
James Dyson
$14.6B
as of 04/05/25
About James Dyson
Frustrated with his family's vacuum, Dyson set out to invent a better version in 1978 using a cyclone to lift dirt.
Dyson's popular line of intelligent air purifiers claims to have used the data to create the most accurate picture of indoor air quality worldwide.
In 2019 Dyson scrapped plans to build electric cars after telling staff they were not commercially viable.
Dyson, who attended art school in London, does not have an engineering degree.
The company employs more than 6,500 engineers around the world and had $7.8 billion in revenue in 2023.
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Citizenship
United KingdomSource of wealth
VacuumsResidence
Gloucestershire, United KingdomMarital status
MarriedBirth date
05/02/47 (age 77)Number of children
3Self-made
self-madeJames Dyson’s fortune is worth

243K
troy ounces of gold

225K
median U.S. household

146K
median U.S. income

0.292%
U.S. credit card volume

0.058%
GDP of the United States

0.043%
United States debt
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Did you know?
After five years of testing and 5,127 prototypes, Dyson invented the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner.
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