George Economou
$5.33B
as of 07/12/26
About George Economou
George Economou is a Greek shipping tycoon who owns several privately-held firms under his TMS Group.
He took one of those firms, Dryships, public on the Nasdaq in 2005 before ultimately taking it private again in 2019 at a $456 million valuation.
In 2018, he sold offshore drilling firm Ocean Rig to publicly traded TransOcean at a $2.7 billion valuation, just 18 months after the firm filed for bankruptcy.
Between August and December 2023, Economou bought large positions in several publicly-traded shipping firms in the U.S.
Outside of shipping, he owns an estimated $250 million art collection including works by Pablo Picasso. Part of it is on display in his private museum in Athens.
Personal stats
Citizenship
GreeceSource of wealth
ShippingResidence
Monaco, MonacoMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
03/10/53 (age 73)Number of children
5Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySelf-made
self-madeGeorge Economou’s fortune is worth
89K
troy ounces of gold
82K
median U.S. household
53K
median U.S. income
0.107%
U.S. credit card volume
0.021%
GDP of the United States
0.016%
United States debt
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Economou also owns homes in Connecticut, Greece, London, New York, St. Barts and Saint-Tropez, plus the luxury Armonia Residences south of Athens.
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Financial assets
NYSE | GNK-US
Genco Shipping & Trading LimitedNASDAQ | SVRN-US
OceanPal Inc.NASDAQ | PSHG-US
Performance Shipping Inc.NASDAQ | SHIP-US
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.NYSE | RIG-US
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