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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, while the leap to nine figures came at 85. This trajectory reflects prolonged compounding, outpacing Silent Generation peers like Rocha, González Barrera, and Southern—all younger by decades.

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 has 29.9 million combined followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, placing him among the top 50 in platform-specific rankings. His audience represents 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’s net worth of $40B reflects rapid wealth acceleration, growing at 83.6% velocity through equity ownership and portfolio compounding. A self-made score of 93 underscores a steep trajectory—$556M per career year, far outpacing the profession’s $36M median. With $60B in estimated lifetime earnings retaining 67%, dominance in his sector stems from high-value exits and aggressive reinvestment, closing a $0 gap with rival Stephen Jarislowsky in just three years.

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 are married. No details are available about their combined net worth, individual net worth differences, or age difference. Lale Ataman Tara's net worth is not available. The couple maintains a private personal life with limited public information about their relationship dynamics.

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

290 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.