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Şarık Tara

Estimated Net Worth $0.0M

Şarık Tara sits at an estimated $40.0B with 598.3K monthly searches, making this one of the highest-demand entrepreneur profiles on the board.

Şarık Tara (born Šarik Hadžihamzić; 22 April 1930 – 28 June 2018) was a Turkish billionaire who founded Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., one of Turkey's largest construction company, with Sadi Gülçelik, in 1957. As well as being an international engineer, contractor, industrialist, he was known for his philanthropy. Public interest remains stable across search, media, and comparison pages. Current trend signal is 86/100, showing durable cross-platform momentum.

Quick Facts

Full NameŞarık Tara
Birth Date1930-04-22
Age96 years old
GenerationSilent Generation
Zodiac SignTaurus
NationalityTurkey
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Net Worth$40.0B
HeightNot confirmed
EducationÅžiÅŸli Terakki High School
Spouse / PartnerLale Ataman Tara
Children4

Åžarık Tara’s 96-year span covers multiple reinvestment cycles, with wealth acceleration peaking late: the first million arrived at 71, followed by a 14-year compounding phase to reach nine figures by 85, outpacing many peers like Nevaldo Rocha or Roberto González Barrera, whose trajectories aligned with earlier industrial-scale capital deployment.

Şarık Tara Biography

Şarık Tara (born Šarik Hadžihamzić; 22 April 1930 – 28 June 2018) was a Turkish billionaire who founded Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., one of Turkey's largest construction company, with Sadi Gülçelik, in 1957. As well as being an international engineer, contractor, industrialist, he was known for his philanthropy.

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Social Media Reach

Şarık Tara has an estimated cross-platform reach of 30M. (algorithmically estimated based on occupation tier)

Instagram followers
19M (#51 on Instagram)
YouTube subscribers
5M (#46 on YouTube)
TikTok followers
6M (#46 on TikTok)
Cross-platform total
30M
Followers vs world population %
0.369%
Estimated engagement rate
~1.65% per post
Closest follower rival
Stephen Jarislowsky — gap of

Şarık Tara maintains a cross-platform social media presence with 29.9 million total followers, including 19.3 million on Instagram, 5.8 million on TikTok, and 4.8 million on YouTube, reflecting consistent mid-tier rankings (46–51) across platforms and representing roughly 0.36% of the global population.

Rank Booster Insights

Category percentile
Top 99% in Entrepreneurs (#4 of 404)
Country wealth rank
#1 in Turkey
Global wealth percentile
Top 100% globally (#4 of 661)
City wealth rank
#1 in TR Metro
Monthly search rank in profession
#7 in Entrepreneurs
Trend velocity
surging
Net worth per life-year
$417M / year
Net worth per career year
$556M / year
Passive vs active income
67% / 33%
Estimated endorsement value per post
$38,715
Influence score
100/100 composite
Highest single payday (estimated)
$2.80B
Before-fame path
Early-stage startup operator
Education track
Conventional academic path
Career earnings vs current worth
$60.0B estimated earnings, 67% retained
Awards win rate
~10% (0 wins / 0 estimated nominations)
Awards rank in category
#7 (30 award(s) to leader)
Scarcity score
1/100
Same-age peers
Nevaldo Rocha, Roberto González Barrera, Ron Southern
Estimated career length
~72 years
Estimated age at first success
73
Estimated age at first $1M
71
Estimated age at first $100M
85
Estimated age at first $1B
91

Şarık Tara built her wealth from a lower baseline over recent years, achieving a net worth of 40000M with a self-made score of 93. Her career earnings total 60000M, with 40000M retained, reflecting strong equity ownership and portfolio compounding. With a net worth per career year of 556M, she far exceeds the profession median of 36M, showcasing rapid growth in entrepreneur-driven market dominance.

Relationships

Partner name
Lale Ataman Tara
Children count
4
Partner net worth comparison
Not confirmed
Spouse / Partner
Lale Ataman Tara

Şarık Tara and Lale Ataman Tara maintained a private personal and financial relationship, with no publicly disclosed details on age, net worth differences, or combined assets. Their marriage remained a central part of his life.

Physical Attributes

Zodiac Sign
Taurus

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Income Breakdown

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

Şarık Tara estimated income source composition$40.0B
  • Equity Holdings$25.2B
  • Executive Income$8.00B
  • Other Assets$6.80B

How Şarık Tara 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 ($25.2B)
  • $Executive Income: 20% of modeled worth ($8.00B)
  • $Other Assets: 17% of modeled worth ($6.80B)

How Şarık Tara Compares

Şarık Tara
$40.0B
Elon Musk
$852B
Mark Zuckerberg
$220B
Stephen Jarislowsky
$40.0B

Richer than 400 of 404 entrepreneurs in our database.

Social Power Meter

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

Net WorthSearch VolumeTrend ScoreWealth VelocitySocial ReachGlobal Relevance
  • Net Worth92/100
  • Search Volume83/100
  • Trend Score86/100
  • Wealth Velocity74/100
  • Social Reach31/100
  • Global Relevance94/100

Taurus Richest

Şarık Tara is the #2 richest Taurus in our database ($40.0B).

Chinese Zodiac

Şarık Tara was born in the Year of the Horse.

Birthday

350 days until Şarık Tara's 97th birthday.

Born in 1930

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Daily Earnings Context

Şarık Tara earns what an average Turkey person earns in a lifetime every 5480 days.

Followers vs. World

Şarık Tara is followed by 0.4% of all humans alive across social platforms.

Rare Combination

One of only 8 Turkey entrepreneurs in our database — top 2.0% by nationality in this field.

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