brands including E-Z Wider, OCB and JOB.

Born to a used car salesman, Levin was planning to be a car salesman himself until a friend convinced him to buy a head shop in Chicago named Adams Apple.

Most of the store's customers came in looking for rolling papers, so Levin started a distribution company that sold rolling papers to smoke shops.

In 2000, Levin bought iconic brands OCB and JOB from French paper magnate Vincent Bolloré.

Today Republic does more than $600 million in estimated annual revenue and is one of the biggest players in the rolling paper industry.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

rolling papers

Residence

Glenview, Illinois

Marital status

Married

Birth date

10/02/50 (age 74)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Don Levin’s fortune is worth

29K

troy ounces of gold

27K

median U.S. household

17K

median U.S. income

0.035%

U.S. credit card volume

0.007%