Sergey Brin is one of the richest men in the world. For good reason, he is even the 10th personality in this ranking. But how did this entrepreneur build his wealth? What is his secret? Business Cool answers all your questions!
Like the other members of the ranking of the richest women and men in the world, Sergey Brin’s fortune was built thanks to his entrepreneurial talents. For good reason, he is one of the co-founders of the world-famous company called Google. Thanks to the latter, Sergey Brin entered the top 10 in the ranking of the richest men and women in the world: he is now tenth.
Who is Sergei Brin?
Sergey Brin was born on August 21, 1973 in Moscow. He is the son of the mathematician Michael Brin.
In 1979, his family, who suffered from anti-Semitism, decided to leave the Soviet Union. This is how they managed to obtain a visa for the United States, after spending a few months in Austria, but also in France. Upon their arrival, Sergey and his family settled near Washington.
Aged only 19, Sergey Brin obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science (the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in France). He continued his education at Stanford University where he obtained a doctorate in computer science. It was during his years at Stanford that he met Larry Page with whom he carried out an internet search engine project as part of their research. Project which would later become the Google company.
Although Sergey Brin served as president of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, for many years, he made the decision in December 2019 to leave his position. However, to this day he remains a member of the board of directors and majority shareholder.
Sergey Brin’s fortune in 2024
As you can imagine, like most members of this ranking, Sergey Brin’s fortune is linked to variations in the stock market and the global economy. Indeed, although he has a solid sum of money in cash, a large part of Sergey Brin’s fortune actually comes from his participation in the capital of Alphabet. Its assets are therefore likely to change over the weeks. This is also why he recently fell one place, ahead of the richest woman in the world, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.
Friday April 21, 2023, according to information from BloombergSergey Brin’s fortune is estimated at $93.3 billion.
How is Sergey Brin’s fortune made up?
As mentioned above, Sergey Brin’s fortune is mainly built around Google. For good reason, the co-founder of the most used search engine in the world is also the majority shareholder.
Sergey Brin’s fortune is divided into two parts: cash (around $15.4 billion), but also his shares in Google ($77.9 billion). The two together represent, in total, nearly 93.3 billion dollars, which makes it the 10e richest person on the planet.
The evolution of Sergey Brin’s fortune?
It was in 2004 that Sergey Brin entered the Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world for the first time with a fortune estimated at the time at $4 billion. He owes this success to the success of Google. Three years later, Sergey’s net worth has increased dramatically. Indeed, in 2007, his fortune was estimated at 18.5 billion dollars.
The successful release of several Google products, such as Google Maps, and Sergey Brin’s investment in various technology startups have enabled him to obtain a fortune estimated at more than $20 billion in 2012. Google’s continued growth in the years that followed allowed him to experience a spectacular increase in his fortune since it was estimated at $52.8 billion in 2018.
In 2022, for the first time, Sergey sees his fortune cross the $100 billion mark thanks to the strong growth in the value of Google, but also his investments in various companies such as Airbnb and Stripe.
