Ben Francis, Gymshark founder and CEO, ranked 184th on The Sunday Times Rich List.
Ben Francis is a university dropout and former Pizza Hut delivery driver who founded Gymshark.
He founded the sportswear label in 2012 and turned it into a billion-dollar company.
The 30-year-old is up seven places to 184th on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
A decade ago Ben Francis had dropped out of college and was working as a Pizza Hut delivery driver. He’s now worth £900 million, or $1.1 billion, putting him up seven places to 184th on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
After leaving Aston University in Birmingham, England, Francis cofounded the sportswear company Gymshark.
The 30-year-old has since grown the business into a billion-dollar company, while his own wealth has soared to three times that of singer Ed Sheeran.
Writing for The Sunday Times in 2022, Francis noted some of Gymshark’s major milestones, including achieving “unicorn” status in 2020, which is when a company hits a…
This article was written by Sam Tabahriti and originally published on www.businessinsider.com