Last updated 5/19/2026

Markus "Notch" PerssonNet Worth Estimate

Estimated Range$1.4B - $1.5B$1,350,000,000 - $1,450,000,000

Markus “Notch” Persson’s net worth is best estimated at about $1.35B–$1.45B as of 2026-05-19, with a conservative floor near $1.2B and an aggressive case up to about $1.6B.

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Range Model

Scenario Spread

Conservative

$1.2B - $1.3B

Base

$1.4B - $1.5B

Aggressive

$1.5B - $1.6B

Uncertainty Drivers

FY2025 and YTD 2026 Notch Enterprises AB accounts are not yet visible in the reviewed sources.
Exact beneficial ownership of all Notch Enterprises AB shares was not directly verified from an official shareholder register in the accessible sources, though Persson is linked as CEO/board member and historical reporting ties the vehicle to his Mojang stake.
Dividend taxation and timing may reduce net personal wealth relative to gross company distributions.
The composition and market value of Notch Enterprises AB financial assets are not disclosed in the summarized public page.
Personal assets and liabilities outside Notch Enterprises AB, including bank accounts, investments, mortgages, art/collectibles, and lifestyle spending, are not fully public.

Drivers

Composition

Wealth composition

$1,361,383,356

Company equity$1,361,383,356

Income streams

$106,528,556

Dividends$63,940,663

Investments$42,587,893

Context Signals Not Counted Directly

Company equityForbes current net-worth cross-check

Estimate

Current Assessment

The estimate is anchored by Swedish company data for Notch Enterprises AB, which reported SEK 12.118B in equity at the end of 2024, or about $1.291B at the exchange rate used. Persson’s wealth originated mainly from Microsoft’s $2.5B acquisition of Mojang/Minecraft in 2014, where he reportedly held about 71%. Known personal real estate and liquidity support a figure above the company-equity-only number. Forbes’ 2026 profile lists him at $1.4B, which is consistent with this reconstruction.

Key caveats

Company equity is not the same as a full personal balance sheet.
Recent dividends should not be double-counted because they move money from company to shareholder and may be taxed.
The current value and debt status of personal real estate are not fully verified.
Private investment performance after 2024-12-31 could move the estimate meaningfully.

Evidence gaps

Latest 2025/2026 Notch Enterprises accounts
Official beneficial ownership confirmation
Personal tax and liability details
Current property mortgage/lien records

Confidence

Medium

68/100

The draft is generally defensible as a public estimate centered around roughly $1.4B, but it depends on meaningful assumptions: attributing most/all Notch Enterprises AB equity to Persson, using summarized Swedish company-account data rather than a full official annual report/shareholder record, and estimating current personal assets/liabilities from limited public signals. The public copy does disclose the major caveats and appropriately treats Forbes as a cross-check rather than audited evidence. Medium confidence is appropriate; high confidence is not warranted.

Identity and source of wealth are strongly supported by Microsoft, Forbes, and registry-style company-role evidence. The core valuation anchor—FY2024 Notch Enterprises AB equity of about SEK 12.118B, or about $1.291B—is supported by Allabolag/UC summaries and the FX conversion is internally consistent. The $1.35B–$1.45B base range is plausible when combined with the $70M property signal and Forbes’ $1.4B cross-check. However, the estimate is not high-confidence because exact beneficial ownership is not proven by an official shareholder/beneficial-owner record, the company financials are not direct Bolagsverket annual-report filings, 2025/2026 portfolio performance and dividend tax effects are unknown, and real-estate value/debt are weakly supported.

Key Evidence Gaps

Official shareholder or beneficial-ownership confirmation for Notch Enterprises AB.
Full FY2024 annual report and notes from Bolagsverket, plus any FY2025/FY2026 filings if available.
Detailed composition and current market value of Notch Enterprises AB financial assets after 2024-12-31.
Confirmation of dividend payment dates and personal tax treatment.
Current Los Angeles county property ownership, mortgage/lien, and assessed-value records for the Beverly Hills property.

Public Caveats

Public confidence: Medium.
Estimated net worth is approximate and centered around $1.35B–$1.45B, not a verified personal balance sheet.
The main anchor is FY2024 Notch Enterprises AB equity from public company-account summaries, converted from SEK to USD.
Attribution of company equity to Persson is assumed from role/history/reporting, not proven here by an official shareholder record.

Evidence

Reviewed Signals

Signal	Value	Confidence
Recent dividend liquidity Reported 2026 dividend from Notch Enterprise and prior dividend signal access to liquidity.	$63,940,663	74/100
Beverly Hills personal real estate Known luxury home purchased by Persson, with ownership-history data indicating continued ownership.	$70,000,000	68/100
Forbes current net-worth cross-check Forbes’ real-time billionaire profile provides an independent external estimate.	$1,400,000,000	74/100
Investment income at Notch Enterprises AB FY2024 financial income indicates income generated from the investment portfolio.	$42,587,893	83/100
2014 gross Mojang exit proceeds proxy Microsoft paid $2.5B for Mojang/Minecraft; applying the reported 71% Persson stake gives an approximate gross pre-tax proceeds proxy.	$1,775,000,000	78/100
Notch Enterprises AB FY2024 equity converted to USD Holding-company equity at 2024-12-31 converted from SEK to USD.	$1,291,383,356	88/100

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