#13 on the list

Daniel Ek

Co-founder & CEO of Spotify

Medium confidence

Career VDS

$80.8B

Live $80.8B

Co-founded Spotify with Martin Lorentzon. Dual-class structure concentrates voting control; v1 uses estimated economic ownership.

Retained stake (live)

$14.3B

Value still held across live credited companies

Externalization (live)

85.0%

Live VDS ÷ live company value

Retention (live)

15.0%

Live stake ÷ live company value

Live companies

Company	Value	Ownership	Stake	Weight	VDS	Source
SpotifySPOT	$95B	15.0%	$14.3B	1	$80.8B	Cap: Public market estimate ≈ $95B (Jul 2026) Own: Illustrative economic ownership estimate; voting control higher via dual-class As of Jul 14, 2026