John Catsimatidis
$4.51B
as of 12/03/24
About John Catsimatidis
John Catsimatidis is best known as the owner of New York City supermarket chain Gristedes.
He also owns oil refinery United Refining in Pennsylvania, which he bought out of bankruptcy, and real estate in New York and beyond.
He moved with his family from Greece to New York when he was an infant and grew up in an apartment in Harlem.
He worked as a grocery clerk while attending New York University but dropped out for a chance to own a piece of the shop where he worked.
Catsimatidis opened his own grocery store in 1969 and had 10 Red Apple stores by age 25.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Oil, real estateResidence
New York, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/07/48 (age 76)Number of children
2Education
Drop Out, New York UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJohn Catsimatidis’s fortune is worth
75K
troy ounces of gold
69K
median U.S. household
45K
median U.S. income
0.09%
U.S. credit card volume
0.018%
GDP of the United States
0.013%
United States debt
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Catsimatidis unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City in 2013.
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