Biography
Sergey Brin is among the world's most closely watched billionaires from UNITED STATES, with an estimated fortune of $291.4B. The bulk of Sergey Brin's wealth comes from Google, closely tied to Google. Sergey Brin, born in Moscow, Russia, on August 21, 1973, is a US citizen, computer scientist, and internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Google. His journey began when his family immigrated to the United States to escape antisemitism. This relocation shaped his future. Brin, with his partner Larry Page, revolutionized information access, creating Google's search engine, which became the dominant force in online search. His career achievements include the development of the PageRank algorithm, which helped Google's rapid expansion and making him one of the wealthiest people globally. Brin's estimated net worth in 2024 is $233.5 billion, with his wealth sourced from Google. He is also a significant philanthropist. Key career milestones include Graduated from University of Maryland (1993); Earned Master's Degree at Stanford (1995); Co-founded Google (1998); Google IPO (2004). This profile documents verified holdings, career milestones, and multi-year net worth history drawn from Forbes rankings, company filings where available, and our editorial methodology. Readers use it to understand how public markets, private company stakes, and major business bets shape one of the largest personal fortunes on record. Wealth estimates move with stock prices, funding rounds, and disclosed transactions—figures on this page are research estimates, not cash balances. We publish year-by-year net worth history when verified data exists, link to primary sources, and update profiles when Forbes Real-Time Billionaires or major filings change the picture materially. For investors and researchers, the most useful reading pairs the headline number with ownership structure, geography, sector exposure, and the multi-year history chart on this page—especially during volatile markets when single-day moves can shift rankings without any operational change at the underlying companies.
