Rank #3145
John Christodoulou
Net worth $1.2B
Real estate · United Kingdom
- Born
- May 24, 1965
- Age
- 61
- Source
- Real estate
- Residence
- Monaco
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- John Christodoulou is the founder and owner of the Yianis Group, a London-based real estate firm with properties in the U.K. and Europe.
- Born in Cyprus, he fled the country with his family after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 and resettled in the U.K.
- He dropped out of school at age 16 and worked as a diamond mounter, using his early profits to buy his first property: a studio apartment in London.
- The Yianis Group's portfolio includes residential, retail, office and hotel properties, including two five-star hotels in London's Canary Wharf.
- The Monaco resident still maintains close ties with his birth country and his Yianis Christodoulou Foundation supports children's education in Cyprus.
- John is a nickname; his full name is Yianakis Theophani Christodoulou.
- He owns a 245-foot-yacht, Zeus, which features decks made of teak wood.