Nathan Kirsh
$6.62B
as of 07/05/24
About Nathan Kirsh
The bulk of Nathan "Natie" Kirsh's fortune comes from U.S.-based Jetro Holdings, which owns restaurant supply stores Jetro Cash and Carry and Restaurant Depot.
Kirsh owns 70% of the company, which supplies wholesale goods to bodegas, small stores and restaurants in the United States.
Kirsh made his first fortune in his native Swaziland, where he launched a corn milling business in 1958.
He expanded into wholesale food distribution in apartheid South Africa, and then into supermarkets and commercial property development.
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Source of wealth
Retail, real estateResidence
EzulwiniMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/06/32 (age 92)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of WitwatersrandSelf-made
self-madeNathan Kirsh’s fortune is worth
110K
troy ounces of gold
102K
median U.S. household
66K
median U.S. income
0.132%
U.S. credit card volume
0.026%
GDP of the United States
0.019%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Kirsh owns one of London's tallest skyscrapers, Tower 42, which is home to more than 50 international companies.
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