Jim Thompson & family
$2.26B
as of 07/12/26
About Jim Thompson & family
Jim Thompson started his moving company, Crown Worldwide Group, in Japan in 1965, with $1,000.
Crown Worldwide is now one of the world's largest privately held relocation companies, with operations in 45 countries and more than 3,000 employees. It is also involved in document storage and fine-arts transportation.
Thompson moved the company's headquarters to Hong Kong in 1978. He is a permanent resident of Hong Kong.
A citizen of Ireland, he is a native of the state of New Jersey and owns a country estate in Ireland, near the home of his ancestors.
He resigned as chairman in 2025 and is now chairman emeritus; his daughter, Jennifer Harvey, is the group's CEO.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United KingdomSource of wealth
LogisticsResidence
Hong Kong, Hong KongMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/14/40 (age 86)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, San Jose State UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJim Thompson & family’s fortune is worth
38K
troy ounces of gold
35K
median U.S. household
23K
median U.S. income
0.045%
U.S. credit card volume
0.009%
GDP of the United States
0.007%
United States debt
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Thompson celebrates his birthday with an annual tradition of doing a push-up for every year of his life.
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