Billionaires Born in Sweden

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 44 people for Sweden by birthplace. 7 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

44
People recorded
7
Net worth of $1B or more
$111.8B
Combined recorded net worth

States and provinces

Stockholm County 12Västra Götaland County 6Dalarna County 5Skåne County 4Örebro County 3Kalmar County 2Värmland County 2Kronoberg County 1Uppsala County 1Norrbotten County 1Halland County 1Jönköping County 1Gävleborg County 1Västmanland County 1Askim hundred 1

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Ingvar KampradPjätteryd · Swedish business magnate (1926-2018)$58.7B
  2. 2Stefan PerssonStockholm · business magnate$15.6B
  3. 3Hans RausingGothenburg · Swedish businessman (1926–2019)$12B
  4. 4Jörn RausingLund · Swedish businessman$8.7B
  5. 5Finn RausingLund · Swedish businessman$7.9B
  6. 6Kirsten RausingLund · Swedish businesswoman, heiress (Tetra Laval), billionaire$7.9B
  7. 7Dan Sten OlssonGothenburg · Swedish businessman$1B
  8. 8Björn BorgPublic company founderStockholm · Swedish tennis playerUndisclosed
  9. 9Göran Fredrik GöranssonPublic company founderGävle Parish · Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (1819-1900)Undisclosed
  10. 10Gustaf LarsonPublic company founderAutomotive pioneer, Swedish engineer, Swedish founders of automobile manufacturer (1887–1968)Undisclosed
  11. 11Jeet SinghTech founderStockholm · Indian-American entrepreneurUndisclosed
  12. 12Jens BergenstenTech founderÖrebro · Swedish video game programmer (born 1979)Undisclosed
  13. 13Alex AlgardTech founderStockholm · High tech entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of Whitepages.Undisclosed
  14. 14Markus PerssonTech founderStockholm · Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)Undisclosed
  15. 15Lars LeksellPublic company founderSwedish physicianUndisclosed
  16. 16Jan StenbeckPublic company founderEngelbrekt church parish · Swedish businessman (1942–2002)Undisclosed
  17. 17Hans DalborgPublic company founderSwedish businessman (1941-2022)Undisclosed
  18. 18Erling PerssonPublic company founderBorlänge · Swedish businessman (1917–2002)Undisclosed
  19. 19Gustaf de LavalPublic company founderOrsa församling · Swedish engineer (1845-1913)Undisclosed
  20. 20Carl MuntersPublic company founderJärna · Swedish inventor (1897–1989)Undisclosed
  21. 21Ulf AnderssonTech founderVästerås · Swedish chess playerUndisclosed
  22. 22Adolf H. LundinPublic company founderStockholm · Swedish businessman (1932–2006)Undisclosed
  23. 23Björn LarssonTech founderSolberga parish · Swedish game director/designer and executive producerUndisclosed
  24. 24Bo AnderssonTech founderFalkenberg · Swedish businessmanUndisclosed
  25. 25Cecilia RobinsonPublic company founderSwedish-New Zealand entrepreneurUndisclosed
  26. 26Sven HagströmerPublic company founderStockholm · Swedish businessmanUndisclosed
  27. 27Oscar LammPublic company founderStockholmUndisclosed
  28. 28Hugo StenbeckPublic company founderUppsala Cathedral Assembly · Swedish lawyer (1890–1977)Undisclosed
  29. 29Wilhelm R. LundgrenPublic company founderSöderåkraUndisclosed
  30. 30John W. NordstromPublic company founderAlvik · American businessmanUndisclosed
  31. 31Clas OhlsonPublic company founderAspeboda parish · Swedish entrepreneur and engineer (1895-1979)Undisclosed
  32. 32Dennis WedinTech founderBromma · Swedish politicianUndisclosed
  33. 33Oscar SwartzTech founderSolna Municipality · Swedish Internet entrepreneur and writerUndisclosed
  34. 34Martin LorentzonTech founderÅsenhöga församling · Swedish entrepreneurUndisclosed
  35. 35Justus A. WallerPublic company founderGothenburgUndisclosed
  36. 36Jonatan SöderströmTech founderSwedish video game designerUndisclosed
  37. 37Ivar KreugerPublic company founderKalmar · Swedish businessperson (1880-1932)Undisclosed
  38. 38Lars Magnus EricssonPublic company founderVärmskog · Swedish inventor and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (1846–1926)Undisclosed
  39. 39Assar GabrielssonPublic company founderKorsberga · Swedish businessman (1891–1962)Undisclosed
  40. 40Axel Wenner-GrenPublic company founderUddevalla church parish · wealthy Swedish entrepreneur (1881-1961)Undisclosed
  41. 41Daniel EkTech founderVantörs parish · Swedish businessman (born 1983)Undisclosed
  42. 42Ivar JacobsonTech founderYstad · Swedish computer scientistUndisclosed
  43. 43Oscar KjellbergPublic company founderArvika Västra parish · Swedish inventor (1870–1931)Undisclosed
  44. 44Sven Gustaf WingqvistPublic company founderKumla · Swedish engineer (1876–1953)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Internet and Software 13Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 5Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 8

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

retail7
video game industry7
industrial manufacturing6
car manufacturing2
automotive industry2
metal industry2
streaming media2
fast fashion2
software development2
economics of banking2
financial services2
mechanical engineering1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Volvo Cars3
  2. 2H&M2
  3. 3LeoVegas2
  4. 4Tele22
  5. 5Peab2
  6. 6SKF2
  7. 7Mytaste Group2
  8. 8Unnamed2
  9. 9Alfa Laval2
  10. 10Sandvik1
  11. 11Tobii AB1
  12. 12ESAB1
  13. 13Lundin Energy1
  14. 14Clas Ohlson1
  15. 15Cloetta1
  16. 16Avanza1
  17. 17Björn Borg AB1
  18. 18Kinnevik AB1
  19. 19Electrolux1
  20. 20SCA1
  21. 21Ericsson1
  22. 22Securitas1
  23. 23Atlas Copco1
  24. 24Bahnhof1
  25. 25Elekta1
  26. 26Dennaton Games4
  27. 27Ridestore AB3
  28. 28Lovable3
  29. 29Unnamed2
  30. 30Strawberry Browser2

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.