Russ Weiner
Food and Beverage

Russ Weiner Net Worth

Russ Weiner, born in 1970 in Delray Beach, Florida, is the founder of the energy drink company Rockstar. After a failed attempt to launch the energy drink with his former employer, Weiner mortgaged his condo and launched Rockstar in 2001, becoming a successful competitor to Monster and Red Bull.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Year 1970
Birth Place Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Age 53 YEARS OLD
Residence Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Education Redwood High School
Alma mater San Diego State University
Occupation Founder, Rockstar energy drink
Parent(s) Michael Savage Janet Weiner

💰 Net worth: $4.6 Billion (2024)

Russ Weiner, widely recognized as a prominent figure in the Food and Beverage industry in the United States, is projected to have an estimated net worth of $4.6 billion by 2024. As the heir and president of Rockstar Energy Drink, Weiner has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the energy drink market, leading the brand to immense success and popularity. His entrepreneurial prowess and strategic vision have propelled him to great heights within the industry, resulting in substantial financial gains. Weiner's net worth serves as a testament to his remarkable achievements and relentless dedication to his craft.

2014 $2.5 Billion
2015 $3.4 Billion
2016 $4 Billion
2017 $4 Billion
2018 $4.39 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1998

With his Father, he co-founded the Paul Revere Society. In 1998, he ran as a Republican for the 6th district seat in the California State Assembly, receiving an endorsement from the President of the NAACP branch in Oakland, California. In June 1998, Weiner won the Republican primary election by five votes. Among his campaign issues included advocacy for Proposition 227, the ballot initiative eliminating bilingual education in public schools, and protection of old-growth forests. Receiving 13.3% of the vote, Weiner lost to incumbent Democrat Kerry Mazzoni. After he lost the election, election posters depicting him were vandalized in an anti-Semitic manner.

2006

Weiner has also engaged in the real estate industry by buying and selling homes. In 2006, he bought the West Hollywood home of basketball player Carlos Boozer for $10 million. In 2008, he listed his home there for under $3 million (originally nearly $15 million based on replacement costs) and sold it for $8 million in 2009.

2009

In 2009, Weiner donated $25,000 to the California gubernatorial campaign of Gavin Newsom, who was the Democratic mayor of San Francisco. Newsom returned the donation and Weiner gave it to charity.

2016

In 2016, he entered the Forbes list of the 500 richest Americans at position 494, with an estimated worth of 3.4 billion dollars.

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