David Thomson net worth
Current Net Worth – $46.5 Billion (USD – 4,650 Crores), (Rupees – 3.60 Lakh Crores)
David Thomson short biography
| Net Worth | $46.5 Billion |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1957 (Age – 64) |
| Identified as | Chairman of a media and publishing company |
| Status | British-Canadian Media Magnate |
| Education | Master of Arts, University of Cambridge |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Canada |
| Spousal status | Divorced [(Mary Lou La Prairie) (1988–1996)] |
| Children | 4 |
David Thomson has a net worth of $46.5 Billion (Rupees – 3,60,748), making him one of the richest men in the world, after Mackenzie Scott, Gautam Adani, and Michael Dell.
Thomson became chairman of Thomson Corporation after his father died in 2006, and he also inherited his father’s British title, Baron Thomson of Fleet.
David Thomson and his family run a media and publishing company that his grandpa Roy Thomson created.
Thomson, David Kenneth Roy, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet is a British-Canadian media magnate and hereditary nobleman.
Thomson was named the wealthiest person in Canada as of July 24, 2020, with a net worth of $35.7 billion.
The family’s largest holding is more than 320 million shares of Thomson Reuters, which Thomson chairs.
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David Thomson biography
| Full Name | David Thomson |
| Birthplace | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6.0 feet, 182 cm |
| Weight | 70 Kg |
| Father | Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet |
| Mother | Marilyn Lavis |
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, and his wife, Marilyn Lavis, gave birth to David Thomson on June 12, 1957, in Toronto, Ontario. Taylor Thomson is his sister, while Peter Thomson, his brother, is a race car driver.
According to a July 3, 2006 story in The New York Times, “the only major interview he has given was to James FitzGerald, who published a book on the prestigious private school (Upper Canada College) they both attended in Toronto.”
Education
Thomson studied history at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts (later advanced to an MA (Cantab)) in 1978. He went to Upper Canada College and the Hall School when he was younger
Career
Thomson began his business career as a junior associate at Toronto’s McLeod Young Weir.
He left the firm to work in the Thomson family’s business, holding a variety of positions in the Thomson family’s enterprises.
Thomson created the real estate business Osmington Incorporated, which is owned and run independently of the Thomson empire, in order to enhance his independence.
Thomson was the president of Zellers and the manager of The Bay at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke.
FarmersEdge, a precision agricultural firm, is a significant investment for Osmington. In addition, Osmington is a partner in True North Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.
When Kenneth Thomson died in June 2006, according to a plan set decades earlier by Thomson Corporation founder Roy Thomson, control of the family money passed to David.
Thomson became chairman of the amalgamated business, Thomson Reuters, after the acquisition of Reuters in 2008.
The family also owns the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto and has a stake in telecom giant Bell Canada.
Thomson Reuters said in 2018 that it would sell a majority stake in financial data firm Refinitiv to Blackstone for $17 billion.
Private & early life
Thomson is the father of six children that were born to him by four separate women.
He has two children with his first wife, Mary Lou La Prairie: Thyra Nicole and Tessa Lys.
Thomson has one son, Benjamin, with his second wife, Laurie Ludwick, who he married after he divorced his first wife.
Thomson has a daughter with actress Kelly Rowan.
Thomson has two children, Ottilie, born in 2015, and Elodie, born in 2018, with his partner Severine Nackers, a Sotheby’s employee in London.
Thomson’s eldest daughter, Thyra, was separated from him for five years, and Thyra finally sued her father for mismanagement of the family trusts.
Thomson has three children who live in London, where he has numerous properties.
On his 49th birthday, June 12, 2006, he became the 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet after his father died.
He is a passionate art collector who has amassed the world’s largest collection of John Constable paintings.
Thomson has granted only a few news interviews and has a modest public presence.
Net worth statistics
- March 2012 – $17.5 B
- March 2013 – $20.3 B
- March 2014 – $22.6 B
- March 2015 – $25.5 B
- March 2016 – $23.8 B
- March 2017 – $27.2 B
- March 2018 – $25.0 B
- March 2019 – $32.5 B
- April 2020 – $31.6 B
- April 2021 – $41.8 B
- April 2022 – $49.2 B
