Robert Pera
- Net worth $36 billion
- Birthday March 10, 1978
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth CEO, Entrepreneur
How much is Robert Pera Worth? Robert Pera Net Worth in 2026
Robert Pera’s net worth is estimated at $36 billion as of November 2026. He started Ubiquiti in 2005 with $30,000 of savings and credit card debt, and he still owns 93% of it. His salary has been $0 since July 2013, yet his shares pay him about $225 million a year in dividends, by our calculation.
| Net worth | $36 billion (our estimate) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $225 million in yearly dividends before tax (our calculation) |
| Born | March 10, 1978, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Age | 48 |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Founding Ubiquiti; controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies |
| Main income sources | Ubiquiti shares and dividends, the Memphis Grizzlies |
How much is Robert Pera worth in 2026?
We put him at about $36 billion. More than nine tenths of that is one line in a proxy filing: 56,278,181 Ubiquiti shares. The rest is his share of an NBA team and cash from dividends. Because almost all of it is a single listed stock, this figure moves every trading day.
How we got to $36 billion
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti stake | $33.4 billion | 56,278,181 shares (93%) in the October 2026 proxy, times the $592.84 close on November 6, 2026. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | $2.0 billion | About 53% of a team valued at $3.75 billion in February 2026. The 53% is our assumption: his 25% plus the two 14% stakes he bought in 2018, with no later change reported. |
| Cash from dividends | $0.4 billion | Our assumption: the 16 quarterly dividends from November 2022 to August 2026 add up to $10.80 a share, per the Ubiquiti dividend history. On 56,278,181 shares that is $608 million, or about $365 million after an assumed 40% tax. Older payouts we treat as spent, partly on the 2018 buyout. |
| Total | $36 billion | $33.4 billion plus $2.0 billion plus $0.4 billion is $35.8 billion, rounded. Taxes on unsold shares are not deducted. |
A $0 salary and an airplane
Ubiquiti’s 2026 proxy statement says Pera cut his base salary to zero in July 2013. He takes no bonus and no stock awards either. The only pay the company reports for him in fiscal 2026 is $1,088,017, all of it the incremental cost of his personal use of the company airplane. That is up from $630,709 in fiscal 2025.
He doesn’t need the paycheck. The stock pays $4.00 a share a year at the current rate, after the quarterly dividend rose from $0.80 to $1.00 in August 2026, per market data for Ubiquiti. Multiply that by 56,278,181 shares and you get $225.1 million a year before tax. That is our calculation, and it means the dividend alone pays him about 207 times his reported compensation.
From FCC testing to a $35 billion company
Pera has an electrical engineering degree and a Japanese degree from UC San Diego. At Apple he tested Wi-Fi devices for FCC emissions compliance, and he left to start Ubiquiti in March 2005, according to his public biography. The company went public in 2011. In fiscal 2026, which ended in June, it reported revenue of $3.27 billion and earnings of $960.3 million. At the November 6, 2026 close, the whole company was worth about $35.85 billion.
What explains the fortune is the ownership, not the size of the company. Founders of companies worth $35 billion rarely keep a majority. Pera owns 93%, and only 4,223,568 shares are held by anyone else, by our calculation from the proxy (60,501,749 outstanding minus his 56,278,181).
The Grizzlies: a great trade that barely registers
He agreed to buy the Memphis Grizzlies in June 2012 and the NBA approved the sale that October. CNBC put the price at $377 million. In 2018 two minority partners triggered a buy-sell clause, which forced Pera to either sell his 25% stake or buy them out. Sports Illustrated reported he chose to buy Steve Kaplan’s 14% and Daniel Straus’s 14%.
The team was the NBA’s least valuable in CNBC’s February 2026 valuations, at $3.75 billion. That is still roughly ten times the 2012 price. Yet our $2.0 billion row is only about 5.5% of his fortune ($2.0 billion divided by $36 billion, our calculation). A single year of Ubiquiti dividends, $225 million, equals about 60% of what the whole team cost in 2012.
Why other estimates disagree
Public estimates for 2026 run from about $30 billion to almost $60 billion. Nearly all of the gap is the date of the share price and the share count used. With 93% of one stock, each $100 move in Ubiquiti changes his stake by $5.6 billion, by our calculation (56.28 million shares times $100).
What would move the figure
The stock, almost entirely. Ubiquiti’s annual meeting is on December 3, 2026, and its next quarterly results will reprice the shares. A sale of Ubiquiti shares or of the Grizzlies would turn paper value into cash and bring taxes into the ledger.
Robert Pera net worth FAQ
What is Robert Pera’s net worth?
We estimate about $36 billion as of November 2026, with $33.4 billion of it in Ubiquiti shares.
How much of Ubiquiti does Robert Pera own?
56,278,181 shares, or 93% of the company, as of October 16, 2026.
How much does Robert Pera make from Ubiquiti dividends?
Roughly $225.1 million before tax each year at $4.00 a share, by our calculation. His salary is $0.
How much did Robert Pera pay for the Memphis Grizzlies?
$377 million in 2012. The team was valued at $3.75 billion in February 2026.
How did Robert Pera start Ubiquiti?
He left a Wi-Fi testing job at Apple and founded it in March 2005 with $30,000 of savings and credit card debt.
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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.