Nick Woodman Net Worth

Nick Woodman has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Nick Woodman profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $2.4 billion.

Nick Woodman is an American businessman best known for starting GoPro and leading it as CEO. He launched the wearable camera company in 2002 after a surf trip in Australia and Indonesia gave him the idea. Early on, he worked on camera straps and sold products himself. GoPro’s first product was a 35mm film camera with a custom wrist strap. A big early step came in 2004, when a Japanese company ordered 100 cameras at a sports show.

GoPro grew from a small camera idea into a public technology company. In 2012, Foxconn bought 8.88% of the business for $200 million. GoPro then went public in 2014. Forbes estimated Woodman’s net worth at $2.4 billion in 2015. After GoPro shares jumped after the IPO and then fell starting in 2015, he dropped off Forbes’ billionaires list in 2016. He returned in 2024, helped by investment returns on cash from stock sales after the IPO.

How Nick Woodman built his fortune

Woodman’s wealth comes mainly from GoPro, the camera company he founded in 2002. The business started with simple gear aimed at helping people capture action shots up close. He financed the early effort with money borrowed from his parents and extra cash he and Jill raised by selling beads and shell necklaces bought in Bali. As the products caught on, GoPro expanded from a film camera with a strap into a compact digital camera business.

GoPro’s growth turned Woodman into a major technology founder. A key moment came in 2012, when Foxconn bought 8.88% of the company for $200 million. In 2014, GoPro went public, and Woodman stayed in charge as CEO. According to Forbes, he has sold more than $540 million worth of GoPro shares since the IPO. Forbes also says compounded returns on cash from those sales helped fuel his later return to billionaire status.

Forbes net worth timeline

Forbes first valued Woodman at $1.3 billion in 2013 and kept that estimate in 2014. The next year, after GoPro’s public debut, Forbes raised its estimate to $2.4 billion. Forbes notes that GoPro shares soared after the IPO, which helped lift his wealth. Starting in 2015, those shares fell sharply. Forbes says that drop pushed him off its billionaires list in 2016.

Woodman later worked his way back onto the list. Forbes says returns earned on the cash from his post-IPO stock sales helped bring him back to billionaire rank in 2024. Forbes estimated him at $1.2 billion on the 2024, 2025, and 2026 World’s Billionaires lists. As of October 20, 2026, Forbes' real-time billionaires tracker also put him at $1.2 billion. He still serves as GoPro’s CEO.