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David Cheriton

David Cheriton

David Cheriton (#334)

Global Rank #334
Country Rank #9
Country Canada

I feel like I've been very fortunate in investing, but I still have the brain of a scrounger in terms of spending money.

  • $ 10 B
  • Google
  • Canada
  • M
  • 75 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #334
Country Rank #9
Net Worth $10.2B
Previous Worth $10.2B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Canada
Industry Google
Age 75 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Residence Palo Alto, California
Citizenship Canada
World Billionaires List Canada Billionaires Google

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 75
Source Of Wealth Google, Self Made
Residence Palo Alto, California
Citizenship Canada
Marital Status Divorced
Children 4
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of British Columbia; Doctorate, University of Waterloo; Master of Science, University of Waterloo
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $10.2B
Current Net Worth $10.2B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

"Professor Billionaire" David Cheriton, who is professor emeritus at Stanford University, made his fortune thanks to an early investment in Google. Cheriton and Andreas von Bechtolsheim (also now a billionaire) each invested $100,000 in Google when it was just getting started. The pair cofounded 3 companies: Arista Networks (IPO in 2014), Granite Systems (sold to Cisco in 1996) and Kealia (sold to Sun Microsystems in 2004). Cheriton resigned from Arista's board in 2014. Cheriton became chief data center scientist at Juniper Networks after the acquisition of his company Apstra in 2021.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to David Cheriton.

#353
Billionaires (2026)
#50
Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Cheriton, who is frugal in his personal life, is the third of six children of two Canadian engineers who grew up during the Great Depression.

Cheriton still lives in the Palo Alto home he's owned for 30 years and cuts his own hair.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking David Cheriton's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $10.2B (May 3, 2026)

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