Daniela Amodei
- Net worth $14.2 billion
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth CEO, Entrepreneur
How much is Daniela Amodei Worth? Daniela Amodei Net Worth in 2026
Daniela Amodei’s net worth is estimated at $14.2 billion as of November 2026. She went to UC Santa Cruz on a classical flute scholarship and graduated in English literature. Anthropic, where she is president and board chair, paid her $16.4 million in 2025; her shares are worth about 867 times that, by our calculation.
| Net worth | $14.2 billion (our estimate, at Anthropic’s last private share price) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | $16.4 million total compensation in 2025, per the IPO filing |
| Born | 1987, San Francisco, California |
| Age | 39 |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Cofounding Anthropic with her brother Dario; president and board chair |
| Main income sources | Anthropic shares, executive pay |
How much is Daniela Amodei worth in 2026?
We estimate $14.2 billion. Anthropic’s S-1, filed October 26, 2026, lists her with 241,408,940 shares as of September 30. At $58.90, the split-adjusted price paid in the May 2026 Series H round, that is $14.22 billion. The count includes about 264,500 options and restricted stock units held by her spouse, worth about $15.6 million at the same price; we leave them in because the filing reports them as part of her beneficial ownership.
How we got to $14.2 billion
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic shares | $14.22 billion | 241,408,940 shares in the S-1 ownership table, times $58.90. |
| Cash from pay | $0.01 billion | Our assumption: after-tax cash kept from salary at Stripe, OpenAI and Anthropic. The filing gives her 2025 total pay as $16.4 million but much of an executive package is usually stock, which the share row already counts. |
| Total | $14.2 billion | $14.23 billion, rounded. No tax on unsold shares and no deduction for the 80% giving pledge. |
Flute, Uganda, Congress, Stripe
Her route to tech ran through almost everything else. After college she did global development work in Maryland and Uganda, worked on a 2012 Pennsylvania House campaign and then in communications in Washington, according to the New York Times profile of Anthropic’s founders. She joined Stripe in 2013, early in its life, and rose to head of risk operations.
In 2018 she moved to OpenAI, where she managed the team during GPT-2’s development and by 2020 was vice president of safety and policy, per her biography. She and her brother Dario left to start Anthropic, founded in January 2021. He is chief executive; she runs the business side as president.
867 years of salary
Her $16.4 million in 2025 pay sounds large until you set it next to the shares. $14.22 billion divided by $16.4 million is about 867, our calculation. Saving all of that pay, untaxed, would take until the 29th century to match the stake.
The Fortune analysis of the filing also notes the pledge all seven cofounders made to give away 80% of their Anthropic equity. The filing calls it voluntary and revocable. If she gives as pledged, she keeps about $2.84 billion at $58.90.
Why other estimates disagree
Before the S-1, outside estimates had to guess her percentage of a private company and ran lower. Now the share count is public and the fight is over price: $58.90 from the May round, or the roughly $118 a share that a $2 trillion valuation floated by analysts would imply. At $118 her stake would be about $28.5 billion. The prospectus mentions no such valuation.
What would move the figure
The IPO. Amendment No. 1 to the S-1, filed November 2, 2026, still left the price range blank and reported third-quarter revenue of $17.0 billion, per a summary of the amendment. All seven cofounders are listed as selling stockholders, with share numbers still blank, and a 180-day lockup follows the listing.
Daniela Amodei net worth FAQ
What is Daniela Amodei’s net worth?
We estimate $14.2 billion as of November 2026, from 241,408,940 Anthropic shares at $58.90.
How much was Daniela Amodei paid in 2025?
$16.4 million in total compensation, according to the IPO filing. Her brother Dario received $17.96 million.
Does Daniela Amodei own more of Anthropic than Dario?
Yes, slightly. The filing lists her at 241,408,940 shares and Dario at 240,637,980, though about 4.6 million more shares sit in donor-advised funds he still votes.
What did Daniela Amodei study?
English literature at UC Santa Cruz, where she studied on a classical flute scholarship.
What was Daniela Amodei’s job at Stripe?
She joined in 2013 and rose to head of risk operations before moving to OpenAI in 2018.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.