Karel Komarek
$10.29B
as of 02/16/26
About Karel Komarek
Karel Komarek started his business in oil and gas in the Czech Republic during the 1990s, right after the Velvet Revolution.
In 2010, he stopped doing business with his father and sister to run his own investment group.
His KKCG now invests in entertainment, information technology, real estate and biomedicine.
He formed the Sazka Group (later renamed Allwyn) in 2016, and it quickly became the largest lottery owner in Europe.
In January 2022, he agreed to take Allwyn public via a SPAC merger.
Personal stats
Citizenship
Czech RepublicSource of wealth
Oil and gas, IT, lotteriesResidence
Verbier, SwitzerlandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/15/69 (age 56)Number of children
4Education
Diploma, Hahnemann Medical CollegeSelf-made
self-madeKarel Komarek’s fortune is worth
172K
troy ounces of gold
158K
median U.S. household
103K
median U.S. income
0.206%
U.S. credit card volume
0.041%
GDP of the United States
0.03%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Komarek sponsors the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and hosts the Dvorak Prague International Music Festival.
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