Portrait of Ivar Tollefsen

Rank #1041

Ivar Tollefsen

Net worth $4.1B

Real estate · Norway

Born
Jun 23, 1961
Age
64
Source
Real estate
Residence
Oslo
Citizenship
Norway
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Real estate investor Ivar Tollefsen started his first company at age 14, Tollefsen Enterprises, which rented out DJ-services and event equipment.
  • With the earnings from his disco business he began building a real estate empire, now called Fredensborg AS.
  • Fredensborg owns 150,000 apartments across Europe and, in 2017, bought an Oslo building that used to house the U.S. embassy.
  • Tollefsen has led several polar expeditions and has competed in the Dakar Rally.