John Collison

John Collison (#159)

Global Rank #159

Country Rank #1

Country Ireland

John Collison is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 18 B
Payment software
Ireland
M
35 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #159

Country Rank #1

Net Worth $17.5B

Previous Worth $17.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Ireland

Industry Payment software

Age 35 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship Ireland

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Personal Stats

Age 35

Source Of Wealth Payment software, Self Made

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship Ireland

Marital Status Single

Education Drop Out, Harvard University

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

Previous Net Worth $17.5B

Current Net Worth $17.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

John Collison is cofounder and president of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet. Private investors valued Stripe at $159 billion in February 2026. John and his brother Patrick hatched the idea for Stripe while both were in college in Cambridge at MIT. The company's first payment was processed while both were on vacation in South America. John was born and raised in the countryside near Limerick, Ireland, where his parents ran a lakeside hotel.

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#162

Billionaires (2026)

Ranked

30 Under 30 - Enterprise Technology (2014)

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John and Patrick Collison took up coding as kids, competing against each other to master the craft.

The Collison brothers became teenage millionaires in 2008 when they sold their company Auctomatic to Live Current Media for $5 million.

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Current Net Worth: $17.5B (May 4, 2026)