Saverin vs Ardoino

Meta Platforms (Facebook) and Tether.

The differences

Forbes puts Eduardo Saverin about $1.3B ahead of Paolo Ardoino.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Eduardo Saverin: co-founded it. Paolo Ardoino: built it up.
Eduardo Saverin is from Brazil; Paolo Ardoino is from Italy.

Put someone else on either side

Saverin

Ardoino

Net worth, Forbes: $39.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $38BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $38.6BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $18.2BBloomberg, 30 Aug 2026
Forbes rank: No. 54Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 56Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; 2025First on Forbes' annual World's Billionaires list in 2025, at No. 293

How it started: Co-founded itCo-founded Facebook with Harvard classmates in 2004 and was its first investor; Bloomberg says he was cut from the company months later and a 2009 legal settlement secured his stake; Built it upJoined Bitfinex as a software developer in 2014, became Tether's CTO in 2017 and its CEO in December 2023
Main source: Meta Platforms stockBloomberg values his Meta stake at $37.9 billion of $38.6 billion; Stake in Tether HoldingsBloomberg: the bulk of his net worth comes from Tether Holdings; he is also a Bitfinex shareholder
Companies: Meta Platforms (Facebook), B CapitalMeta Platforms (Facebook): Co-founder; no role at the company; B Capital: Co-founder and co-CEO; Tether, BitfinexTether: CEO; Bitfinex: Chief technology officer
Biggest stake: Meta Platforms (Facebook)2% owned; Tether20% owned

Born: 1982São Paulo, Brazil; 1984Northern Italy
Country: BrazilLives in Singapore; Italy
Education: Bachelor's degreeBA, Harvard University; Not statedComputer science, University of Genoa
Parents: His father Roberto runs a Miami-based pharmaceutical export business; his mother is a psychologist. The family moved from Brazil to the US in 1992; Not stated

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Elaine and Eduardo Saverin FoundationRegistered as a charity in Singapore in 2023; Not stated
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: Runs the companyCo-founder and co-CEO of B Capital; Runs the companyCEO of Tether; chief technology officer of Bitfinex
Successor: Co-leads B Capital with co-founders Raj Ganguly and Howard MorganNo family member named in an executive role; Not stated
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found