Mark Mateschitz
| Net worth | $45.8 billion Forbes 2026 list, March 24, 2026[1] |
|---|---|
| World rank | 43rd (Forbes 2026)[1] |
| Source of wealth | Red Bull (inherited 49% stake) |
| Companies | Red Bull GmbH (49% owner); Thalheimer Heilwasser (founder) |
| Citizenship | Austria |
| Born | May 7, 1992, Salzburg, Austria |
| Education | Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (business) |
| Known for | Owner of 49% of Red Bull |
| Net worth figures are estimates by the source named and change every day. | |
Mark Mateschitz is an Austrian businessman who owns 49% of Red Bull, the energy drink company co-founded by his father, Dietrich Mateschitz.[2] On the Forbes 2026 billionaires list, a snapshot taken on March 24, 2026, he was 43rd in the world with an estimated $45.8 billion; at 33 he was the youngest person in the top 50.[1]
Net worth
- March 2026: $45.8 billion, 43rd on the Forbes list.[1]
He inherited his father's 49% of Red Bull when Dietrich Mateschitz died in October 2022.[2]
Life and career
Mateschitz grew up in Salzburg, the only child of Dietrich Mateschitz and Anita Gerhardter, and studied business at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.[2] Growing up he kept a low profile and used his mother's surname.[2] In 2018 he started his own drinks company, Thalheimer Heilwasser, which makes beer and lemonade with water from one of Austria's oldest springs.[2] After inheriting the Red Bull stake he stopped working as an employee of the company to concentrate on being a shareholder.[2] In 2025 he bought Bernie Ecclestone's collection of Grand Prix and Formula One cars for £500 million.[2]
Giving
He sits on the board of the Wings for Life foundation, which funds spinal cord research and is run mainly by his mother.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes, "Mark Mateschitz", 2026 World's Billionaires list (snapshot of March 24, 2026), read November 3, 2026. Net worth is a Forbes estimate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Wikipedia, "Mark Mateschitz", read November 3, 2026. Billionaire Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.