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Markus Villig

Markus Villig

Markus Villig (#3389)

Global Rank #3389
Country Rank #3
Country Estonia

Markus Villig is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 1 B
  • Ride-hailing service
  • Estonia
  • M
  • 32 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,389
Country Rank #3
Net Worth $1.0B
Previous Worth $1.0B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Estonia
Industry Ride-hailing service
Age 32 Years
Gender M
Last Refreshed 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Tallinn, Estonia
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 32
Source Of Wealth Ride-hailing service, Self Made
Residence Tallinn, Estonia
Education Drop Out, Tartu University; Drop Out, University of Tartu
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.0B
Current Net Worth $1.0B

About Me

Markus Villig is the founder and CEO of Estonian ride-hailing firm Bolt Technology. Bolt offers ride-hailing, scooter and e-bike rentals, car-sharing and food delivery services in more than 850 cities in 50 countries. Villig founded Bolt in 2013 at age 19 after finishing high school with a 5,000 euro loan from his family. He then dropped out of college after one semester to work on the app full time. Bolt was valued at $8.4 billion in a January 2022 funding round led by Sequoia and Fidelity Management. In March 2025, Villig was appointed a board member at publicly traded Swedish buy-now, pay-later firm Klarna.

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