Portrait of Katharina Andresen

Rank #1646

Katharina Andresen

Net worth $2.6B

Investments · Norway

Born
May 21, 1995
Age
31
Source
Investments
Residence
Oslo
Citizenship
Norway
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Katharina Andresen, born 1995, is one of the world's youngest billionaires.
  • She and her sister Alexandra, one year her junior, each inherited 42% of the family-owned investment company Ferd.
  • The sisters' father Johan still runs the company and controls 70% of the votes via a dual-class share structure.
  • Ferd runs hedge funds, is an active investor on the Nordic stock exchange, and has private equity investments.
  • In 2017 Katharina was stopped by police at tony ski resort Hafjell and was found to be driving under the influence and was eventually fined $32,000.
  • The Andresen family has been a household name in Norway for over 100 years, primarily known for its tobacco brand, which they sold in 2005.