Dick Portillo

Dick Portillo (#3309)

Global Rank #3309

Country Rank #988

Country United States

Dick Portillo is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 1 B
Real estate, restaurants
United States
M
86 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,309

Country Rank #988

Net Worth $1.0B

Previous Worth $1.0B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Real estate, restaurants

Age 86 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Naples, Florida

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Real estate, restaurants

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 86

Source Of Wealth Real estate, restaurants, Self Made

Self Made Score 10

Residence Naples, Florida

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.0B

Current Net Worth $1.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Richard "Dick" Portillo is the founder of fast-casual restaurant chain Portillo's, known for its Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches. He started out with a hot dog stand in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park in 1963, spending his and his wife Sharon's life savings of $1,100 to start the business. After growing the business to about $300 million in revenues and 38 locations in four states, he sold it to private equity firm Berkshire Partners for nearly $1 billion in 2014. He's since built a real estate empire including 24 Portillo's locations and commissaries, suburban strip malls in Chicago, industrial properties in Indianapolis and apartments in Houston. Portillo is also the majority owner of the Boathouse at Disney Springs in Florida, America's third-highest-grossing independent restaurant.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#3332

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

Portillo owns a yacht named "Top Dog."

A World War II buff, Portillo filmed a documentary searching for the plane wreckage of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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