Edwin Chen

Edwin Chen

Edwin Chen (#155)

Global Rank #155
Country Rank #63
Country United States

Edwin Chen is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 18 B
  • Artificial intelligence
  • United States
  • M
  • 38 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #155
Country Rank #63
Net Worth $18.0B
Previous Worth $18.0B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Artificial intelligence
Age 38 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Residence New York, New York
Citizenship United States
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 38
Source Of Wealth Artificial intelligence, Self Made
Self Made Score 9
Philanthropy Score 1
Residence New York, New York
Citizenship United States
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $18.0B
Current Net Worth $18.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Edwin Chen is the CEO of Surge AI, which he founded in 2020 to help companies label data to train AI. Surge generated $1.2 billion in 2024 revenue from customers like Google and AI lab Anthropic. Notably, Surge claims it has not yet raised any outside funding; Chen owns an estimated 75% of the company. Before founding Surge, the Florida native worked for Twitter, Google, Facebook and Peter Thiel's hedge fund Clarium. Chen attended MIT, where he studied math, computer science and linguistics.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Edwin Chen.

#158
Billionaires (2026)
#55
Forbes 400 (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

At MIT, Chen researched how to decode an Incan language expressed via knots tied in rope.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Edwin Chen's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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