Murat Ulker

Murat Ulker (#803)

Global Rank #803

Country Rank #2

Country Turkey

My name is Murat; I don't need any other title.

$ 5 B
Food
Turkey
M
67 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #803

Country Rank #2

Net Worth $5.2B

Previous Worth $5.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Turkey

Industry Food

Age 67 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 25 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Istanbul, Turkey

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Personal Stats

Age 67

Source Of Wealth Food

Residence Istanbul, Turkey

Citizenship Turkey

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Bogazici University

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

Previous Net Worth $5.2B

Current Net Worth $5.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Murat Ulker owns 63% of Yildiz Holding, which produces a wide range of food products and non-alcoholic beverages. Yildiz spent $850 million to buy Belgian chocolatier Godiva in 2007 and $3.2 billion to buy United Biscuits of the U.K. in 2014. To establish a more global structure, he merged United Biscuit, Ulker Biscuit and DeMet's Candy under the roof of London-based Pladis Foods. In early 2019, Godiva announced the sale of parts of its Asia-Pacific business, along with a production facility in Belgium, to PE firm MBK Partners. Yildiz is using some of the proceeds from the sale to expand Godiva's cafe business from 20 stores to more than 2,000 globally by 2025.

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In 2020, Ulker handed over the chairmanship of Yildiz, which he'd held for 20 years, to his nephew Ali Ulker.

In 2014, Ulker donated $24 million to Harvard University. A research facility focused on genetic diseases is named after his father, Sabri Ulker.

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Current Net Worth: $5.2B (May 4, 2026)