Ben Chestnut

Ben Chestnut (#922)

Global Rank #922

Country Rank #343

Country United States

Ben Chestnut is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 5 B
Email marketing
United States
M
51 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #922

Country Rank #343

Net Worth $4.6B

Previous Worth $4.6B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Email marketing

Age 51 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Atlanta, Georgia

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Email marketing

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 51

Source Of Wealth Email marketing, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 1

Residence Atlanta, Georgia

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Georgia Institute of Technology

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.6B

Current Net Worth $4.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ben Chestnut founded what later became Mailchimp with Dan Kurzius in 2001 as a side project to their web design company. Mailchimp's email marketing software for small businesses garnered enough customers that in 2007 they committed to it full time. Wary of giving up control to outside investors, Chestnut and Kurzius bootstrapped growth from profits and took no outside money. In September 2021, Intuit announced it would acquire Mailchimp in a $12 billion cash and stock acquisition. At the time of announcement, Chestnut and Kurzius each owned 50% of the Atlanta-based company, which had $800 million in 2020 revenue.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#908

Billionaires (2026)

#291

Forbes 400 (2025)

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Did You Know?

Chestnut learned about small business from his mom, who ran a hair salon from the family's kitchen in Georgia.

He studied industrial design at Georgia Tech, taught himself how to build websites, and worked at Cox Interactive Media.

Wealth Growth

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Current Net Worth: $4.6B (May 4, 2026)