Klaus Schwab: Net Worth and WEF Earnings (2024)

Facts About The WEF Founder

Published: November 7, 2022

Last updated: January 7, 2024

By Joshua Smith 🇦🇺

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Welcome to the ultimate analysis of the controversial Klaus Schwab for 2024.

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Klaus Schwab Facts


💡Full Name and Age

Klaus Schwab is 85 years old.

🤑 Net Worth

When researching for this article, I found numerous sites that had vastly incorrect information and were clearly not fact-checking their data.

Right now in 2024, my closest estimate is that Klaus Schwab has a net worth of $2.7 billion dollars.

This is based on the holdings he has in numerous multi-national companies and his real estate empire.

Additionally, his wealth is increasing year-on-year.

After all, he founded the World Economic Forum whose membership is typically open to billionaires. It would make sense that the founder himself is a billionaire, would it not?

🤩 Income Streams

His income streams include dividends from his companies and donations from various members.

🌍 Location

Klaus resides in Germany but often travels to Davos, Switzerland.

✌️Common Praise

He is unifying common commercial interests from around the world to push humanity forward.

❌ Notable Complaints

Conspiracy theorists believe that he’s trying to ruin the world.

🚀 The X-Factor

Despite his age, Klaus is working harder than ever. Clearly he isn’t interested in retiring anytime soon!

📈 Creator Trends

His name has blown up on social media over the past several years amid his plans to potentially ‘take over the world’ as some would say.

🕵🏻‍♂️ Private Life

Little is known about his family tree.

His wife is Hilde Schwab who was a former assistant. Together, they have two adult children – Nicole Schwab and Olivier Schwab.

👨🏻‍💻 My Verdict

I think there is a famous quote that goes:

“To beat thy enemy, one must know thy enemy”

So I highly recommend you read Klaus’ book… 🙂

The reviews on Amazon are hilarious!

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How much does Klaus Schwab make and how?

You’d be surprised by how profitable a non-for-profit organization actually makes.

Klaus Schwab probably makes at least one million Swiss Francs per year as the chairman of the World Economic Forum. This is equivalent to one million US dollars annually.

This is small in comparison to his investments in many other companies which yield him around $2 million USD per month. In addition, he owns numerous homes around the world and stock options which have increased his net worth substantially over the past 50 years.

His Praise

He is praised for his work in:

➜ Enacting helpful climate change policies

➜ Building a business with a clear purpose

➜ Helping to transform cities to be more sustainable

➜ Working incredibly hard for fairness and equality

Many enjoy seeing his work and incredible vision for the future.

His Red Flags

Despite his incredible work, Klaus isn’t without some controversy.

Wild conspiracy theories exist across social media. These include:

➜ People believe he’s trying to take over the world

➜ The Great Reset has brought him a ton of controversy

➜ He accepts donations from people involved in the WEF

➜ He’s open about having a Global Agenda on his website.

That said, he remains highly optimistic and cannot please everyone, especially those who don’t have millions of dollars to influence anyone.

The X Factor

Klaus is unlike any human alive.

He’s been open about his plans to drive the world forward through sustainability, gender equality and health care. Some would say that he has an ulterior motive at play here, but let’s ignore that for a minute.

What’s most unique is his work ethic. It’s rare to see someone in their 80s that’s still working incredibly hard to see their vision unfold.

I mean, I talk about the long game here on my blog, and Klaus has taken it to the next level!

My Verdict

Ultimately, I’ve learned a ton from watching his videos on Youtube.

Remember: You’ve got to know thy enemy… 😉

I do believe he has a remarkable vision for the world ahead, and not every one of his plans is mixed with evil. Some members within the World Economic Forum are those I really look up to and will continue to delve into.

My key takeaways include:

➜ Start planting your own seeds

➜ Work hard for your own success

➜ Build up your own online business

➜ Take control over your own life

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