Yuri Milner

Partner, DST Global
$5.89B
as of 10/04/24

About Yuri Milner

A Russian-born, Israeli tech investor, Yuri Milner was an early backer of Facebook and Twitter through his venture fund, DST Global.

Milner sold those stakes and later invested in Spotify and Airbnb.

Milner also bet big on Chinese tech companies, including online retailers Alibaba and JD.Com, and mobile phone maker Xiaomi.

In August 2022, Milner renounced his Russian citizenship.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Israel

Source of wealth

Tech investments

Residence

Los Altos, California

Marital status

Married

Birth date

11/11/61 (age 62)

Number of children

3

Education

Master of Science, Moscow State University; Drop Out, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Self-made

self-made

Yuri Milner’s fortune is worth

98K

troy ounces of gold

91K

median U.S. household

59K

median U.S. income

0.118%

U.S. credit card volume

0.024%

GDP of the United States

0.017%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

In 2015, Milner launched "Breakthrough Listen," a $100 million project to search for alien life.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

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