Torbjorn Tornqvist

Torbjorn Tornqvist (#794)

Global Rank #794

Country Rank #16

Country Sweden

Torbjorn Tornqvist is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 5 B
Oil trading
Sweden
M
72 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #794

Country Rank #16

Net Worth $5.4B

Previous Worth $5.4B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Sweden

Industry Oil trading

Age 72 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Geneva, Switzerland

Citizenship Sweden

World Billionaires List Sweden Billionaires Oil trading

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 72

Source Of Wealth Oil trading, Self Made

Residence Geneva, Switzerland

Citizenship Sweden

Education Graduate, Stockholm University

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

Previous Net Worth $5.4B

Current Net Worth $5.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Torbjörn Törnqvist is the Swedish cofounder of Gunvor, a global energy and commodities group. Gunvor has a diverse portfolio that includes refineries, pipelines, terminals, LNG carriers, and biofuel and hydrogen plants. Törnqvist got his start at British Petroleum in 1977, and launched Gunvor in 2000. He bought out his cofounder Gennady Timchenko in 2014, following the Russian invasion of Crimea. Törnqvist owned more than 80% of Gunvor until December 2025, when he sold his stake to a group of employees and stepped back from the company.

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#780

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

Törnqvist is an avid sailor; his Artemis Racing team has raced in the America's Cup and now develops tech to cut emissions in maritime trade.

In 2015, Tornqvist paid himself a $1 billion dividend, one of the biggest payments ever in the commodity-trading industry.

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Current Net Worth: $5.4B (May 4, 2026)