Airbnb CEO Worth $12.8 Billion

<p>Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky is one of the world&&num;8217&semi;s richest men with his stake in the home and apartment rental company&period; Chesky holds 76&comma;437&comma;399 shares in Airbnb based on SEC filings as of April 23&period; With a Wednesday closing price of &dollar;167&period;44&comma; Chesky&&num;8217&semi;s stake is worth &dollar;12&period;8 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chesky&comma; 40&comma; earned a salary of just &dollar;55&comma;000 as CEO in 2020 but also received stock grants worth &dollar;120 million last year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Airbnb&&num;8217&semi;s other co-founders&comma; Nathan Blecharzyk&comma; holds 69&comma;522&comma;297 shares in the company according to SEC filings as of April 23&comma; worth &dollar;11&period;6 billion&period; Joe Gebbia&comma; has 69&comma;362&comma;965 shares worth &dollar;11&period;6 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Airbnb went public on December 20&comma; 2020 at &dollar;68 per share&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chesky founded Airbnb in 2007&period; He is from Niskayuna&comma; NY and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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