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Murat Ulker

Murat Ulker

Murat Ulker (#820)

Global Rank #820
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 #820
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 10 Sep 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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Did You Know?

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)

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