Chip Wilson

Chip Wilson (#790)

Global Rank #790

Country Rank #23

Country Canada

There's been a movement toward comfort. Everyone has experienced that. It's really tough to go back to anything else.

$ 5 B
Lululemon
Canada
M
69 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #790

Country Rank #23

Net Worth $5.4B

Previous Worth $5.4B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Canada

Industry Lululemon

Age 69 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of April 28, 2026

Residence Vancouver, Canada

Citizenship Canada

World Billionaires List Canada Billionaires Lululemon

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Lululemon, Self Made

Residence Vancouver, Canada

Citizenship Canada

Marital Status Married

Children 5

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Calgary

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

Previous Net Worth $5.4B

Current Net Worth $5.4B

Worth as of April 28, 2026

About Me

Dennis "Chip" Wilson is the founder and former CEO of Lululemon, which he started with a single store in Vancouver in 2000. He took the athleisure company public in 2007 but resigned as chairman in 2013 and removed himself from the business completely in 2015. Although Wilson has no management role at Lululemon, he remains its biggest individual shareholder with a 7% stake. Wilson, his wife and five sons now operate a holding company called Hold It All, which invests in apparel, real estate and private equity. He has stakes in Chinese activewear company Anta Sports and Amer Sports, which owns brands like Salomon, Arc'teryx and Wilson.

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#645

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

The son of a seamstress, Wilson's first retail venture was Westbeach Snowboard, which he started in 1979 to sell apparel for surfers, skaters and snowboarders.

While studying at the University of Calgary, Wilson took a break and worked on the Alaskan oil pipelines for 18 months.

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Current Net Worth: $5.4B (April 28, 2026)