Explore about Mark Shuttleworth's wife, girlfriend, family, net worth, and more, South African entrepreneur, Mark Shuttleworth is best recognized as the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Canonical limited: a UK based Software Company.
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Mark Shuttleworth Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Salary, Net Worth
Updated On: 08 Jun, 2018
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Date of Birth | September 18, 1973 |
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Age | 46 Years 0 Month(s) |
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Citizenship | South African, British |
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Profession | Entrepreneur |
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Marital Status | Single |
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Divorced | Not Yet |
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Girlfriend/Dating | Khanyi Dhlomo-Mkhize (Rumored) |
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Gay/Lesbian | No |
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Net Worth | $500 Million |
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Ethnicity | Mixed |
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Social Media | Twitter |
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Children/Kids | Not Yet |
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Height | N/A |
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Education | University of Cape Town (1996), Bishops Diocesan College, Rondebosch Boys' High School, Brooks School |
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Parents | Richard Dalton Shuttleworth, Ronelle Shuttleworth |
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South African entrepreneur, Mark Shuttleworth is best recognized as the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Canonical limited, a UK based software company. His company Canonical is known for the development of Linus based Ubuntu Operating system. The business mogul is also known as the first African tourist to travel space in the year 2002.
What Is Mark Shuttleworth’s Net Worth?
The 44-year-old entrepreneur has amassed a net worth of $500 million. He accumulates a significant portion of his net worth from his company Canonical Limited that he founded in March 2004. As the CEO of Canonical Limited, he is entitled to a handsome salary in millions of dollars.
The company generates a profit from 800 paying customers that includes Netflix, Tesla, and Deutsche Telekom. The company galvanized the modern world when they created operating system Ubuntu, which can connect almost everything to the internet, in October 2004. His creation helped him and his company to bring in big cash.
Mark previously founded Thawte Consulting, a certified entity, that issued digital certificates back in 1995. A networking company, Verisign later acquired Thawte Consulting for $575 million in 1999. The selling of Thawte Consulting has also added a significant portion of revenues in his fortunes.
The entrepreneur splashed out $20 million to travel space in Russia's Soyuz TM-34 rocket ship in 2002. Mark’s mother Ronelle Shuttleworth also announced at "highlight of Durbanville's 200th anniversary" in Durbanville Town Hall that her son is donating $12 million to upgrade two libraries in Durbanville community in August 2006.