Tobi Lutke

Tobi Lutke (#302)

Global Rank #302

Country Rank #7

Country Canada

Amazon is trying to build an empire. Shopify is trying to arm the rebels.

$ 11 B
E-commerce
Canada
M
46 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #302

Country Rank #7

Net Worth $10.9B

Previous Worth $11.0B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country Canada

Industry E-commerce

Age 46 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Toronto, Canada

Citizenship Canada

World Billionaires List Canada Billionaires E-commerce

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Personal Stats

Age 45

Source Of Wealth E-commerce, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Residence Toronto, Canada

Citizenship Canada

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -0.9% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $11.0B

Current Net Worth $10.9B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Tobi Lutke is the cofounder and CEO of Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce firm that helps companies set up and run online stores. He owns about 6% of Shopify, which went public in 2015. Shopify generated nearly $9 billion in 2024 revenue; it is used by some two million businesses, including Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds and Gymshark. Lutke grew up in Germany, where he learned to code by age 12 and left school at 16 to enter a computer programming apprenticeship. He began developing the e-commerce platform after he and a friend tried to open an online snowboard shop but couldn't find decent software.

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#302

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

Lutke has said most Shopify employees will continue to work remotely after the pandemic is over.

He moved to Canada in 2003 after meeting his now-wife, an Ottawa native, on a snowboarding trip to Whistler.

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Current Net Worth: $10.9B (May 3, 2026)