Antti Herlin

Antti Herlin (#1040)

Global Rank #1040

Country Rank #1

Country Finland

I'm passionate about elevators. It's quite a funny thing. ... We take these metal boxes so seriously.

$ 4 B
Elevators, escalators
Finland
M
69 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,040

Country Rank #1

Net Worth $4.1B

Previous Worth $4.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Finland

Industry Elevators, escalators

Age 69 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Kirkkonummi, Finland

Citizenship Finland

World Billionaires List Finland Billionaires Elevators, escalators

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Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Elevators, escalators

Residence Kirkkonummi, Finland

Citizenship Finland

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.1B

Current Net Worth $4.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Finland's richest person, Antti Herlin, is chairman of Kone Corporation, the world's third-largest maker of elevators and escalators. His great-grandfather initially invested in Kone in 1924, and Herlin served as CEO from 1996 to 2006. Kone's products appear around the world in such places as Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel in Saudi Arabia. During his tenure as CEO, he expanded operations through acquisitions and alliances, and was given control of the firm as reward by his father Pekka. Herlin holds shares in Finnish media firm Sanoma, owner of Finland's largest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Herlin's son Jussi is Kone's vice chairman, and his daughter Iiris is on the board of directors.

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#891

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After his father's death, 3 of his siblings sued him over his larger stake. The dispute was solved in 2005, leaving the siblings with stakes in spinoff Cargotec.

Kone has taken its R&D underground, In 2017 they expanded the elevator test facilities in Tytyri to reach 350 meters (1150 feet) inside a working limestone mine.

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Current Net Worth: $4.1B (May 4, 2026)