Ivan Zhao
$1.7B
as of 04/25/25
About Ivan Zhao
Ivan Zhao is the CEO and original founder of productivity software company Notion, which was last valued at $10 billion.
Notion's software is a minimalistic competitor to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
The software is popular among both business users and consumers. Zhao expects it to hit 100 million users in 2024.
Word-of-mouth growth has helped Zhao to keep Notion lean in employee count and profitable.
In turn, he has raised about $330 million at low dilution. He owns 30% of the company, Forbes estimates.
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CanadaSource of wealth
SoftwareResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaBirth date
05/31/86 (age 38)Self-made
self-madeIvan Zhao’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
26K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.034%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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