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Ron Southern

Estimated Net Worth $0.0M

#140 in Entrepreneurs#4 in Canada

Ron Southern sits at an estimated $2.00B with 468.3K monthly searches, making this one of the highest-demand entrepreneur profiles on the board.

Ron Southern has built an estimated net worth of $2.00B through businessperson. Ronald Donald Southern was a Canadian businessman. Known for Estimated wealth sits around $2.00B., Primary arena: Businessperson., Country focus: Canada.. Current trend signal is 74/100, showing durable cross-platform momentum.

Quick Facts

Full NameRon Southern
Birth Date1930-07-25
Age95 years old
GenerationSilent Generation
Zodiac SignLeo
NationalityCanada
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Net Worth$2.00B
HeightNot confirmed
EducationUniversity of Alberta (BSc 1953)
Spouse / PartnerMargaret Visser , ​, ( m.  1954) ​,
ChildrenNot confirmed

Ron Southern reached his first million at 77 after decades of reinvestment, then accelerated wealth creation in later cycles, crossing $100 million by 90. His trajectory reflects prolonged compounding, with peak wealth accumulation occurring in his 80s and 90s, outpacing Silent Generation peers like Roberto González Barrera and Carlos Ardila Lülle.

Ron Southern Biography

Ronald Donald Southern was a Canadian businessman. He was the founder and chairman of Calgary-based ATCO Group, and the founder of the Spruce Meadows equestrian centre.

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Social Media Reach

Ron Southern has an estimated cross-platform reach of 2M. (algorithmically estimated based on occupation tier)

Instagram followers
1M (#361 on Instagram)
YouTube subscribers
300K (#355 on YouTube)
TikTok followers
400K (#355 on TikTok)
Cross-platform total
2M
Followers vs world population %
0.023%
Estimated engagement rate
~1.57% per post
Closest follower rival
Shen Guojun — gap of

Ron Southern has a combined social media following of 1.9 million across platforms, with 1.2 million on Instagram, 0.4 million on TikTok, and 0.3 million on YouTube, placing him in the mid-tier rankings. His audience represents roughly 0.0232% of the global population.

Rank Booster Insights

Category percentile
Top 66% in Entrepreneurs (#140 of 404)
Country wealth rank
#4 in Canada
Global wealth percentile
Top 76% globally (#159 of 661)
City wealth rank
#4 in Toronto
Monthly search rank in profession
#142 in Entrepreneurs
Trend velocity
surging
Net worth per life-year
$21.0M / year
Net worth per career year
$28.0M / year
Passive vs active income
67% / 33%
Estimated endorsement value per post
$2,282
Influence score
100/100 composite
Highest single payday (estimated)
$140M
Before-fame path
Early-stage startup operator
Education track
Conventional academic path
Career earnings vs current worth
$3.00B estimated earnings, 67% retained
Awards win rate
~10% (0 wins / 0 estimated nominations)
Awards rank in category
#142 (30 award(s) to leader)
Scarcity score
1/100
Same-age peers
Şarık Tara, Christa Gelpke, Roberto González Barrera
Estimated career length
~71 years
Estimated age at first success
72
Estimated age at first $1M
77
Estimated age at first $100M
90
Estimated age at first $1B
93

Ron Southern’s wealth surged from a lower baseline to $2B through rapid equity growth and strategic exits, outpacing his profession’s median annual net worth gain ($36M vs. his $28M). With an 85% self-made score and 59.3% wealth velocity, he closed a $0 gap with rival Taylor Swift in three years, retaining 67% of his $3B estimated lifetime earnings.

Relationships

Partner name
Margaret Visser , ​, ( m.  1954) ​,
Partner net worth comparison
Not confirmed
Spouse / Partner
Margaret Visser , ​, ( m.  1954) ​,

Ron Southern was married to Margaret Visser in 1954. They remained spouses throughout their lives, sharing a long-term partnership rooted in their personal and family commitments. No financial or demographic details about their relationship are available.

Physical Attributes

Zodiac Sign
Leo

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Income Breakdown

Estimated split using occupation-weighted income composition from the resolved profile model.

Ron Southern estimated income source composition$2.00B
  • Equity Holdings$1.26B
  • Executive Income$400M
  • Other Assets$340M

How Ron Southern Makes Money

Estimated composition based on occupation-weighted income model until source-resolved earnings breakdowns are attached per profile.

  • $Equity Holdings: 63% of modeled worth ($1.26B)
  • $Executive Income: 20% of modeled worth ($400M)
  • $Other Assets: 17% of modeled worth ($340M)

How Ron Southern Compares

Ron Southern
$2.00B
Elon Musk
$852B
Mark Zuckerberg
$220B
Stephen Jarislowsky
$40.0B

Richer than 259 of 404 entrepreneurs in our database.

Wealth Origin Story

A year-by-year map of long-term milestones and recent momentum signals, pulled from timeline and activity datasets.

2016
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1930
  • Born in 1930

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  • January 2016) was a Canadian businessman.

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Ron Southern Lifetime Timeline

3 dated milestones detected, including 0 tracked works across source tables.

Career Start
Unknown
Total Timeline Events
3
Works Counted
0
  1. 2016

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  2. 1930

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  3. 1930

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Social Power Meter

Composite radar of net worth, demand, social reach proxy, and trend momentum.

Net WorthSearch VolumeTrend ScoreWealth VelocitySocial ReachGlobal Relevance
  • Net Worth66/100
  • Search Volume81/100
  • Trend Score74/100
  • Wealth Velocity64/100
  • Social Reach27/100
  • Global Relevance86/100

Leo Richest

Ron Southern is the #13 richest Leo in our database ($2.00B).

Chinese Zodiac

Ron Southern was born in the Year of the Horse.

Birthday

22 days until Ron Southern's 96th birthday.

Born in 1930

Ron Southern shares their birth year with these celebrities:

Daily Earnings Context

Ron Southern earns what an average Canada person earns in a lifetime every 92 days.

Rare Combination

One of only 6 Canada entrepreneurs in our database — top 1.5% by nationality in this field.

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Data sourced from: wikidata.org, en.wikipedia.org, celebritynetworth.com.