Richard Branson
$2.58B
as of 07/05/24
About Richard Branson
Richard Branson owes his fortune to a conglomerate of businesses bearing the "Virgin" brand name, including Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Galactic.
The son of a barrister and flight attendant, Branson got his start with a mail-order record business some 50 years ago.
He primarily lives on a luxe British Virgin Islands retreat, Necker Island, which he bought for $180,000 in 1978.
Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit, which went public in 2021 at a $4 billion valuation, went bankrupt in 2023 and sold its assets.
His digital bank Virgin Money, his largest public holding, is set to sell to Nationwide later this year for more than $3.5 billion.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United KingdomSource of wealth
VirginResidence
Necker IslandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/18/50 (age 73)Number of children
2Education
Drop Out, High SchoolSelf-made
self-madeRichard Branson’s fortune is worth
43K
troy ounces of gold
40K
median U.S. household
26K
median U.S. income
0.052%
U.S. credit card volume
0.01%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Related people
Did you know?
When he sold Virgin Records for $1 billion in 1992, Branson ran down London's Ladbroke Grove crying, upset over parting with the business.
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Financial assets
NASDAQ | ME-US
23andMe HoldingNYSE | SPCE-US
Virgin GalacticLONDON | VMUK-GB
Virgin Money UK PlcUS OTC | VORBQ-US
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