United StatesCo-founded it
Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal and Palantir, which he chairs, and made the first outside investment in Facebook; his fortune is his Palantir stake and his interests in Founders Fund and other investments.
- Forbes estimate
- $39.9B
- Forbes, 11 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 63
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in Founders Fund
- 42.5%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- Not stated
- Born
- 11 Oct 1967
- Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
- Education
- Graduate degree
- JD, Stanford Law School (1992); BA, Stanford University (1989)
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Palantir stock, Founders Fund and other investments
Palantir
data analytics software, founded 2003
7.9% of the votes
Bloomberg's figure; the proxy lists 3.0% of Class A, 29.1% of Class B and 33.3% of Class F shares
DEF 14A proxy statement, 6 Apr 2026
Co-founder and chairman
Founders Fund
venture capital
Bloomberg's calculation from the firm's 2025 Form ADV
Form ADV (2025), as read by Bloomberg, undefined undefined 2025
Partner
Other holdings
Thiel Capital
Investment firm; president since 2011
Where Peter stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Peter Thiel is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Graduate degree
Graduate degree 24
Bachelor's degree 27
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Chair, board or owner
Chair, board or owner 25
Runs the company 32
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 11 Oct 1967Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
- Citizenship
- United States, New Zealand
- Lives in
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Education
- Graduate degreeJD, Stanford Law School (1992); BA, Stanford University (1989)
- Parents
- Father was a chemical engineer whose work moved the family from Ohio to South West Africa before they settled in Foster City, California
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Thiel FoundationRuns the Thiel Fellowship
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Chair of the boardChairman of Palantir; partner at Founders Fund; president of Thiel Capital
- Successor
- Not stated
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- 2018, US Bankruptcy CourtThe bankruptcy court approved a settlement between him and Gawker Media's estate, ending litigation with the publisher whose bankruptcy followed a privacy suit he had funded.
- 2022, Delaware Court of ChanceryThe court approved a settlement of a shareholder class action against him and Palantir's other co-founders over their founder voting shares, and dismissed the case with prejudice.
