Meet the Australian E-commerce Giant, Who is Australia’s wealthiest self-made person under the age of 30.

Ruslan Kogan

Ruslan Kogan is recognized as the Founder & CEO of Kogan.com. An Australian serial entrepreneur, Who created and ran many successful businesses. Also, one of the pioneers of online retail in Australia. His tremendous serial success has made him Australia’s wealthiest self-made person under the age of 30.

Networth

Ruslan Kogan was the first Australian to register as a passenger on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic sub-orbital spaceflight, having paid a deposit on the US$200,000 ticket.

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Ruslan Kogan’s estimated net worth is below as per publicly disclosed sources…

As of 2024, his estimated net worth is around $300 million.

Previous years Networth –
2023 $183.6 million.
2020 $575 million.
2014 $349 million.
2013 $315 million.
2012 $145 million.
2011 $62 million.
2010 $29 million.
2009 $15 million.

Early life

Ruslan Kogan born to Jewish parents in November 1982 Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union. His parents moved with Ruslan and his sister Svetlana to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1989. With just $90, they worked multiple jobs to provide for their family, Who lived in a Housing Commission flat in the suburbs of Melbourne.

Ruslan Kogan grew up in the Elsternwick Housing Commission flats, And has a keen interest in technology at the age of nine. When he for the first time built his own computer from bargain parts purchased at a Computer Swap Meet at Caulfield Town Hall. And just the age of 10 years old, he started his first business where he collected lost golf balls, cleaned them, and repacked them in egg cartons, selling them for $0.50/each to golfers on weekends. During his teen years, he started doing businesses like a car wash service, mobile phone repair business, and a web design agency.

Education & Early Carrier

Ruslan continued to show a keen interest in technology throughout Melbourne High School, attended Brighton Secondary College, and finished top of the state in Information Processing and Management with a perfect study score in Year 12. After graduating, he attended Monash University with a Bachelor of Business Systems (Information Technology). Where he studied while working full-time. By the age of 23, he held positions in the IT departments of Bosch and General Electric, Telstra (GE Money), and was a management consultant at Accenture, until 2006.

New identity kogan.com

In 2006, at the age of 23, Starting out from his parent’s garage, Ruslan Kogan Founded Kogan.com Which is going through a revolution in the Australian e-commerce sector. His company rapidly expanded to a broader range of products such as Digital Radios, GPS devices, netbooks, tablets, and video cameras, and in September 2011 began selling complementary products from a range of brands including Apple, Canon, Nikon, Samsung, Motorola and others. Kogan.com’s direct-to-consumer online business model has expanded into a range of areas including Kogan Mobile, Kogan Internet, Kogan Insurance, Kogan Travel, and Kogan Money.

Today, Kogan.com headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, A leading consumer brand renowned for price leadership through most in-demand products and services more affordable and accessible. As CEO and Founder of Kogan.com, Ruslan has been invited as a guest author for several leading publications including Forbes, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Gizmodo, Business Insider, VentureBeat, and The Australian.

Ruslan Kogan’s Achievements

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Kogan and his company Kogan.com have been listed on the following:

The Age Top 100 most influential people in 2008
BRW 2009 Fast Starters list at rank 37
BRW 2010 Fast 100 at rank 15
BRW 2010 Fast Starters list at rank 17
Charter Security Retail Innovator of the Year 2010
Anthill Top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs for 2010
The Age Top 100 most influential people in 2011
BRW 2011 Fast 100 at rank 27
SmartCompany 2011 Hot 30 Under 30 in 2011
Virgin Australia Top Guns in Tech in 2011
BRW 2012 Fast 100 at rank 14, valued at A$75.2M
Men’s Style Magazine 2012 Men of Influence
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Southern Region Winner
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 – 4th fastest growing technology company in Australia in 2012
BRW Fast 100 2012 – Ranked 14
Top 50 Most Influential People in Tech in 2012. He joined Mark Zuckerberg and Mike Cannon-Brookes as the only Gen Ys on the list
SmartCompany Hot 30 Under 30 CEOs in 2012
The Australian Top 5 Young Chief Executives in 2012
T3 29th most influential person in the technology industry in 2012