How old is Steven Bartlett and what is his net worth?
STEVEN Bartlett has risen to fame for being an entrepreneur as well as the youngest investor on Dragons’ Den.
He has built a business empire and become a millionaire, but who is he?
Who is Steven Bartlett?
Steven Bartlett was born in Botswana on August 26, 1992, before moving to the UK aged two, making him the youngest ever Dragon.
The Mancunian runs several companies and has also published a book – Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfilment, Love and Success.
Steven dropped out of university to focus on and run companies The Social Chain and Media Chain, which he co-founded at age 22 alongside Dominic McGregor.
Five years later he took the firm public, and in 2021 he announced two new companies, Thirdweb and Flight Story.
As of January 2024, Steven has 3.1m followers on Instagram, you can find him under the username @steven
His book made the Sunday Times best-seller list, while his podcast, The Diary of a CEO, regularly tops listener number charts.
Bartlett has been featured in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list and has won accolades at the Black British Business Awards.
What is Steven Bartlett’s net worth?
Bartlett owns the companies The Social Chain and Media Chain.
They are currently valued at £300 million.
According to Forbes magazine, the entrepreneur was valued at £71million when he was just 26 years old.
In 2021, he made $1.2million (roughly £998,000) from his podcast alone.
Is he married and does he have any children?
By the sounds of it, Bartlett does not have any children but is not single.
The TV star tends to keep his personal life private and out of the spotlight.
He has mentioned “his girlfriend” multiple times on his hugely popular Diary of a CEO podcast.
In an interview with Metro in June 2022, Steven said he would “like to get married and have kids”.
Who is Steven Bartlett dating?
Steven is currently dating French influencer, Melanie Vaz Lopez.
Melanie runs a beauty and well-being business Auraya.
The couple met on Instagram in 2016 and are believed to have dated for a year before Steven broke off the relationship due to work commitments.
It’s believed that Steven went on to regret his decision and after realising his mistake flew out to Bali to successfully woo Melanie and win her back in February 2022.
When did Steven Bartlett start the Diary of a CEO?
Steven created his podcast Diary of a CEO back in 2017.
He launched the podcast alongside business partner and friend Dominic McGregor.
Since then it has risen in popularity and has attracted multiple well-known celebrity guests.
Celebrities such as Liam Payne and British entrepreneurs Ben Francis, Lee Chambers and Grace Beverley have featured.
This is as well as other public figures including former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson.
In 2023, according to a podcast chart, The Diary of a CEO has the second largest weekly audience in the UK.
Describing the podcast, Steven’s website reads: “Steven sits down with some of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers and embarks on a curiosity driven journey to discover untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights that will make his, and the audiences lives more enjoyable, more successful and more fulfilled.”
It adds: “The Diary Of A CEO is different because of how raw, honest and emotional it is -living up to the word ‘Diary’ in its name – these are the things people don’t usually share told with a level of honesty that most ‘interviews‘ don’t give you.”