Category:
Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
Net Worth:
$3.5 Billion
Birthdate:
Apr 1, 1969 (55 years old)
Birthplace:
senhga, Smland, Sweden
Profession:
Martin Lorentzon is a Swedish entrepreneur and businessman who has a net worth of $3.5 billion. Martin Lorentzon was born in Boras, Sweden in April 1969. He co-founded Spotify and Tradedoubler. Lorentzon has been on the board of Teila Sonera since 2013. He graduated from Chalmers University of Technology and the Stockholm School of Economics. He co-founded Tradedoubler with Felix Hagno in 1999 and was named IT-rookie of the Year in 2001.
Martin Lorentzon co-founded Spotify with Daniel Ek in 2006. In 2013 he was also appointed as a member of Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. In 2014 Lorentzon was named the Swede of the Year. He received an honorary doctorate in 2015 from Chalmers University of Technology and also received a corporate award from Svenska Dagbladet. Martin Lorentzon was elected as a member of the Kungl Engineering Academy in 2001 which is under the Department of Education and Research. His tax bill was debated in 2013 in Sweden.
