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Dietrich Mateschitz

Austrian businessman (1944-2022) · Austria · Founders · Died at 78

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He turned a Thai energy tonic into a $27 billion empire and then bought the sports world - Formula One teams, football clubs across Europe - all carrying the same red-and-blue can.

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Dietrich Mateschitz spent years in marketing at Unilever and Blendax before a trip to Thailand changed the direction. He found Krating Daeng, adapted it, and co-founded Red Bull GmbH in 1984, launching in Austria three years later. The 49% stake he held made him one of the world's wealthiest by April 2022, worth an estimated $27.4 billion. With that came acquisitions: Red Bull Racing, six-time Constructors' Champions in Formula One, its sister team Racing Bulls, FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig. He died in October 2022, leaving a company that had turned a beverage into a global sports conglomerate.

Country
Austria
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2022 · aged 78

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