- Category:
- Richest Business › CEOs
- Net Worth:
- $315 Million
- Birthdate:
- Nov, 1982 (41 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Babruysk
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Entrepreneur
What is Ruslan Kogan's Net Worth?
Ruslan Kogan is an Australian businessman and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $315 million. Ruslan Kogan was born in Bobruysk, Belarus in November 1982. As a child he moved with his family to Australia. Kogan started his first business at 10 years old finding, cleaning, and selling golf balls. He built his first computer at nine years old and has started nearly 20 businesses. He graduated from Monash University. Ruslan in the founder and CEO of Kogan Technologies and founded the Australian and UK furniture retailer Milan Direct.
Ruslan was the richest person under 30 in Australia and in 2014 he was one of the 200 richest in the country. He has been known for opposing the Australian Government's proposed internet filter and the introduction of 3DTV's into homes worldwide. Ruslan is also a proponent of open source solutions. Kogan has written columns for Forbes, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, The Age, BRW, and TechCrunch. Kogan Technologies is set to make $350 million in 2014 and has daily sales of over $1 million. Ruslan was the first Australian that registered to be a passenger on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and paid a deposit of $200,000.
