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Ion Stoica

Ion Stoica

Ion Stoica (#574)

Global Rank #574
Country Rank #250
Country United States

Ion Stoica is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 7 B
  • Data analytics
  • United States
  • M
  • 61 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #574
Country Rank #250
Net Worth $7.0B
Previous Worth $7.0B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Data analytics
Age 61 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Berkeley, California
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Data analytics

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Personal Stats

Age 61
Source Of Wealth Data analytics, Self Made
Residence Berkeley, California
Citizenship United States
Education Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $7.0B
Current Net Worth $7.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ion Stoica is cofounder and executive chairman of software startup Databricks, which private investors valued at $134 billion in February. He served as the original CEO from its inception in 2013 until early 2016, when he ceded the position to cofounder Ali Ghodsi. Prior to Databricks, Stoica cofounded video streaming startup Conviva. He is also a UC Berkeley computer science professor. Stoica cofounded Databricks alongside six UC Berkeley academics who had built the popular data analytics engine Apache Spark. Databricks is built on top of the Apache Spark framework and uses AI to help companies store and utilize their data.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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

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Current Net Worth: $7.0B (May 4, 2026)

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