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Tobi Lutke

Tobi Lutke

Tobi Lutke (#259)

Global Rank #259
Country Rank #4
Country Canada

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

  • $ 13 B
  • E-commerce
  • Canada
  • M
  • 46 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #259
Country Rank #4
Net Worth $12.6B
Previous Worth $12.6B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Canada
Industry E-commerce
Age 46 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 07 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Toronto, Canada
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Personal Stats

Age 46
Source Of Wealth E-commerce, Self Made
Self Made Score 8
Residence Toronto, Canada
Citizenship Canada
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $12.6B
Current Net Worth $12.6B

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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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: $12.6B (May 3, 2026)

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