Sam Altman

Apr 22, 1985Chicago ILAmericanAge 41
AI PioneerActiveOpenAI CEO
Net Worthest
$2B+
OpenAIverified
ChatGPT — 200M+ users
Investments
Stripe, Airbnb, Reddit early
Microsoft
$13B partner

Sam Altman — Net Worth and Career Earnings

Sam Altman has an estimated net worth of over $2 billion. As CEO of OpenAI he oversaw the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 — the fastest product to reach 100 million users in history. He was briefly fired by OpenAI's board in November 2023 before being reinstated within 5 days following employee revolt. His personal investment portfolio includes early stakes in Stripe, Airbnb and Reddit.

Wealth

Net Worth
$2B+
OpenAI
CEO — no equity initially
Investments
Stripe, Airbnb, Reddit early backer
Microsoft
$13B OpenAI partnership

Career

OpenAI CEO
Since 2019
ChatGPT
Launched Nov 2022 — 100M users in 2 months
Y Combinator
Former president
Fired and rehired
Brief ouster Nov 2023
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