Phil Knight Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$40,000,000,000

Famous American businessman, sports fan, and philanthropist Phil Knight has a net worth of $40 billion. Knight, the founder and largest individual shareholder of Nike Inc., controls 24 percent of the world’s largest athletic shoe and sports apparel company, making him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.

Key facts:

Phil Knight is the founder and largest individual shareholder of Nike Inc., one of the largest and most famous shoe and sports apparel brands in the world.

He secured the distribution rights for Tiger brand running shoes in the western United States after being impressed by their quality and low cost during a visit to Japan.

Knight started selling the Tiger shoes out of his car at track meets, eventually quitting his accountant job to work for Blue Ribbon Sports full-time, which later became Nike.

Under Knight's leadership, Nike grew from a small upstart shoe company to a global powerhouse, with iconic branding including the famous 'swoosh' logo.

In addition to his work at Nike, Knight has made significant contributions to philanthropy, donating over $1 billion to charity, including large sums to the University of Oregon Health & Science cancer center and Stanford University.

Basic Information About Phil Knight

Category	Business › CEOs
Professions	Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Net worth	$40,000,000,000
Date of birth	1938-02-24 (86 years old)
Place of birth	Portland
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Date taken: 1958

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