Oliver Samwer

Oliver Samwer (#3164)

Global Rank #3164

Country Rank #202

Country Germany

My mother always wanted to me to work for Bertelsmann. Sometimes it's good not to tell your mother what you are working on.

$ 1 B
tech investments
Germany
M
52 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,164

Country Rank #202

Net Worth $1.1B

Previous Worth $1.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Germany

Industry tech investments

Age 52 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Munich, Germany

Citizenship Germany

World Billionaires List Germany Billionaires tech investments

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 52

Source Of Wealth tech investments, Self Made

Residence Munich, Germany

Citizenship Germany

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

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

Previous Net Worth $1.1B

Current Net Worth $1.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Oliver Samwer and his brothers Alexander and Marc founded Berlin-based tech incubator Rocket Internet in 2007 and took it public in October 2014. Oliver is the middle brother and the CEO of Rocket Internet, which delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in October 2020. Together, the Samwers own around 45% of Rocket. The company was valued at more than $8 billion at the time of its IPO. Inspired by the dot-com boom, they created a German auction site, Alando, in 1999 and sold it to eBay for $43 million after a few months. That was followed by the creation of mobile phone content provider Jamba!, which they sold to Verisign in 2004 for $273 million.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#3185

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

Oliver once said in an interview that he has no time for hobbies, preferring to spend his spare time with his children.

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Current Net Worth: $1.1B (May 4, 2026)