Portrait of Karel Komarek

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Karel Komarek

Net worth $10.1B

Oil and gas, IT, lotteries · Czech Republic

Born
Mar 15, 1969
Age
57
Source
Oil and gas, IT, lotteries
Residence
Verbier
Citizenship
Czech Republic
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Diploma, Hahnemann Medical College

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Karel Komarek started his business in oil and gas in the Czech Republic during the 1990s, right after the Velvet Revolution.
  • In 2010, he stopped doing business with his father and sister to run his own investment group.
  • His KKCG now invests in entertainment, information technology, real estate and biomedicine.
  • He formed the Sazka Group (later renamed Allwyn) in 2016, and it quickly became the largest lottery owner in Europe.
  • In January 2022, he agreed to take Allwyn public via a SPAC merger.
  • Komarek sponsors the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and hosts the Dvorak Prague International Music Festival.

Financial assets

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