#11 on the list

Marc Benioff

Co-founder, chairman & CEO of Salesforce

Medium confidence

Career VDS

$165.8B

Live $165.8B

Co-founded Salesforce in 1999. Ownership is a small single-digit percentage of the public float after years of dilution and growth.

Retained stake (live)

$4.3B

Value still held across live credited companies

Externalization (live)

97.5%

Live VDS ÷ live company value

Retention (live)

2.5%

Live stake ÷ live company value

Live companies

Company	Value	Ownership	Stake	Weight	VDS	Source
SalesforceCRM	$170B	2.5%	$4.3B	1	$165.8B	Cap: Public market estimate ≈ $170B (Jul 2026) Own: Illustrative public-company ownership estimate ≈2–3% As of Jul 14, 2026