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Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family

Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family

Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family (#50)

Global Rank #50
Country Rank #3
Country Germany

Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 40 B
  • Google
  • Germany
  • M
  • 71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #50
Country Rank #3
Net Worth $40.2B
Previous Worth $40.2B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Germany
Industry Google
Age 71 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 04 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Palo Alto, California
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Personal Stats

Age 70
Source Of Wealth Google, Self Made
Residence Palo Alto, California
Citizenship Germany
Marital Status Single
Education Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $40.2B
Current Net Worth $40.2B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Andreas "Andy" von Bechtolsheim is cofounder and chief architect of network switching company Arista Networks. Born in Germany, Bechtolsheim studied computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and dropped out of a Stanford Ph.D. program in 1982 to cofound Sun Microsystems with Bill Joy, Scott McNealy and Vinod Khosla. Much of his fortune stems from an early $100,000 investment in Google. He cofounded Arista in 2004 and owns a nearly 17% stake in the business, which he has earmarked for his heirs. Following SEC insider trading charges, Bechtolsheim agreed in 2024, without admitting guilt, to a five-year ban on serving as an director or officer of Arista or any public company.

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Did You Know?

Besides Arista, Bechtolsheim cofounded two other IT networking companies with David Cheriton (one sold to Sun Microsystems, another to Cisco).

Bechtolsheim invented one of the first network workstations while studying for a Ph.D.

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Current Net Worth: $40.2B (May 3, 2026)

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