4Dietrich Mateschitz – Net worth – $7.6 billion
What’s the second drink that comes in mind when you feel you have no energy? For that, we have to thank Dietrich Materschitz, the mastermind behind Red Bull energy drink.
He is the richest person in Austria, with a net worth of $7.6 billion. And we have an article to prove that: Richest People in Austria.
Together with Chaleo Yoovidha, who died in 2012, Dietrich Materschitz created a leading brand in an energy drinks market.
His first job was at Unilever, where he marketed detergents and toothpaste for German cosmetic company Blendax.
He owns 49% of the company, which sold 5.23 billion cans of Red Bull globally in 2012.
Same year, the billionaire financed a team supporting the Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who broke a record with a freefall jump from 24 miles above the earth.
Also, Red Bull has stakes in 2 soccer teams, Red Bull Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls, and a F1 team, Red Bull Racing.
Dietrich Mateschitz also owns a luxury resort on the island of Laucala, in Fiji, and Hangar-7, which is the event center of the grounds of the Salzburg airport that houses his historical aircraft collection, the Flying Bulls.
